Seth Collins

Seth Collins

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Position	Quarterback Wide receiver Defensive back
Major	Digital communication arts
Personal information
Born:	(1996-10-10) October 10, 1996 (age 28) San Diego, California, U.S.
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight	191 lb (87 kg)
Career history
College	Oregon State (2015–2017) Texas Tech (2018–2021)
High school	El Cajon (CA) Granite Hills
Stats at ESPN

Seth Collins (born October 10, 1996) is an American college football defensive back who formerly played for the Oregon State Beavers. Collins transferred to Texas Tech Football for the 2018 season.

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

1. "Early enrollee Seth Collins embraces opportunity to play quarterback for Oregon State Beavers". OregonLive.com. February 13, 2015.
2. "Seth Collins, 3-star quarterback, commits to Oregon State Beavers". OregonLive.com. January 6, 2015.
3. "Seth Collins named Oregon State starting quarterback following dazzling debut". OregonLive.com. September 5, 2015.
4. KEVIN HAMPTON. "OSU football: Seth Collins turns start into starting job". Corvallis Gazette Times.
5. "Seth Collins wins quarterback battle as Oregon State rolls over Weber – College Football Nation Blog- ESPN". ESPN.com. September 5, 2015.
6. "Collins a building block for Oregon State's future". Statesman Journal. September 5, 2015.
7. "Seth Collins to return to Oregon State Beavers as receiver". April 12, 2016.
8. "Collins Receives NCAA waiver for sixth year of eligibility". KAMC. January 10, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
9. "DB Seth Collins out for the season with shoulder injury". KAMC. October 26, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2021.

External links

• Oregon State Beavers bio
• Texas Tech bio