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Kerry Collins

Kerry Michael Collins

Position: QB
Height: 6-5    Weight: 248 lbs.
Born: December 30, 1972 in Lebanon, PA
College: Penn State

Career AV: 80 (345th overall since 1950)

2-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

Drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the 1st round (5th overall) of the 1995 NFL Draft.

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Passing

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk% AV
1995 23 CAR QB 12 15 13 7-6-0 214 433 49.4 2717 14 3.2 19 4.4 89 6.3 4.9 12.7 181.1 61.9 24 150 5.6 4.4 5.3 5
1996* 24 CAR QB 12 13 12 9-3-0 204 364 56.0 2454 14 3.8 9 2.5 55 6.7 6.4 12.0 188.8 79.4 18 114 6.1 5.8 4.7 10
1997 25 CAR QB 12 13 13 6-7-0 200 381 52.5 2124 11 2.9 21 5.5 59 5.6 3.7 10.6 163.4 55.7 27 200 4.7 2.9 6.6 3
1998 26 2TM qb 11 11 2-9-0 170 353 48.2 2213 12 3.4 15 4.2 89 6.3 5.0 13.0 201.2 62.0 31 191 5.3 4.1 8.1 5
NOR QB 13 7 7 2-5-0 94 191 49.2 1202 4 2.1 10 5.2 89 6.3 4.4 12.8 171.7 54.5 21 140 5.0 3.3 9.9 1
CAR qb 12 4 4 0-4-0 76 162 46.9 1011 8 4.9 5 3.1 72 6.2 5.8 13.3 252.8 70.8 10 51 5.6 5.2 5.8 4
1999 27 NYG qb 5 10 7 2-5-0 190 331 57.4 2318 8 2.4 11 3.3 80 7.0 6.0 12.2 231.8 73.3 16 112 6.4 5.4 4.6 6
2000 28 NYG QB 5 16 16 12-4-0 311 529 58.8 3610 22 4.2 13 2.5 59 6.8 6.6 11.6 225.6 83.1 28 243 6.0 5.8 5.0 12
2001 29 NYG QB 5 16 16 7-9-0 327 568 57.6 3764 19 3.3 16 2.8 76 6.6 6.0 11.5 235.3 77.1 36 206 5.9 5.3 6.0 10
2002 30 NYG QB 5 16 16 10-6-0 335 545 61.5 4073 19 3.5 14 2.6 82 7.5 7.0 12.2 254.6 85.4 24 152 6.9 6.5 4.2 12
2003 31 NYG QB 5 13 13 4-9-0 284 500 56.8 3110 13 2.6 16 3.2 77 6.2 5.3 11.0 239.2 70.7 28 164 5.6 4.7 5.3 7
2004 32 OAK QB 5 14 13 3-10-0 289 513 56.3 3495 21 4.1 20 3.9 63 6.8 5.9 12.1 249.6 74.8 25 144 6.2 5.3 4.6 10
2005 33 OAK QB 5 15 15 4-11-0 302 565 53.5 3759 20 3.5 12 2.1 79 6.7 6.4 12.4 250.6 77.3 39 261 5.8 5.6 6.5 11
2006 34 TEN 5 4 3 0-3-0 42 90 46.7 549 1 1.1 6 6.7 36 6.1 3.3 13.1 137.3 42.3 4 23 5.6 2.9 4.3 2
2007 35 TEN 5 6 1 1-0-0 50 82 61.0 531 0 0.0 0 0.0 46 6.5 6.5 10.6 88.5 79.9 5 42 5.6 5.6 5.7 2
2008* 36 TEN QB 5 16 15 12-3-0 242 415 58.3 2676 12 2.9 7 1.7 56 6.4 6.3 11.1 167.3 80.2 8 60 6.2 6.0 1.9 9
2009 37 TEN 5 6 108 197 54.8 1071 5 2.5 8 4.1 69 5.4 4.1 9.9 178.5 62.0 6 37 5.1 3.8 3.0
Career 184 164 79-85-0 3268 5866 55.7 38464 191 3.3 187 3.2 89 6.6 5.8 11.8 209.0 73.4 319 2099 5.9 5.1 5.2 104
5 yrs NYG 71 68 35-33-0 1447 2473 58.5 16875 81 3.3 70 2.8 82 6.8 6.2 11.7 237.7 78.4 132 877 6.1 5.6 5.1 47
4 yrs CAR 45 42 22-20-0 694 1340 51.8 8306 47 3.5 54 4.0 89 6.2 5.1 12.0 184.6 66.0 79 515 5.5 4.4 5.6 22
4 yrs OTI 32 19 13-6-0 442 784 56.4 4827 18 2.3 21 2.7 69 6.2 5.4 10.9 150.8 71.2 23 162 5.8 5.1 2.9 13
2 yrs RAI 29 28 7-21-0 591 1078 54.8 7254 41 3.8 32 3.0 79 6.7 6.2 12.3 250.1 76.1 64 405 6.0 5.5 5.6 21
1 yr NOR 7 7 2-5-0 94 191 49.2 1202 4 2.1 10 5.2 89 6.3 4.4 12.8 171.7 54.5 21 140 5.0 3.3 9.9 1

