BYU Record-setting All-American Receiver to Forgo Senior Season
PROVO -- BYU All-American wide receiver Austin Collie announced Friday that he will forgo his senior season and enter the NFL draft.
A 6-foot-2, 206-pound native of El Dorado Hills, Calif., Collie led the nation in total receiving yards (1,538) and receiving yards per game (118.31) as a junior in 2008 with 106 receptions, including 15 for touchdowns. He averaged 162.46 all-purpose yards per game to rank 12th in the nation while helping BYU to a 10-3 record and No. 16 ranking in the final BCS standings.
A strong, physical receiver and outstanding route runner, Collie tied the NCAA record in 2008 with 11 consecutive games with 100 or more receiving yards. A versatile athlete, he also contributed as runner and kick returner, including two returns of 70 yards or more in 2008.
A Freshman All-American and Mountain West Conference Freshman of the Year in 2004 with 53 catches for 771 yards, Collie earned second-team All-MWC honors with 56 catches for 946 yards as a sophomore after returning from a two-year mission in Argentina for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He earned All-America and All-MWC First Team accolades in 2008 during his record-setting junior season.
Collie finishes his three-year college career as the BYU record holder in the following statistical categories:
BYU SEASON & CAREER RECORDS
Single-season receiving touchdowns: 15 (2008)
Single-season receiving yards: 1,538 (2008)
Single-season receptions: 106 (2008)
Single-season 100-yard receiving games: 11 (2008)
Single-season all-purpose yards: 2,112 (2008)
Career receiving touchdowns: 30
Career receiving yards: 3,255
Career receptions: 215
Career 100-yard receiving games: 17