Khalil Shakir vs Nico Collins: Who Should You Start?
Two wide receivers who will land on plenty of the same rosters in 2026. Khalil Shakir (Buffalo Bills) finished the 2025 season averaging 8.1 fantasy points per game in 16 games. Nico Collins (Houston Texans) came in at 12.7 PPG over 15 games. The gap is real but not insurmountable with the right matchup.
Nico Collins carries a 4.6-point PPG advantage from the 2025 season. That baseline matters, but it is one input among several. Matchup difficulty, scoring trends, and injury reports move the needle week to week, which is why the best answer changes depending on when you are asking.
Both are workload receivers with similar target shares. Khalil Shakir turned 95 targets into 719 yards and 4 touchdowns, while Nico Collins converted 120 looks into 1117 yards and 6 scores. When target volume is this close, game script and defensive matchup typically decide the weekly winner.
Khalil Shakir has his bye in Week 12, and Nico Collins rests in Week 14. Managers rostering both need waiver wire depth at wide receiver for those two weeks, and that is exactly the kind of planning DraftCall's matchup engine surfaces automatically so you are not scrambling on a Sunday morning.