Playoff Record as Starting QB: 1996 (1-1), 2000 (2-1), 2002 (0-1), 2008 (0-1)

Advanced Passing

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS QBrec Att Y/A+ NY/A+ AY/A+ ANY/A+ Cmp%+ TD%+ Int%+ Sack%+ Rate+
1995 23 CAR QB 12 15 13 7-6-0 433 89 93 82 85 71 91 80 106 77
1996* 24 CAR QB 12 13 12 9-3-0 364 101 107 105 109 95 99 111 112 102
1997 25 CAR QB 12 13 13 6-7-0 381 78 79 71 72 83 88 68 102 73
1998 26 2TM qb 11 11 2-9-0 353 91 90 88 87 65 94 86 95 81
CAR qb 12 4 4 0-4-0 162
NOR QB 13 7 7 2-5-0 191
1999 27 NYG qb 5 10 7 2-5-0 331 104 108 99 102 100 84 100 114 95
2000 28 NYG QB 5 16 16 12-4-0 529 101 104 107 108 103 103 113 112 107
2001 29 NYG QB 5 16 16 7-9-0 568 98 101 99 101 95 92 106 105 97
2002 30 NYG QB 5 16 16 10-6-0 545 117 122 115 119 108 94 111 115 109
2003 31 NYG QB 5 13 13 4-9-0 500 89 93 88 91 91 81 99 108 87
2004 32 OAK QB 5 14 13 3-10-0 513 100 104 96 99 90 100 87 113 93
2005 33 OAK QB 5 15 15 4-11-0 565 96 96 101 101 79 94 117 101 95
2006 34 TEN 5 4 3 0-3-0 90 85 93 62 69 54 67 43 114 48
2007 35 TEN 5 6 1 1-0-0 82 92 92 102 101 101 54 147 103 97
2008* 36 TEN QB 5 16 15 12-3-0 415 92 101 99 104 91 88 117 126 97
2009 37 TEN 5 6 197 75 84 75 80 82 83 85 120 77
Career 184 164 79-85-0 5866 96 100 96 98 89 91 100 109 92

Rushing & Receiving

Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
1995 23 CAR QB 12 15 13 42 74 3 10 1.8 4.9 2.8 74 3 13
1996* 24 CAR QB 12 13 12 32 38 0 14 1.2 2.9 2.5 38 0 6
1997 25 CAR QB 12 13 13 26 65 1 21 2.5 5.0 2.0 65 1 8
1998 26 2TM qb 11 11 30 153 1 20 5.1 13.9 2.7 1 -11 -11.0 0 0 0.1 -1.0 142 1 13
NOR QB 13 7 7 23 113 1 20 4.9 16.1 3.3 113 1 8
CAR qb 12 4 4 7 40 0 16 5.7 10.0 1.8 1 -11 -11.0 0 -11 0.3 -2.8 29 0 5
1999 27 NYG qb 5 10 7 19 36 2 11 1.9 3.6 1.9 36 2 11
2000 28 NYG QB 5 16 16 41 65 1 15 1.6 4.1 2.6 65 1 7
2001 29 NYG QB 5 16 16 39 73 0 11 1.9 4.6 2.4 1 -2 -2.0 0 -2 0.1 -0.1 71 0 23
2002 30 NYG QB 5 16 16 44 -3 0 8 -0.1 -0.2 2.8 -3 0 8
2003 31 NYG QB 5 13 13 17 49 0 22 2.9 3.8 1.3 49 0 12
2004 32 OAK QB 5 14 13 16 36 0 8 2.3 2.6 1.1 36 0 7
2005 33 OAK QB 5 15 15 17 39 1 18 2.3 2.6 1.1 39 1 13
2007 35 TEN 5 6 1 3 -3 0 -1 -1.0 -0.5 0.5 -3 0 1
2008* 36 TEN QB 5 16 15 25 49 0 17 2.0 3.1 1.6 49 0 5
2009 37 TEN 5 6 10 16 1 10 1.6 2.7 1.7 16 1 3
Career 184 164 361 687 10 22 1.9 3.7 2.0 2 -13 -6.5 0 0 0.0 -0.1 674 10 130
5 yrs NYG 71 68 160 220 3 22 1.4 3.1 2.3 1 -2 -2.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 218 3 61
4 yrs CAR 45 42 107 217 4 21 2.0 4.8 2.4 1 -11 -11.0 0 0 0.0 -0.2 206 4 32
4 yrs OTI 32 19 38 62 1 17 1.6 1.9 1.2 62 1 9
2 yrs RAI 29 28 33 75 1 18 2.3 2.6 1.1 75 1 20
1 yr NOR 7 7 23 113 1 20 4.9 16.1 3.3 113 1 8

