#1

Rickie Collins

QBJunior6' 2", 222 lbsBaton Rouge, LA
Kennesaw State Owls1-5 · TDC #110
Snap share
93%
5 of 6 started · 365 of 394 snaps
Pass yards
1287
71st of 265 in FBS
TD – INT
4–3
Yards / att.
7.0
97th of 142 in FBS
Completion
70.1%
14th of 142 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.15
95th of 156 QBs

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS QB who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

250 plays · +37.5 total EPA · 95th of 156 qualifying QBs
All plays+0.15
Passing+0.18
Rushing+0.13
1st down+0.18
2nd down+0.06
3rd down+0.53
Standard downs+0.12
Passing downs+0.21
CollinsQB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays62%
Pass plays94%
Run plays31%
1st down63%
2nd down58%
3rd down69%
Standard downs60%
Passing downs69%
CollinsQB average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

PassingValueFBS rank
Dropbacks174—
Success rate43.7%71st / 170
Explosive pass rate7.1%147th / 170
Deep-throw rate6.5%163rd / 170
Sack rate2.9%36th / 170
Interception rate1.8%—
3rd-down conversion26.5%145th / 170
RushingValueFBS rank
Carries53—
Success rate45.3%168th / 321
Explosive run rate20.8%39th / 321
Stuffed at the line18.9%238th / 321
First downs18—
Red-zone carries11—
Goal-line carries3—

Charting

Where Collins's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Avg. depth of throw
6.3
air yards per attempt
Deep shots
7%
throws 20+ air yards
YAC per completion
5.3
681 yds after the catch
Air yards
606
of 1287 yds on charted throws
Pressured
13%
hurried or sacked · 5 sacks

Where he throws181 throws charted

69% comp6.3 avg. depth5.3 YAC/catch7% 20+ air yds4–3 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 12 throws (7%), 10 caught (83%), 52 yds, 4.3 per throw1283% · 52yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 16 throws (9%), 12 caught (75%), 83 yds, 5.2 per throw1675% · 83yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 18 throws (10%), 13 caught (72%), 116 yds, 6.4 per throw1872% · 116yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 6 throws (3%), 3 caught (50%), 41 yds, 6.8 per throw650% · 41yLeft, 15–19 air yards: 1 throws (1%), 1 caught (100%), 26 yds, 26.0 per throw1100% · 26yLeft, 20–29 air yards: 2 throws (1%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw20% · 0yLeft, 30+ air yards: 3 throws (2%), 1 caught (33%), 38 yds, 12.7 per throw333% · 38yMiddle, Behind air yards: 2 throws (1%), 2 caught (100%), 3 yds, 1.5 per throw2100% · 3yMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 9 throws (5%), 7 caught (78%), 36 yds, 4.0 per throw978% · 36yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 8 throws (4%), 4 caught (50%), 36 yds, 4.5 per throw850% · 36yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 5 throws (3%), 3 caught (60%), 51 yds, 10.2 per throw560% · 51yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 1 throws (1%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw10% · 0yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: 1 throws (1%), 1 caught (100%), 35 yds, 35.0 per throw1100% · 35yMiddle, 30+ air yards: 2 throws (1%), 2 caught (100%), 93 yds, 46.5 per throw2100% · 93yRight, Behind air yards: 22 throws (12%), 21 caught (95%), 67 yds, 3.0 per throw2295% · 67yRight, 0–4 air yards: 23 throws (13%), 17 caught (74%), 191 yds, 8.3 per throw2374% · 191yRight, 5–9 air yards: 29 throws (16%), 20 caught (69%), 180 yds, 6.2 per throw2969% · 180yRight, 10–14 air yards: 15 throws (8%), 9 caught (60%), 144 yds, 9.6 per throw1560% · 144yRight, 15–19 air yards: 2 throws (1%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw20% · 0yRight, 20–29 air yards: 3 throws (2%), 2 caught (67%), 95 yds, 31.7 per throw367% · 95yRight, 30+ air yards: 1 throws (1%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw10% · 0y
fewer more throws
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Run direction57 carries

Left
33%
5.3 YPC · 53% succ.
Middle
39%
5.4 YPC · 59% succ.
Right
28%
5.0 YPC · 56% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.
2025 charting · Syracuse

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (2 of Collins’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Avg. depth of throw
8.7
air yards per attempt
Deep shots
14%
throws 20+ air yards
YAC per completion
4.5
125 yds after the catch
Air yards
150
of 275 yds on charted throws
Pressured
23%
hurried or sacked · 8 sacks

