Seth Collins (born October 10, 1996) is an American college football player who was a defensive back for the Oregon State Beavers and Texas Tech Football Texas Tech Red Raiders.
Early years
Collins attended Christian High School San Diego in El Cajon, California, as a freshman and Helix High School in La Mesa, California, as a sophomore, before transferring to Granite Hills High School in El Cajon prior to his junior year.[1] As a senior, he passed for 1,013 yards, rushed for 988 and accounted for 29 touchdowns. Collins committed to Oregon State University to play college football.[2]
College career
Collins was named Oregon State’s starting quarterback as a true freshman in 2015.[3][4] In his first career start he passed for 92 yards and two passing touchdowns and rushed for 152 yards on 17 carries.[5][6] Prior to 2016 he switched to wide receiver.[7] Collins suffered a shoulder injury during spring practices prior to the 2019 season, missing the entire season. After an appeal to the NCAA, Collins was granted a sixth year of eligibility and was able to play for the 2020 season.[8] Prior to the 2020 season, Collins switched from wide receiver to defensive back. Collins suffered a shoulder injury against Iowa State on October 10 and was out for the remainder of the season.[9]
Statistics
| Year | Team | GP | Passing | Rushing | Receiving | Tackles | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Total | Solo | Ast | |||
| 2015 | Oregon State | 8 | 84 | 161 | 52.2 | 936 | 5.8 | 6 | 4 | 108.3 | 108 | 580 | 5.4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | Oregon State | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | 30 | 2.0 | 0 | 36 | 418 | 11.6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | Oregon State | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 0 | 12 | 130 | 10.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Texas Tech | 12 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 92.0 | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 32 | 317 | 9.9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | Texas Tech | Did not play due to injury | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Texas Tech | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 2021 | Texas Tech | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Career | 48 | 85 | 165 | 51.5 | 946 | 5.7 | 6 | 4 | 106.8 | 130 | 630 | 4.8 | 8 | 81 | 870 | 10.7 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 3 | |
References
- ^ “Early enrollee Seth Collins embraces opportunity to play quarterback for Oregon State Beavers”. OregonLive.com. February 13, 2015.
- ^ “Seth Collins, 3-star quarterback, commits to Oregon State Beavers”. OregonLive.com. January 6, 2015.
- ^ “Seth Collins named Oregon State starting quarterback following dazzling debut”. OregonLive.com. September 5, 2015.
- ^ KEVIN HAMPTON. “OSU football: Seth Collins turns start into starting job”. Corvallis Gazette Times.
- ^ “Seth Collins wins quarterback battle as Oregon State rolls over Weber – College Football Nation Blog- ESPN”. ESPN.com. September 5, 2015.
- ^ “Collins a building block for Oregon State’s future”. Statesman Journal. September 5, 2015.
- ^ “Seth Collins to return to Oregon State Beavers as receiver”. April 12, 2016.
- ^ “Collins Receives NCAA waiver for sixth year of eligibility”. KAMC. January 10, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
- ^ “DB Seth Collins out for the season with shoulder injury”. KAMC. October 26, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2021.