Defense & Fumbles

Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1995 23 CAR QB 12 15 13 0 13 4 -15 0
1996* 24 CAR QB 12 13 12 0 6 1 0 0
1997 25 CAR QB 12 13 13 0 8 2 -14 0
1998 26 2TM qb 11 11 0 13 2 -9 0
NOR QB 13 7 7 0 8 2 -8 0
CAR qb 12 4 4 0 5 0 -1 0
1999 27 NYG qb 5 10 7 0 11 2 -27 0
2000 28 NYG QB 5 16 16 0 7 1 -13 0
2001 29 NYG QB 5 16 16 0 23 7 -48 0
2002 30 NYG QB 5 16 16 0 8 4 -15 0
2003 31 NYG QB 5 13 13 0 12 3 -24 0
2004 32 OAK QB 5 14 13 0 7 3 -21 0
2005 33 OAK QB 5 15 15 0 13 1 -16 0
2007 35 TEN 5 6 1 0 1 0 0 0
2008* 36 TEN QB 5 16 15 0 5 2 -5 0 2 0
2009 37 TEN 5 6 0 3 1 -4 0 1 0
Career 184 164 0 130 33 -211 0 3 0
5 yrs NYG 71 68 0 61 17 -127 0
4 yrs CAR 45 42 0 32 7 -30 0
4 yrs OTI 32 19 0 9 3 -9 0 3 0
2 yrs RAI 29 28 0 20 4 -37 0
1 yr NOR 7 7 0 8 2 -8 0

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1995 23 CAR QB 12 15 13 3 3 18
1996* 24 CAR QB 12 13 12 1 2
1997 25 CAR QB 12 13 13 1 1 6
1998 26 2TM qb 11 11 1 1 1 8
CAR qb 12 4 4 1 2
NOR QB 13 7 7 1 1 6
1999 27 NYG qb 5 10 7 2 2 1 14
2000 28 NYG QB 5 16 16 1 1 6
2003 31 NYG QB 5 13 13 1 2
2005 33 OAK QB 5 15 15 1 1 6
2009 37 TEN 5 6 1 1 6
Career 184 164 10 10 4 68
5 yrs NYG 71 68 3 3 2 22
4 yrs CAR 45 42 4 4 2 28
4 yrs OTI 32 19 1 1 6
2 yrs RAI 29 28 1 1 6
1 yr NOR 7 7 1 1 6

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Pro Bowls

1996
2008

Passes Completed

2000 NFL 311 (9)
2001 NFL 327 (5/85)
2002 NFL 335 (6/71)
2005 NFL 302 (7)
Active 3268 (3)
Career 3268 (11)

Pass Attempts

2000 NFL 529 (9)
2001 NFL 568 (2/46)
2002 NFL 545 (7/88)
2004 NFL 513 (7)
2005 NFL 565 (2/53)
Active 5866 (3)
Career 5866 (9)

Passing Yds

2000 NFL 3610 (9)
2001 NFL 3764 (7)
2002 NFL 4073 (4/61)
2005 NFL 3759 (6)
Active 38464 (3)
Career 38464 (12)

Passing TD

2000 NFL 22 (6)
2005 NFL 20 (10)
Active 191 (6)
Career 191 (38)

Passer Rating

Active 73.4 (26)
Career 73.4 (111)

