Zach Collaros
No. 8 Winnipeg Blue Bombers | |
Born: | Steubenville, Ohio, U.S. | August 27, 1988
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Career information | |
Status | Active |
CFL status | American |
Position(s) | Quarterback |
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
Weight | 219 lb (99 kg) |
College | Cincinnati |
Career history | |
As player | |
2012 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers* |
2012–2013 | Toronto Argonauts |
2014–2017 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
2018–2019 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
2019 | Toronto Argonauts |
2019–present | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
*Offseason and/or practice roster only | |
Career highlights and awards | |
Career stats | |
Passing completions | 2,222 |
Passing attempts | 3,308 |
Percentage | 67.2 |
INT | 184–86 |
Passing yards | 28,599 |
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Zachary J. Collaros (born August 27, 1988[1]) is an American professional Canadian football quarterback for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Collaros won the 107th Grey Cup and 108th Grey Cup as the starting quarterback with the Blue Bombers when they defeated the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in both games. He had previously won the Grey Cup as the backup quarterback with the Toronto Argonauts in the 100th Grey Cup. Collaros played football at the University of Cincinnati, and has also been a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Saskatchewan Roughriders and Toronto Argonauts.
Early years
Collaros graduated from Steubenville (Ohio) High School in 2007, after leading the Big Red to Division III state titles in the 2005 and 2006 seasons, ending with an undefeated 30-0 record as a starter.[2]
College career
Collaros was one of five quarterbacks to play for the Bearcats during the 2008 season.[1] After Tony Pike was injured in the Akron game, Collaros took his first snap as college quarterback halfway through the fourth quarter.[1] On the season, he had one completion on four attempts for a total of two yards.[3] He also rushed six times for a total of 29 yards.[3]
When Pike was injured midway through the 2009 season, during a game against South Florida, Collaros again took over; on his third snap, he ran for a key 75-yard touchdown. He went on to start the next four games while Pike recovered from a broken arm.[4] During week 10, Collaros won Big East Offensive Player of the Week, after racking up a Big East record 555 yards of total offense (480 passing, 75 rushing) and accounting for three touchdowns (one passing, two rushing) in a 48–45 win over Connecticut.[5] In four starts, the second half of the USF game, and several "cameo appearances," Collaros racked up relatively big numbers (1,434 yards and 10 touchdowns passing, 344 yards and 4 touchdowns rushing).
Collaros was Cincinnati's starting quarterback for the 2010 season. He led the Big East in passing yards with 2,902 and touchdowns with 26. He was selected as the 2010 first-team All-Big East quarterback.[6]
Collaros was again named the starting quarterback for the 2011 season, his second full year as the starter.[7]
Statistics
Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
Cincinnati Bearcats | ||||||||||||||||
2008 | 8 | 0 | 0−0 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 29.2 | 6 | 29 | 4.8 | 0 | |
2009 | 12 | 4 | 4−0 | 93 | 124 | 75.0 | 1,434 | 11.6 | 10 | 2 | 195.5 | 57 | 344 | 6.0 | 4 | |
2010 | 11 | 11 | 4−7 | 225 | 383 | 58.7 | 2,902 | 7.6 | 26 | 14 | 137.5 | 121 | 202 | 1.7 | 4 | |
2011 | 10 | 10 | 8−2 | 166 | 272 | 61.0 | 1,940 | 7.1 | 15 | 10 | 131.8 | 84 | 234 | 2.8 | 8 | |
Career[8] | 41 | 25 | 16−9 | 485 | 783 | 61.9 | 6,278 | 8.0 | 51 | 26 | 144.1 | 268 | 809 | 3.0 | 16 |
Professional career
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Collaros signed with the
Toronto Argonauts
Collaros signed a contract to play for the
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
On January 30, 2014, Collaros announced his intention to sign with the
On May 4, 2016, Tiger-Cats head coach Kent Austin announced that Collaros would be limited in training camp, and likely miss the start of the 2016 regular season as he recovers from his torn ACL injury.[17] On June 19, three days before the season commenced, Austin confirmed that Collaros would not be starting the season as he continued to rehab his knee.[18] Prior to Week 8, and almost 11 months since sustaining his knee injury, Collaros returned to practising with the first team offense.[19] Collaros made his season debut in time for the team's Week 8 match against the BC Lions.[20] The following season, on August 29, 2017, after an 0–8 start to the 2017 season, Tiger-Cats head coach June Jones announced that Jeremiah Masoli would get the start at quarterback in Week 11 over Collaros.[21] Collaros did not start another game for the Tiger-Cats in the 2017 season. By all accounts, 2017 was the worst season of Collaros' career. Not only did he not win a game, he also posted a career low quarterback efficiency rating of 88.1 and career low completion percentage (62.8%). His touchdown-to-interception ratio (8:7) was also the lowest of his career.
