Jerome Collins
| No. 48, 86 | |
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| Position: | Tight end |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | August 18, 1982 Columbus, Georgia, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight: | 267 lb (121 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Wheaton Warrenville South (Wheaton, Illinois) |
| College: | Notre Dame |
| NFL draft: | 2005: 5th round, 144th pick |
| Career history | |
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Jerome Vincent Collins (born August 18, 1982) is an American former professional football tight end. He was selected by the St. Louis Rams in the fifth round of the 2005 NFL draft. He played college football at Notre Dame.
Early life
Jerome attended
College career
Collins moved to tight end for his final season at Notre Dame. He appeared in twelve games, but did not start any games while catching six passes for 67 yards (11.2 avg). He was involved in two blocked punts and totaled 4 tackles (3 solos) on special teams action. Collins played in 10 games at defensive end and linebacker for the Irish in 2003 and also contributed on special teams. He finished the season with nine tackles (seven solos) and one tackle for a loss. In 2002, he played in 11 games as a reserve at outside linebacker. As a sophomore in 2001 Collins played in three games as a reserve at outside linebacker and made one tackle. In 2000, he did not see action after changing positions from wide receiver to outside linebacker during the 2000 season.
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle |
Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | Wonderlic
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 41⁄4 | 267 lb (121 kg) |
32 in (0.81 m) |
93⁄8 | 4.53 s | 1.60 s | 2.69 s | 4.07 s | 7.09 s | 40 in (1.02 m) |
10 ft 0 in (3.05 m) |
24 reps | 29 |
| All values from Notre Dame pro day.[1]
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St. Louis Rams
Collins was the 144th pick of the
Dallas Cowboys
After he was released from the Rams the Cowboys signed Collins to be on their practice squad.
Indianapolis Colts
He signed with the Colts on October 4, 2006. He was placed on injured reserve after injuring his Achilles tendon during practice in December 2006. On February 23, 2007, the Colts released Collins.
New York Giants
He was signed to the New York Giants practice squad prior to the week 1 game against the Cowboys and was signed to the active roster after week 15. He has been on back to back Super Bowl winning rosters with the Colts and Giants, although he had not appeared in a game for either team. He was released by the Giants on August 30, 2008, during final cuts.
References
- ^ Jerome Collins, USA Today.com
- ^ "2005 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
External links
- Indianapolis Colts bio
- New York Giants bio Archived October 10, 2007, at the Wayback Machine