{{Short description|American football player (born 1996)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=November 2015}} {{Infobox college football player |name=Seth Collins | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = |currentnumber=0 |currentposition=Quarterback, wide receiver, defensive back |pastschools= * Oregon State (2015–2017) * Texas Tech (2018–2021) |bowlgames= |highschool=Granite Hills {{avoid wrap|(El Cajon, California)}} |birth_date={{birth date and age|1996|10|10}} |birth_place=San Diego, California, U.S. |heightft=6 |heightin=3 |weight=191 |highlights= | espn = 3860070 | cbs = | si = | yahoo = | rivals = }} '''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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/beavers/index.ssf/2015/02/early_enrollee_seth_collins_em.html|title=Early enrollee Seth Collins embraces opportunity to play quarterback for Oregon State Beavers|work=OregonLive.com|date=February 13, 2015}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/recruiting/index.ssf/2015/01/seth_collins_3-star_quarterbac.html|title=Seth Collins, 3-star quarterback, commits to Oregon State Beavers|work=OregonLive.com|date=January 6, 2015}}</ref>

==College career== Collins was named Oregon State's starting quarterback as a true freshman in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/beavers/index.ssf/2015/09/seth_collins_named_oregon_stat.html|title=Seth Collins named Oregon State starting quarterback following dazzling debut|work=OregonLive.com|date=September 5, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gazettetimes.com/sports/beavers-sports/football/osu-football-seth-collins-turns-start-into-starting-job/article_7f395fdb-d754-57e5-a520-28ec81898cfe.html|title=OSU football: Seth Collins turns start into starting job|author=KEVIN HAMPTON|work=Corvallis Gazette Times}}</ref> In his first career start he passed for 92 yards and two passing touchdowns and rushed for 152 yards on 17 carries.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/blog/ncfnation/post/_/id/114394/seth-collins-wins-quarterback-battle-as-oregon-state-rolls-over-weber-state|title=Seth Collins wins quarterback battle as Oregon State rolls over Weber – College Football Nation Blog- ESPN|work=ESPN.com|date=September 5, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/sports/college/oregon-state/2015/09/05/collins-building-block-oregon-states-future/71781916/|title=Collins a building block for Oregon State's future|date=September 5, 2015|work=Statesman Journal}}</ref> Prior to 2016 he switched to wide receiver.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/beavers/index.ssf/2016/04/seth_collins_to_return_to_oreg.html|title = Seth Collins to return to Oregon State Beavers as receiver|date = April 12, 2016}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=KAMC|url=https://www.everythinglubbock.com/sports/red-raider-nation/collins-receives-ncaa-waiver-for-sixth-year-of-eligibility/|title=Collins Receives NCAA waiver for sixth year of eligibility|date=January 10, 2020|accessdate=January 10, 2020}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=KAMC|url=https://www.everythinglubbock.com/sports/red-raider-nation/db-seth-collins-out-for-the-season-with-shoulder-injury/|title=DB Seth Collins out for the season with shoulder injury|date=October 26, 2020|accessdate=July 23, 2021}}</ref>

===Statistics=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" ! rowspan="2"| Year ! rowspan="2"| Team ! rowspan="2"| {{tooltip|GP|Games played}} ! colspan="8"| Passing ! colspan="4"| Rushing ! colspan="4"| Receiving ! colspan="3"| Tackles |- ! {{tooltip|Cmp|Passes completed}} !! {{tooltip|Att|Passes attempted}} !! {{tooltip|Pct|Completion percentage}} !! {{tooltip|Yds|Passing yards}} !! {{tooltip|Y/A|Yards per passing attempt}} !! {{tooltip|TD|Passing touchdowns}} !! {{tooltip|Int|Interceptions}} !! {{tooltip|Rtg|Passer rating}} !! {{tooltip|Att|Rushes attempted}} !! {{tooltip|Yds|Rushing yards}} !! {{tooltip|Avg|Rushing average}} !! {{tooltip|TD|Rushing touchdowns}} !! {{tooltip|Rec|Receptions}} !! {{tooltip|Yds|Receiving yards}} !! {{tooltip|Avg|Receiving average}} !! {{tooltip|TD|Receiving touchdowns}} !! 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 | colspan=20| ''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 |- class="sortbottom" style="background:#eee;" ! colspan=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== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *[http://www.osubeavers.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=3973 Oregon State Beavers bio] * [https://texastech.com/sports/football/roster/seth-collins/9711 Texas Tech bio]

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