Career
Games: 22
Maryville Debut: Sept. 2, 2023, at Sewanee
Maryville Stats: 70 punts for 37.9-yard average; Long punt 60; 12 punts inside 20; 2 touchbacks.
NCAA Stats Through End of 2023: 36 punts for 36.5-yard average; Long punt 60; 22 punts inside 20; 2 touchbacks; 1 tackle.
Awards
2024 Academic All-District (College Sports Communicators)
2023 USA South Academic All-Conference
2024 (Senior)
Games: 11
Position: P
Stats: 37 punts for 39.0-yard average that ranked fourth in USA South ... Long punt 58 ... 10 punts inside 20 ... 1 tackle.
Best Games: Helped Maryville win its first NCAA playoff game and reach nine wins in season for second time in history and first time since 1946 ... Scots also captured USA South Conference championship with perfect 7-0 record in final season of competition in that league ... Punted once at Southern Virginia for season-long 58 yards ... Four punts for season of 50-plus yards ... Finished with zero touchbacks and had just two for his 70 punts over two seasons with Scots ... Best punting game was five punts for 44.0-yard average in 42-11 victory at Belhaven ... Two punts that day for 50-plus yards and one punt downed inside 20-yard line ... Punted four times at Centre for 40.5-yard average, with three of those punts downed inside 20-yard line ... Punted 10 times during NCAA Playoffs for 38.3-yard average ... Seven punts at Berry for 37.9-yard average that supported 20-16 playoff win over Vikings ... Five punts at LaGrange for 36.2-yard average that included 57-yarder and two punts downed inside 20-yard line ... Seven games with at least one punt downed inside 20-yard line.
2023 (Junior)
Games: 10
Position: P
Stats: 33 punts for 36.6-yard average ... Long punt 60 ... 12 punts inside 20 ... 2 touchbacks.
Best Games: Averaged season-best 50.3 yards on three punts in Maryville debut to help Scots to 28-8 victory at Sewanee ... Season-high six punts against Belhaven for 40.8-yard average in 20-7 ovcrtime triumph against eventual league champions ... All four punts inside 20 yard line with zero touchbacks in Maryville's 34-23 victory against Centre that snapped six-game losing streak to Colonels ... Punted once for 39 yards against Greensboro in 35-7 home victory ... Punted at least once in all 10 games, with three punts or more in eight games.
2021 (Carson-Newman)
Played one season under head coach Mike Clowney ... Punted three times for 35-yard average in Eagles' season finale against Tusculum ... Long punt of 43.
Before Carson-Newman
Attended Clinton High School in Clinton.
Position: P
Stats: Averaged 36.03 yards in 29 attempts ... Long punt of 54 ... Six punts downed inside 20-yard line.
Honors: Two-time All-Region ... 2019 Region 3 5A Punter of the Year and Specialist of the Year ... Murphy Fair Preseason All-State selection, Ray Guy Top Prospect Award.
Personal
Family: Parents are Rodney and Michele Collins.
