Ricky Collins
| No. 70 Winnipeg Blue Bombers | |
.jpg) Collins playing for A&M–Commerce in 2014. | |
| Date of birth | March 5, 1992 |
|---|---|
| Place of birth | Tyler, Texas |
| Career information | |
| Status | Offseason |
| CFL status | International |
| Position(s) | Wide receiver |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
| Weight | 198 lb (90 kg) |
| College |
Kilgore Junior College Midwestern State Texas A&M–Commerce |
| High school | John Tyler High School |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| (2015) | Green Bay Packers* |
| (2016-present) | Winnipeg Blue Bombers* |
| Career stats | |
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Ricky Collins (born March 5, 1992) is a wide receiver in the Canadian Football League for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. He played college football at Kilgore Junior College, Midwestern State University, and Texas A&M University–Commerce.
High school career
Collins played high school football at John Tyler High School, in his hometown, Tyler, Texas. During his senior season he caught 44 passes for 1,053 yards and 13 touchdowns. He also ran the sprint relays in track for his high school.[1]
College career
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Collins begin his college career in 2010 at Kilgore Junior College; he had 34 receptions for 654 yards and 3 touchdowns during his freshman season.[1]
During his sophomore season in 2011 he continued at Kilgore and caught 50 passes for 571 yards with 6 touchdowns.[1][2]
After playing at Kilgore, Collins transferred to Midwestern State University for the 2012 season. He started in 2 out of the first 5 games and hauled in 7 passes for 98 yards, before walking away from football to care for his ill father.[3]
After the 2012 season, Collins transferred to Texas A&M University–Commerce but had to sit out a year as a redshirt and pay his own way through school due to the fact that Midwestern State had not released him to be transferred.[3]
After sitting out for the 2013 season, Collins was eligible to play in 2014 and caught 71 passes for 1,187 yards and 14 touchdowns. He currently holds the A&M–Commerce record for TD receptions in a season, which was previously held by his teammate Vernon Johnson. He helped lead a conference championship-winning A&M–Commerce team that led the nation in both average points per game (54.1) and average yards per game (535.4).[4] Collins also took part in the team's season-opening, record-breaking performance against East Texas Baptist, during which the offense produced 13 touchdowns, 98 points, and 986 total yards of offense.[5] After the season, he was awarded Lone Star Conference first team honors.[6]
After the 2014 season Collins was selected to compete in the College Gridiron Showcase.[7] He was projected to be drafted in the 6th or 7th round of the NFL Draft. However, one NFL scout said of Collins: "Good size and has talent but was in a very simple offense and I think he needs to come in as a free agent and prove he can take on a pro offense."[8]
NCAA stats
| Receiving | Rushing | Passing | Kick Return | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | G | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Comp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Pct | Ret | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
| 2012 | Midwestern State | 5 | 7 | 98 | 14 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Texas A&M–Commerce | | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Texas A&M–Commerce | 11 | 71 | 1187 | 16.7 | 77 | 14 | 1 | -16 | -16.0 | -16 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 44 | .50 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 |
| Totals: | 16 | 78 | 1285 | 16.5 | 77 | 14 | 1 | -16 | -16.0 | -16 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 44 | .50 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 | |
Professional career
Green Bay Packers
After his 2014 season, Collins signed with the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent.[3] He sustained an injury during minicamp and was placed on the physically unable to perform list entering training camp before the preseason.[9] Collins was cut by the Packers with an injury settlement just before the start of the 2015 preseason.[10]
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
On January 14, 2016, Collins was signed by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League.[11]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Ricky Collins - 2012 Football". Retrieved 2016-02-02.
- 1 2 "Ricky Collins - 2014 Football". Retrieved 2016-02-02.
- 1 2 3 "Sacrifices pay off for rookie receiver Collins". Packers News. Retrieved 2016-02-02.
- ↑ "Six Lions Named Don Hansen’s All-Region Team". Texas A&M-Commerce. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
- ↑ "Lions Open Season in Record-Breaking Fashion Thursday". Texas A&M-Commerce. Retrieved 2016-02-02.
- ↑ "Six Lions Earn First Team, Twenty-Six Total Honored by the Lone Star Conference". Texas A&M-Commerce. Retrieved 2016-02-02.
- ↑ "Three Lions to Play In College Gridiron Showcase". Texas A&M-Commerce. Retrieved 2016-02-02.
- ↑ "2015 NFL Draft Profile: Ricky Collins". NFL.com. Retrieved 2016-02-02.
- ↑ Western, Evan "Tex". "The Packers put four players on the PUP & NFI lists today, but Jordy Nelson and Nick Perry aren't among them". Acme Packing Company. Retrieved 2016-02-02.
- ↑ "Packers release WR Ricky Collins, who did not practice in training camp". Acme Packing Company. Retrieved 2016-02-02.
- ↑ "Bombers add receiver Collins". Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Retrieved 2016-02-02.