Running back, Western Illinois (from Northern Illinois), 2020–⁠22

Erin Collins

Number: No. 20
Height: 6′2″
Weight: 212 lb
Class (2022): Senior
Hometown: Plant City, FL

Erin Collins played running back at Northern Illinois (2020–⁠21) and Western Illinois (2022).

163rushing yards, career highat Illinois State, 2022 2rushing touchdowns, career highat Ball State, 2020

Team titles: MAC champions, 2021

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

192

328

0–⁠69–⁠50–⁠11

Season	Team	Car	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
2020	Northern Illinois	50	192	3.8	4	20
2021	Northern Illinois	6	10	1.7	0	5
2022	Western Illinois	94	328	3.5	1	24
Career		150	530	3.5	5	24

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

Season	Team	No.	Pos	Class	Ht	Wt
2020	Northern Illinois	20	RB	So.
2021	Northern Illinois	20	RB	Jr.
2022	Western Illinois	20	RB	Sr.	6′2″	212

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

Season	Team	Plays	EPA/play	Pctile	Median	Total	Usage	Adj. rush
2020	Northern Illinois	53	0.05	–	–	2.8	14%	0.15
2021	Northern Illinois	6	-0.43	–	–	-2.6	–	–
2022	Western Illinois (FCS)	40	-0.45	–	–	-18.0	11%	–

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

2022 Western Illinois 11 games, 328 rushing yards, 1 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Yds	TD	Long	Rec	Rec yds
Sep 1	atUT Martin	L 25–⁠42	7	22	0	9	2	2
Sep 10	atMinnesota	L 10–⁠62	3	−4	0	0	2	8
Sep 17	vs.Southern Utah	L 10–⁠17	12	25	0	14	1	4
Sep 24	vs.Northern Iowa	L 17–⁠52	6	22	0	9	1	−4
Oct 1	atSouth Dakota State	L 10–⁠34	1	−5	0	0	–	–
Oct 15	atSouthern Illinois	L 7–⁠30	6	13	0	5	–	–
Oct 22	vs.Youngstown State	L 27–⁠28	10	61	0	24	–	–
Oct 29	atMissouri State	L 14–⁠64	5	8	0	5	–	–
Nov 5	vs.North Dakota State	L 17–⁠56	6	14	0	6	1	0
Nov 12	vs.Indiana State	L 0–⁠21	5	9	0	5	–	–
Nov 19	atIllinois State	L 13–⁠20	33	163	1	22	–	–

2021 Northern Illinois 1 game, 10 rushing yards

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Yds	TD	Long	Rec	Rec yds
Sep 18	atMichigan	L 10–⁠63	6	10	0	5	–	–

2020 Northern Illinois 5 games, 192 rushing yards, 4 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Yds	TD	Long	Rec	Rec yds
Nov 4	vs.Buffalo	L 30–⁠49	16	49	1	7	1	4
Nov 11	vs.Central Michigan	L 10–⁠40	15	43	0	20	1	−1
Nov 18	atBall State	L 25–⁠31	8	46	2	11	–	–
Nov 28	atWestern Michigan	L 27–⁠30	7	40	0	12	–	–
Dec 12	atEastern Michigan	L 33–⁠41	4	14	1	9	–	–