Alex Collins in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Running back, Arkansas, 2013–⁠15

Alex Collins

Number
No. 3
Height
5′11″
Hometown
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Born
Aug 26, 1994

Alex Collins played running back at Arkansas (2013–⁠15). The Seattle Seahawks took Collins in round 5, No. 171 overall in the 2016 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,577
Rushing yards, 2015 (Arkansas, 8–⁠5)
Best game
173 yards
Vs. UT Martin, week 9, 2015: No. 2 rushing game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 6
In FBS in rushing touchdowns, 2015
Drafted
No. 171
Round 5, 2016 NFL Draft (Seattle Seahawks)

Career highs

212rushing yards, career highat Texas Tech, 20145rushing touchdowns, career highvs. UT Martin, 2015

Honors

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2013Arkansas1901,0265.4455
2014Arkansas2041,1005.41284
2015Arkansas2711,5775.82080
Career6653,7035.63684

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2013Arkansas11635.7030
2014Arkansas393.005
2015Arkansas13957.3031
Career271676.2031

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2014Arkansas41130
2015Arkansas2740
Career61870

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2013Arkansas3RB
2014Arkansas3RB
2015Arkansas3RB5′11″

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2013Arkansas1940.0852nd (n=226)0.0716.126%0.06
2014Arkansas2080.0427th (n=253)0.128.323%0.19
2015Arkansas2840.2280th (n=268)0.1262.032%0.24

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2015 Arkansas 13 games, 1,577 rushing yards, 20 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 5vs.UTEPW 48–⁠1312127170––
Sep 12vs.ToledoL 12–⁠16205412129
Sep 19vs.Texas TechL 24–⁠352817012619
Sep 26vs.Texas A&ML 21–⁠2826151116––
Oct 3atTennesseeW 24–⁠2027154229––
Oct 10atAlabamaL 14–⁠2712260514
Oct 24vs.AuburnW 54–⁠4625105113339
Oct 31vs.UT MartinW 63–⁠28161735631−6
Nov 7atOle MissW 53–⁠5217108023135
Nov 14atLSUW 31–⁠1416141280––
Nov 21vs.Mississippi StateL 50–⁠5119530837
Nov 27vs.MissouriW 28–⁠3301303251−2
Jan 2 ✦vs.Kansas StateW 45–⁠2323185336––
2014 Arkansas 13 games, 1,100 rushing yards, 12 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 30atAuburnL 21–⁠45106802115
Sep 6vs.NichollsW 73–⁠713131333––
Sep 13atTexas TechW 49–⁠2827212284––
Sep 20vs.Northern IllinoisW 52–⁠141579020––
Sep 27vs.Texas A&ML 28–⁠3521131150––
Oct 11vs.AlabamaL 13–⁠146130613
Oct 18vs.GeorgiaL 32–⁠4511312611
Oct 25vs.UABW 45–⁠171582123––
Nov 1atMississippi StateL 10–⁠171693142––
Nov 15vs.LSUW 17–⁠01646111––
Nov 22vs.Ole MissW 30–⁠02379123––
Nov 28atMissouriL 14–⁠211459016––
Dec 29 ✦vs.TexasW 31–⁠71776010––
2013 Arkansas 12 games, 1,026 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.LouisianaW 34–⁠1421131017––
Sep 7vs.SamfordW 31–⁠2124172155––
Sep 14vs.Southern MissW 24–⁠325115123––
Sep 21atRutgersL 24–⁠28166301919
Sep 28vs.Texas A&ML 33–⁠451411613814
Oct 5atFloridaL 10–⁠301354028545
Oct 12vs.South CarolinaL 7–⁠52106913016
Oct 19atAlabamaL 0–⁠52187701310
Nov 2vs.AuburnL 17–⁠351892018––
Nov 9atOle MissL 24–⁠3410570132−1
Nov 23vs.Mississippi StateL 17–⁠241052022––
Nov 29atLSUL 27–⁠31112808––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2016
Height5′10″
Weight217 lb
Arm length30¼″
Hand size9¼″
40-yard dash4.59 s
10-yard split1.62 sW
Vertical jump28½″
Broad jump9′5″
Bench press18 reps

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

5 seasons, 48 games with a stat; latest team: Seattle Seahawks.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2016Seattle Seahawks93112511184
2017Baltimore Ravens15212973623187
2018Baltimore Ravens10114411715105
2020Seattle Seahawks31877214
2021Seattle Seahawks111084112987
NFL career484831,9971859467

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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