Collie with the Colts in 2010
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Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||
Date of birth: | November 11, 1985 | ||||||||||
Place of birth: | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 204 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||
High school: | El Dorado Hills (CA) Oak Ridge | ||||||||||
College: | BYU | ||||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2009 / Round: 4 / Pick: 127 | ||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||
Career NFL statistics | |||||||||||
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Receptions: | 179 |
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Receiving yards: | 1,908 |
Receiving average: | 10.7 |
Receiving touchdowns: | 16 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Austin Kirk Collie (born November 11, 1985) is a former gridiron football wide receiver. He was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL) in the fourth round (127th overall) in the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football for the Brigham Young University Cougars. Collie also played in the NFL for the New England Patriots and in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for the BC Lions.
Collie was born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada to American parents Scott and Nicole Collie. Scott Collie played football at Brigham Young University (BYU) from 1979–1982 and played professionally in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and briefly in the NFL for the San Francisco 49ers during the 1983 pre-season. His older brother, Zac Collie, also played receiver for the BYU Cougars from 2003–2006. Austin served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was recruited by Stanford, Arizona, Arizona State, Washington State, Oregon State, Colorado, Utah, and UNLV before signing with BYU.