- Dobson Collins
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Dobson Collins No. 8 Edmonton Eskimos Wide receiver Personal information Date of birth: July 12, 1987 Place of birth: Stone Mountain, Georgia Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Weight: 178 lb (81 kg) Career information College: Gardner-Webb Undrafted in 2009 No regular season or postseason appearances Career history - San Francisco 49ers (2009)*
- Philadelphia Eagles (2009–2010)*
- BC Lions (2011)
- Edmonton Eskimos (2011–present)
- *Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards - 2× All-Big South honors (2007, 2008)
- Atlantic Sun Conference champion in 60 meter hurdles (2006)
- Track and field Freshman of the Year (2006)
Stats at NFL.com Stats at CFL.ca Dobson Collins (born July 12, 1987) is a professional gridiron football wide receiver for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League. He was signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He played college football at Gardner-Webb.
Collins has also been a member of the Philadelphia Eagles and the BC Lions.
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Early years
Collins was born in Stone Mountain, Georgia where he attended Stone Mountain High School. He played high school football there and, in his senior year, recorded 21 receptions for 332 yards and two touchdowns.[1]
College career
Collins played college football and participated in track and field at Gardner-Webb University. During his football career, he played in 42 games with 22 starts, caught 143 passes for 1,754 yards and 14 touchdowns as a wide receiver. He was a two-time All-Big South selection as a punt returner and wide receiver. In his freshman season, he caught eight passes for 55 yards. As a sophomore, he made eight receptions for 104 yards. In his junior year, he caught 51 passes for 649 yards and three touchdowns. As a senior, he made 76 receptions for 937 yards and 10 touchdowns. He was ranked as one of the top punt returners in the conference with a 9.7 yards per punt return average. In track and field, he holds the school record in the 55, 60 and 110 meter hurdles. He was named the 2006 Atlantic Sun Conference champion in the 60 meter hurdles and was named the Freshman of the Year after his team won the outdoor track title that year.[1]
Professional career
San Francisco 49ers
Collins was signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent following the 2009 NFL Draft. He was waived on September 5, 2009 during final roster cuts. He subsequently re-signed to the team's practice squad on September 6. He was released from the practice squad on October 5.[1]
Philadelphia Eagles
Collins was signed to the Philadelphia Eagles practice squad on October 22, 2009.[2] He was re-signed to a three-year contract on January 11, 2010.[3] He was waived on September 3.[4]
BC Lions
Collins signed with the BC Lions on April 27, 2011.[5] He was later released on August 8, 2011.
Edmonton Eskimos
On August 15, 2011, Collins was signed by the Edmonton Eskimos after their receiving corps had been depleted by injuries.[6]
Personal
Collins majored in biology at Gardner-Webb University.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "#11 Dobson Collins Wide Receiver". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/eagles_files/html/collins_1.html. Retrieved 2009-11-24.
- ^ McPherson, Chris (October 22, 2009). "Mike Gibson Signed By Seahawks". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/Story.asp?story_id=19141. Retrieved 2009-10-22.
- ^ McPherson, Chris (January 11, 2010). "WRs Norwood, Collins Inked To New Deals". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/Story.asp?story_id=20064. Retrieved 2010-01-11.
- ^ McPherson, Chris (September 3, 2010). "Abiamiri To PUP; 10 Players Released". philadelphiaeagles.com. http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/Story.asp?story_id=21755. Retrieved 2010-09-03.
- ^ http://www.bclions.com/roster/show/id/3901
- ^ http://www.cfl.ca/article/eskimos-sign-receiver-collins Eskimos sign receiver Collins
External links
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Practice roster 3 Reggie McNeal | 18 Brian Logan | 33 Wopamo Osaisai | 34 Pascal Fils | 59 Dale Stevenson | 64 Junius Coston
Inactive list 4 Adarius Bowman | 16 Matt Nichols | 28 Samuel Fournier | 32 Daniel Porter | 40 Rod Davis | 48 Joe Sykes | 85 Nathan Coehoorn | 86 Brad Smith | 88 Andrew Nowacki | 90 Greg Peach | 96 Dee Sterling
East: HAM · MON · TOR · WIN • West: BC · CAL · EDM · SAS Categories:- 1987 births
- Living people
- People from Stone Mountain, Georgia
- African American players of American football
- Undrafted National Football League players
- San Francisco 49ers players
- Philadelphia Eagles players
- BC Lions players
- Players of American football from Georgia (U.S. state)
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