Saskatchewan Roughriders
On January 3, 2018, Collaros was traded to the
Toronto Argonauts (II)
On July 31, 2019, Collaros was traded to the
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Collaros was traded to the
Due to the cancellation of the
Collaros and the Blue Bombers agreed to a one-year contract extension on January 20, 2022.
Career statistics
Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | GP | GS | Comp | Att | Pct | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Att | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | |||
2012 | TOR | 4 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 63.6 | 101 | 1 | 0 | 123.7 | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 8 | 0 | |||
2013 | TOR | 18 | 8 | 190 | 287 | 66.2 | 2,316 | 14 | 6 | 98.4 | 59 | 246 | 4.2 | 21 | 5 | |||
2014 | HAM | 13 | 13 | 279 | 424 | 65.8 | 3,261 | 15 | 9 | 91.9 | 57 | 328 | 5.8 | 28 | 2 | |||
2015 | HAM | 12 | 12 | 252 | 359 | 70.2 | 3,376 | 25 | 8 | 113.7 | 28 | 164 | 5.9 | 18 | 1 | |||
2016 | HAM | 10 | 10 | 232 | 347 | 66.9 | 2,938 | 18 | 8 | 100.8 | 7 | 39 | 5.6 | 10 | 0 | |||
2017 | HAM | 18 | 8 | 167 | 266 | 62.8 | 1,767 | 8 | 7 | 81.1 | 8 | 52 | 6.5 | 18 | 0 | |||
2018 | SSK | 14 | 14 | 234 | 382 | 61.3 | 2,999 | 9 | 13 | 79.5 | 24 | 103 | 4.3 | 15 | 0 | |||
2019 | SSK | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |||
TOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
WPG | 2 | 1 | 22 | 28 | 78.6 | 221 | 2 | 1 | 108.5 | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 5 | 0 | ||||
2020 | WPG | Season cancelled | Season cancelled | |||||||||||||||
2021 | WPG | 13 | 13 | 243 | 346 | 70.2 | 3,185 | 20 | 6 | 111.0 | 10 | 63 | 6.3 | 18 | 0 | |||
2022 | WPG | 18 | 17 | 305 | 436 | 70.0 | 4,183 | 37 | 13 | 116.2 | 6 | 49 | 8.2 | 11 | 0 | |||
2023 | WPG | 18 | 16 | 291 | 422 | 69.0 | 4,252 | 33 | 15 | 112.8 | 14 | 77 | 5.5 | 13 | 2 | |||
CFL totals | 141 | 113 | 2,222 | 3,308 | 67.2 | 28,599 | 184 | 86 | 101.6 | 220 | 1,155 | 5.3 | 28 | 10 |
Personal life
Collaros and his wife, Nicole, own a home in Aurora, Ontario.[52] The couple were acquainted through former Hamilton Tiger-Cats player Andy Fantuz and his wife Amanda, and they were married in February 2019.[52]
He is of Greek Heritage, and is an avid and enthusiastic Greek dancer.[53] Collaros was a roommate of future NFL players Travis Kelce and Jason Kelce in college, and remains good friends with both brothers.[54]
References
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- ^ Grimm, Andrew (November 23, 2019). "Big Red grad in big spotlight". Herald Star Online. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
- ^ a b "Zach Collaros 2008 Statistics". www.cfbstats.com. Retrieved November 20, 2009.
- ^ Perry, Kimball (November 19, 2009). "Cincinnati quarterback Zach Collaros admits he ignored order". nky.cincinnati.com. Retrieved November 20, 2009.
- ^ "Collaros, Miller, Rogers Earn Weekly Football Honors". www.bigeast.org. Retrieved November 20, 2009. [dead link]
- ^ "Cincinnati Enquirer - cincinnati.com". Cincinnati.com.
- ^ a b Miller, Joshua (October 30, 2013). "Zach Collaros backing Canadian legend despite string of impressive comeback wins, CFL accolades". chatsports.com. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
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- ^ "Cincinnati QB Collaros among undrafted free agents signing with Buccaneers". spots.yahoo.com. April 30, 2012. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
- ^ "Former Bearcat Collaros to Play in Canada". fox19.com. June 1, 2012. Retrieved June 15, 2012.
