#1

Rickie Collins

QBJunior6' 2", 222 lbsBaton Rouge, LA
Kennesaw State Owls2-6 · TDC #112
Snap share
90%
5 of 8 started · 459 of 511 snaps
Pass yards
1617
64th of 276 in FBS
TD – INT
7–6
Yards / att.
7.1
93rd of 146 in FBS
Completion
69.9%
13th of 146 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.09
120th of 161 QBs

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

315 plays · +26.7 total EPA · 120th of 161 qualifying QBs
All plays+0.09
Passing+0.14
Rushing+0.04
1st down+0.18
2nd down-0.00
3rd down+0.30
Standard downs+0.08
Passing downs+0.10
CollinsQB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays60%
Pass plays89%
Run plays31%
1st down61%
2nd down58%
3rd down66%
Standard downs58%
Passing downs66%
CollinsQB average

Advanced

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

PassingValueFBS rank
Dropbacks222—
Success rate42.8%81st / 181
Explosive pass rate8.4%127th / 181
Deep-throw rate9.3%154th / 181
Sack rate3.6%47th / 181
Interception rate2.8%—
3rd-down conversion27.7%149th / 181
RushingValueFBS rank
Carries72—
Success rate40.3%234th / 332
Explosive run rate19.4%49th / 332
Stuffed at the line23.6%301st / 332
First downs21—
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
6.7
air yards per attempt
Deep shots
10%
throws 20+ air yards
YAC per completion
4.9
784 yds after the catch
Air yards
833
of 1617 yds on charted throws
Pressured
13%
hurried or sacked · 8 sacks

Where he throws223 throws charted

69% comp6.7 avg. depth4.9 YAC/catch10% 20+ air yds7–6 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 14 throws (6%), 12 caught (86%), 73 yds, 5.2 per throw1486% · 73yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 22 throws (10%), 16 caught (73%), 107 yds, 4.9 per throw2273% · 107yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 22 throws (10%), 16 caught (73%), 150 yds, 6.8 per throw2273% · 150yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 7 throws (3%), 3 caught (43%), 41 yds, 5.9 per throw743% · 41yLeft, 15–19 air yards: 1 throws (0%), 1 caught (100%), 26 yds, 26.0 per throw1100% · 26yLeft, 20–29 air yards: 5 throws (2%), 2 caught (40%), 61 yds, 12.2 per throw540% · 61yLeft, 30+ air yards: 3 throws (1%), 1 caught (33%), 38 yds, 12.7 per throw333% · 38yMiddle, Behind air yards: 3 throws (1%), 3 caught (100%), 4 yds, 1.3 per throw3100% · 4yMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 10 throws (4%), 8 caught (80%), 41 yds, 4.1 per throw1080% · 41yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 9 throws (4%), 4 caught (44%), 36 yds, 4.0 per throw944% · 36yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 7 throws (3%), 5 caught (71%), 81 yds, 11.6 per throw771% · 81yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 1 throws (0%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw10% · 0yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: 1 throws (0%), 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: 25 throws (11%), 24 caught (96%), 69 yds, 2.8 per throw2596% · 69yRight, 0–4 air yards: 29 throws (13%), 22 caught (76%), 209 yds, 7.2 per throw2976% · 209yRight, 5–9 air yards: 34 throws (15%), 24 caught (71%), 206 yds, 6.1 per throw3471% · 206yRight, 10–14 air yards: 16 throws (7%), 10 caught (63%), 164 yds, 10.3 per throw1663% · 164yRight, 15–19 air yards: 2 throws (1%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw20% · 0yRight, 20–29 air yards: 7 throws (3%), 3 caught (43%), 118 yds, 16.9 per throw743% · 118yRight, 30+ air yards: 3 throws (1%), 2 caught (67%), 65 yds, 21.7 per throw367% · 65y
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 direction73 carries

Left
29%
5.0 YPC · 52% succ.
Middle
48%
5.1 YPC · 54% succ.
Right
23%
4.8 YPC · 53% 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#112 · 2-6890%160/22916177–67.142.8%843243.9540.3%
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

5.8 avg. game scoreBest: 6.9 at Missouri State (Week 7)0 of 8 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
8LibertyL 6–343.1152657.71244.8028243.0010
9@Middle TennesseeW 44–286.3161984.220610.83112292.4014
2026 · 8 games5.816022969.916327.176843243.9524

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Passing2026FBS rank
Completions160—
Attempts229—
Completion %69.9%13th / 146
Yards161764th / 276
Yards / att.7.193rd / 146
Touchdowns7104th / 276
Interceptions6—
Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries84—
Yards324197th / 1519
Yards / carry3.9242nd / 312
Touchdowns582nd / 683
Long24—
Fumbles2026FBS rank
Fumbles3—
Lost3—
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%
Wk 8 · Liberty—69463467%
Wk 9 · Middle Tennessee—484834100%
Season5 GS51145932290%

Position Room

5 QBs on the Kennesaw State roster, ordered by att

#PlayerPosClassAttYdsTDINTEPA/play
1Rickie CollinsQBJR229161776+0.09
2Landon VarnesQBSO2215400+0.15
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 →