Where he throws51 throws charted

53% comp8.7 avg. depth4.5 YAC/catch14% 20+ air yds5–9 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 3 throws (6%), 2 caught (67%), 16 yds, 5.3 per throw367% · 16yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 4 throws (8%), 3 caught (75%), 15 yds, 3.8 per throw475% · 15yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 4 throws (8%), 1 caught (25%), 5 yds, 1.3 per throw425% · 5yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 2 throws (4%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw20% · 0yLeft, 15–19 air yards: 2 throws (4%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw20% · 0yLeft, 20–29 air yards: 1 throws (2%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw10% · 0yLeft, 30+ air yards: 1 throws (2%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw10% · 0yMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 5 throws (10%), 4 caught (80%), 23 yds, 4.6 per throw580% · 23yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 2 throws (4%), 2 caught (100%), 23 yds, 11.5 per throw2100% · 23yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 2 throws (4%), 1 caught (50%), 24 yds, 12.0 per throw250% · 24yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: 2 throws (4%), 1 caught (50%), 35 yds, 17.5 per throw250% · 35yMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 5 throws (10%), 5 caught (100%), 33 yds, 6.6 per throw5100% · 33yRight, 0–4 air yards: 5 throws (10%), 2 caught (40%), 10 yds, 2.0 per throw540% · 10yRight, 5–9 air yards: 6 throws (12%), 5 caught (83%), 40 yds, 6.7 per throw683% · 40yRight, 10–14 air yards: 2 throws (4%), 1 caught (50%), 10 yds, 5.0 per throw250% · 10yRight, 15–19 air yards: 2 throws (4%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw20% · 0yRight, 20–29 air yards: 1 throws (2%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw10% · 0yRight, 30+ air yards: 2 throws (4%), 1 caught (50%), 41 yds, 20.5 per throw250% · 41y
fewer more throws
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Run direction14 carries

Left
36%
5.8 YPC · 60% succ.
Middle
36%
6.8 YPC · 60% succ.
Right
29%
3.3 YPC · 50% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.

Career

4 seasons at 3 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsCmp/AttPass ydsTD–INTY/ADropback SRCarRush ydsY/CRush TDRush SR
2026 so farKennesaw State#110 · 1-5693%129/18412874–37.043.7%642714.2545.3%
2025Syracuse#106 · 3-9743%97/18110426–105.831.6%541262.3137.0%
2024LSU#15 · 9-432%5/5350–07.0100.0%4184.500.0%
2023LSU#13 · 10-312%2/230–01.5—3196.30—

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Rickie Collins's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Rickie Collins's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

6.1 avg. game scoreBest: 6.9 at Missouri State (Week 7)0 of 6 games at 8.0+
PassingRushing
WkOpponentResultGame scoreCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDINTCarYdsY/CTDLong
1West GeorgiaW 47–06.6182378.31717.4107517.3224
2Georgia StateL 17–316.5223562.92607.41110464.6112
3@TennesseeL 9–424.7223464.71895.60014362.6018
4@Arkansas StateL 14–175.7172470.81295.4009525.8010
6Jacksonville StateL 26–276.4243470.62938.61215614.1113
7@Missouri StateL 21–246.9263476.52607.6109252.819
2026 · 6 games6.112918470.113027.143642714.2524

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Passing2026FBS rank
Completions129—
Attempts184—
Completion %70.1%14th / 142
Yards128771st / 265
Yards / att.797th / 142
Touchdowns4127th / 265
Interceptions3—
Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries64—
Yards271193rd / 1456
Yards / carry4.2224th / 325
Touchdowns556th / 631
Long24—
Fumbles2026FBS rank
Fumbles2—
Lost2—
Recovered0—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps: every offensive play credited to the QB running the offense. Close to a true snap count

GameStartTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSnap share
Wk 1 · West Georgia✓ QB82553167%
Wk 2 · Georgia State✓ QB565645100%
Wk 3 · Tennessee✓ QB646448100%
Wk 4 · Arkansas State✓ QB63623498%
Wk 6 · Jacksonville State—646450100%
Wk 7 · Missouri State✓ QB65644698%
Season5 GS39436525493%

Position Room

5 QBs on the Kennesaw State roster, ordered by att

#PlayerPosClassAttYdsTDINTEPA/play
1Rickie CollinsQBJR184128743+0.15
2Landon VarnesQBSO74300-0.12
Skyler WilliamsQB41201-0.91
5Jamarcus HarrisonQBFR————-1.40
18Julian LapeneQBFR—————

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 12+ plays per team game. Kennesaw State depth chart →