- ^ "Boyd notches two TDs as Argos outclass Ticats". June 14, 2012. Archived from the original on July 14, 2012. Retrieved June 15, 2012.
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- ^ Clipperton, Joshua (July 30, 2013). "Collaros throws three TD passes as Argonauts rout Lions". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
- ^ "Argos release Collaros; QB hits open market early". January 29, 2014.
- ^ Scianitti, Matthew (January 30, 2014). "Ticats sign free agent QB Collaros; release Burris". TSN.ca. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
- ^ "Zach Collaros, Tiger-Cats quarterback, out for CFL season with torn ACL". Retrieved September 22, 2015.
- ^ "Collaros to miss start of regular season says Austin". CFL.ca. May 4, 2016. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
- ^ "Report: Austin confirms Masoli to start Week 1 vs. Argos". CFL.ca. June 19, 2016. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
- ^ "Collaros leads first team practice offence". August 8, 2016. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
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- ^ "TICATS TAB MASOLI LABOUR DAY STARTER". cfl.ca. August 29, 2017. Archived from the original on August 29, 2017. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
- ^ "Riders acquire Zach Collaros from Ticats - CFL.ca". CFL.ca. January 3, 2018. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
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- ^ "Zach Collaros signs restructured contract with the Saskatchewan Roughriders". Regina Leader-Post. January 19, 2018. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
- ^ "Collaros leaves Week 2 contest in Ottawa and does not return - CFL.ca". CFL.ca. June 21, 2018. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
- ^ "Collaros to miss Week 3 contest vs. Als; added to six-game - CFL.ca". CFL.ca. June 26, 2018. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
- ^ "2018-10-27 Game Tracker - BC Lions vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders (2541) - CFL.ca". CFL.ca. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
- ^ "Collaros officially out for Western Semi-Final - CFL.ca". CFL.ca. November 10, 2018. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
- ^ "2018-11-11 Game Tracker - Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders (2548) - CFL.ca". CFL.ca. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
- ^ "RIDERS RE-SIGN QUARTERBACK ZACH COLLAROS". Saskatchewan Roughriders. February 12, 2019. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
- ^ "Roughriders' Zach Collaros hurt in CFL season opener - Sportsnet.ca". www.sportsnet.ca. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
- ^ "Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Zach Collaros placed on six-game injured list - TSN.ca". TSN. The Canadian Press. June 16, 2019. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
- ^ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/07/31/argos-acquire-zach-collaros-riders/ CFL press release
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- ^ "Zach Collaros takes all first-team reps at Winnipeg Blue Bombers practice - TSN.ca". TSN. The Canadian Press. October 22, 2019. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
- ^ "Zach Collaros to start for Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs. Calgary Stampeders - TSN.ca". TSN. The Canadian Press. October 24, 2019. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
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- ^ TSN ca Staff (January 27, 2020). "Winnipeg Blue Bombers sign QB Zach Collaros to two-year extension - TSN.ca". TSN. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
- ^ "No place like home: Bombers top Ticats in season opener". Canadian Football League. August 5, 2021.
- ^ "Collaros leads Bombers past Lions for 5th straight win". Canadian Football League. October 1, 2021.
- ^ "BC Lions vs Winnipeg Blue Bombers". Canadian Football League. October 23, 2021.
- ^ "Stars aligned: 2021 CFL All-Stars announced". Canadian Football League. December 15, 2021.
- ^ "Twice as nice: Bombers win back-to-back Grey Cups". Canadian Football League. December 12, 2021.
- ^ TSN ca Staff (January 20, 2022). "Blue Bombers, QB Collaros agree to one-year contract extension - TSN.ca". TSN. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
- ^ 3Down Staff (October 12, 2022). "Winnipeg Blue Bombers to rest Zach Collaros, start Dru Brown against B.C. Lions". 3DownNation. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
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- ^ "Zach Collaros, cfl.ca stats". cfl.ca. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
- ^ Hamilton Spectator. June 12, 2019.
- ^ "Cincinnati's Zach Collaros is Back on the Attack".
- ^ Wyman, Ted (February 4, 2023). "'KELCE BOWL': Bombers quarterback Zach Collaros torn as his good buddies Jason and Travis Kelce face one another in Super Bowl". Winnipeg Sun. Retrieved September 25, 2023.