Eric Collins

Position:
Wide Receiver
Height:
5-10
Weight:
180
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Tampa, Fla.
High School:
Armwood
Prev School:
NC State

2021 • Graduate Student

• Tallied four carries for 13 yards in 12 games
• Caught 13 passes for 186 yards and one touchdown
• Posted 92 yards on six kick returns and 66 yards on nine punt returns
• Had a 12-yard rush, a 15-yard catch and returned a punt for four yards vs. Boston College (09/11)
• Caught two passes for 20 yards vs. Eastern Michigan (09/18)
• Made a 15-yard catch at No. 17 Coastal Carolina (09/25)
• Returned two punts for a total of 33 yards vs. Toledo (10/2)
• Recorded two punt returns for a 33-yards vs. Toledo (10/02)
• Caught three passes for a team-high 66 yards, including a 49 yard grab, and rushed for four yards vs. UConn (10/9) also returned one punt (three yards) and two kickoffs (38 yards)
• Recorded two catches for 24 yards at Florida State (10/23), including a 14 -yard reception and had a 23-yard kick return
• Had one reception for 11 yards at Liberty (10/30)
• Made an 18-yard catch and had two punt returns (six yards) vs. Rhode Island (11/6)

Before Massachusetts

• Saw action in one game on special teams in 2020 at NC State
• Appeared in seven games, four at wide receiver and all seven on special teams in 2019
• Transferred to NC State but had to sit out 2018 due to NCAA transfer rules
• Played in 10 games in 2017 at Mississippi Valley State University, caught 12 passes for 131 yards scoring 1 touchdown
• Redshirted freshman year at Mississippi Valley State University in 2016

Before College

• Played slot receiver junior and senior year at Armwood High School for Coach Callahan
• Caught nine Passes for 235 yards and two touchdowns as a senior
• Team advanced to the state championship game of the Florida 6A division and finished with a 14-1 record
• Pulled down 5 catches for 70 yards as a junior
• Team advanced to the state championship game of the Florida 6A division and finished with a 14-1 record