Career Summary
Austin Collie came to BYU as northern California's MVP from Oak Ridge High School. He played in 37 games while shattering school, conference and national records. He compiled a total of 3,255 receiving yards and 30 touchdowns, holding the BYU record in both categories. As the national freshman statistical leader in receptions per game, Collie also broke the BYU freshman record for touchdown receptions and receiving yards. As a senior, Collie led the nation in receiving yards per game and tied the NCAA single-season record with 11 consecutive 100-yard receiving games. He was named to severall All-American teams in addition to receiving national and conference recognition. See the season summary tabs below and the recognition and stats tabs for more details.
Professional
Selected as a fourth round pick by the Indianapolis Colts in 2009. He played five NFL seasons, including four with the Colts and one with New England. He totaled 179 receptions for 1,908 yards and 16 touchdowns. He also played one year with the BC Lions in the CFL.
Personal
Father played football at BYU from 1979-1982 and in the CFL (Hamilton Tigercats) ... brother Zac played receiver for the Cougars ... parents are Scott and Nicole Collie ... father, Scott, was a receiver for the Cougars from 1979-82 ... an Eagle Scout ... served a church mission in Buenos Aires, Argentina ... married to Brooke Pendleton ... son Nash ... recruited by Stanford, Arizona, Arizona State and Washington State, Oregon State, Colorado, Utah, and UNLV.
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Before BYU
Earned a 4.0 grade-point average ... a PrepStar and SuperPrep All-American ... named the Sacramento Bee's Most Valuable Player ... voted Northern California's Most Valuable Player ... an all-metro selection ... a fist-team all-section and all-state selection ... a top-5 nominee for the 2003 California Mr. Football award ... recorded 60 receptions for 978 yards as a senior ... credited with 24 touchdowns, including 18 touchdown receptions in his final season at Oak Ridge HS ... totaled 56 receptions for 857 yards and 10 touchdowns as a junior ... posted 1,654 all-purpose yards (973 yards receiving, 368 yards rushing and 313 return yards) as a senior ... credited with 196 points ... defensively totaled 53 tackles, including 26 solo takedowns ... credited with two interceptions ... ranked fifth among receivers in the West by PrepStar magazine.
Stats
2008 GAME BY GAMEOPPONENT Rec Yds TD Long Avg/RNO. IOWA 7 80 0 30 11.4WASHINGTON 5 74 1 38 14.8UCLA 10 110 2 37 11.0WYOMING 8 122 2 62 15.3UTAH STATE 8 132 2 76 16.5NEW MEXICO 9 155 1 58 17.2 TCU 6 116 0 49 19.3UNLV 7 113 0 30 16.7CSU 9 156 3 58 17.3SDSU 9 127 2 61 14.1AIR FORCE 7 130 2 45 18.6UTAH 10 104 0 19 10.4 ARIZONA 11 119 0 36 10.8Yr Gms Rec Yds TD Long Avg./R Avg./G2004 11 53 771 8 82 14.5 70.12007 13 56 946 7 66 16.9 72.82008 13 106 1538 15 76 14.5 118.2TOTAL 37 215 3255 30 82 15.3 87.2CAREER BESTSRec: 11 (vs. Arizona, Dec. 20, 2008) Las Vegas BowlYds: 156 (at CSU; Nov. 1, 2008)TD: 3 (at CSU; Nov. 1, 2008)LNG: 82 (vs. San Diego State; Nov. 6, 2004)BYU SEASON & CAREER RECORDS Receiving yards in a season: 1,538 (2008) Career receiving yards: 3,255 Career receiving touchdowns: 30 Career receptions: 215 Receiving touchdowns in a season: 15-tied (2008) Receptions in a season: 106 (2008) MWC SEASON & CAREER RECORDS Receiving touchdowns in a season: 15 (2008) Career receiving touchdowns: 30 Receiving yards in a season (MWC games only): 1,023 (2008) Most 100-yard receiving games in a season: 11 (2008) Most career 100-yard receiving games: 17 Consecutive 100-yard receiving games: 11 Receiving yards for a junior: 1,538 (2008) All-purpose yards as a junior: 2,112 (2008) Receiving touchdowns in a season (MWC games only): 10-tied (2008)