Receiver, NC State and Massachusetts, 2017–⁠21

Eric Collins

Number
No. 12
Height
5′9″
Weight
180 lb
Class (2021)
Senior
Hometown
Tampa, FL

Eric Collins played receiver at NC State (2017–⁠20), Massachusetts (2021), NC State (2021) and Massachusetts (2021).

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2019NC State1−1−1.00−1
2021Massachusetts1318614.3149
Career1418513.2149

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2021Massachusetts1512109660

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017NC State12WRRS
2018NC State12WRFr.
2019NC State12WRSo.
2020NC State12WRJr.
2021Massachusetts12WRSr.
2021NC State12WRSr.5′9″180

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2019NC State1-0.86––-0.9–
2021Massachusetts320.3212th (n=410)0.6710.35%

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). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2021 Massachusetts 11 games, 13 catches, 186 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 11vs.Boston CollegeL 28–⁠451151––1
Sep 18vs.Eastern MichiganL 28–⁠422200–––
Sep 25atCoastal CarolinaL 3–⁠531150–––
Oct 2vs.ToledoL 7–⁠45–––––2
Oct 9vs.UConnW 27–⁠1336603381
Oct 23atFlorida StateL 3–⁠592240123–
Oct 30atLibertyL 17–⁠621110229–
Nov 6vs.Rhode IslandL 22–⁠351180402
Nov 13vs.MaineL 10–⁠35–––4312
Nov 20atArmyL 17–⁠331120101
Nov 27atNew Mexico StateL 27–⁠44150–––
2019 NC State 1 game, 1 catch, −1 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 7vs.Western CarolinaW 41–⁠01−10–––

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

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