Long Pass

1995 NFL 89 (3/98)
1998 NFL 89 (2/98)
1999 NFL 80 (7)
2002 NFL 82 (4)
2003 NFL 77 (10)

Passes Intercepted

1995 NFL 19 (3)
1997 NFL 21 (1)

1998 NFL 15 (7)
2003 NFL 16 (7)
2004 NFL 20 (1)

2009 NFL 8 (10)
Active 187 (2)
Career 187 (29)

Sacked

2005 NFL 39 (3)
Active 319 (4)
Career 319 (26)

Sacked Yds Lost

2000 NFL 243 (7)
2005 NFL 261 (3)
Active 2099 (4)
Career 2099 (39)

Passing Yds/Game

1999 NFL 231.8 (10)
2001 NFL 235.3 (9)
2002 NFL 254.6 (4)
2003 NFL 239.2 (6)
2004 NFL 249.6 (8)
2005 NFL 250.6 (6)
Active 209.0 (13)
Career 209.0 (26)

Yds/Pass Att

2002 NFL 7.5 (4)
Active 6.6 (20)
Career 6.6 (154)

Yds/Pass Cmp

1995 NFL 12.7 (3)
2002 NFL 12.2 (6)
2005 NFL 12.4 (5)
Active 11.8 (11)
Career 11.8 (159)

Pass Attempts/Game

1999 NFL 33.1 (7)
2001 NFL 35.5 (3/74)
2002 NFL 34.1 (9)
2003 NFL 38.5 (1/19)

2004 NFL 36.6 (1/46)

2005 NFL 37.7 (3/31)
Active 31.9 (9)
Career 31.9 (13)

2-pt. Conv. Made

Active 4 (3)
Career 4 (12)

Games Started

Active 164 (16)

Fumbles

1995 NFL 13 (2/65)
1998 NFL 13 (2/65)
1999 NFL 11 (8)
2001 NFL 23 (1/1)

2003 NFL 12 (6)
2005 NFL 13 (3/65)
Active 130 (2)
Career 130 (5)

Fumbles Recovered

1995 NFL 4 (6)
2001 NFL 7 (1/16)

2002 NFL 4 (9)
Active 33 (3)
Career 33 (20)

Adj Yds/Pass Att

1996 NFL 6.40 (10)
2002 NFL 7.01 (6)
Active 5.77 (25)
Career 5.77 (111)

Net Yds/Pass Att

1999 NFL 6.36 (7)
2002 NFL 6.89 (4)
Active 5.88 (22)
Career 5.88 (88)

Adj Net Yds/Pass Att

1996 NFL 5.80 (9)
2002 NFL 6.45 (6)
Active 5.14 (24)
Career 5.14 (77)

Passes Completed/Game

1999 NFL 19.0 (9)
2001 NFL 20.4 (6)
2002 NFL 20.9 (10)
2003 NFL 21.8 (4/69)
2004 NFL 20.6 (9)
2005 NFL 20.1 (9)
Active 17.8 (13)
Career 17.8 (24)

Pass Completion %

Active 55.7% (27)
Career 55.7% (105)

Pass Intercept. %

1996 NFL 2.5% (6)
2000 NFL 2.5% (10)
2005 NFL 2.1% (6)
2008 NFL 1.7% (5/45)
Active 3.2% (18)
Career 3.2% (46)

Passing TD %

Active 3.3% (26)
Career 3.3% (189)

Sack %

1999 NFL 4.61% (7)
2000 NFL 5.03% (10)
2002 NFL 4.22% (6)
2004 NFL 4.65% (6)
2008 NFL 1.89% (2/10)
2009 NFL 2.96% (2)
Active 5.16% (10)
Career 5.16% (30)

   
Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)

Fantasy

Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1995 23 15 QB 180 24
1996 24 13 QB 168 21
1997 25 13 QB 121 28
1998 26 11 QB 151 22
1999 27 10 QB 134 25
2000 28 16 QB 263 27 8 52
2001 29 16 QB 240 13
2002 30 16 QB 249 14
2003 31 13 QB 175 20
2004 32 14 QB 229 15
2005 33 15 QB 256 5 9 68
2006 34 4 QB 16 55
2007 35 6 QB 21 59
2008 36 16 QB 170 25
2009 37 6 QB 64 27
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