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Tony Collins

Anthony Collins

Position: RB
Height: 5-11    Weight: 208 lbs.
Born: May 27, 1959 in Sanford, FL
College: East Carolina

Career AV: 48 (1508th overall since 1950)

1-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

Drafted by the New England Patriots in the 2nd round (47th overall) of the 1981 NFL Draft.

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Rushing & Receiving

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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 AV
1981 22 NWE RB 33 16 11 204 873 7 29 4.3 54.6 12.8 26 232 8.9 0 22 1.6 14.5 1105 7 8 7
1982 23 NWE RB 33 9 9 164 632 1 54 3.9 70.2 18.2 19 187 9.8 2 33 2.1 20.8 819 3 5 10
1983* 24 NWE RB 33 16 16 219 1049 10 50 4.8 65.6 13.7 27 257 9.5 0 20 1.7 16.1 1306 10 10 8
1984 25 NWE rb 33 16 5 138 550 5 21 4.0 34.4 8.6 16 100 6.3 0 19 1.0 6.3 650 5 3 5
1985 26 NWE RB 33 16 16 163 657 3 28 4.0 41.1 10.2 52 549 10.6 2 49 3.3 34.3 1206 5 6 8
1986 27 NWE RB 33 16 15 156 412 3 17 2.6 25.8 9.8 77 684 8.9 5 49 4.8 42.8 1096 8 4 10
1987 28 NWE RB 33 13 11 147 474 3 19 3.2 36.5 11.3 44 347 7.9 3 29 3.4 26.7 821 6 6 7
1990 31 MIA 34 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Career 103 83 1191 4647 32 54 3.9 45.1 11.6 261 2356 9.0 12 49 2.5 22.9 7003 44 42 55

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1981 22 NWE RB 33 16 11 3 15 0 15 5.0 39 773 0 30 19.8 1893
1984 25 NWE rb 33 16 5 25 544 0 46 21.8 1194
1987 28 NWE RB 33 13 11 1 18 0 18 18.0 839
1990 31 MIA 34 1 0 2 30 0 30 15.0 30
Career 103 83 3 15 0 15 5.0 67 1365 0 46 20.4 8383
7 yrs NWE 102 83 3 15 0 15 5.0 65 1335 0 46 20.5 8353
1 yr MIA 1 0 2 30 0 30 15.0 30

Defense & Fumbles

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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
1981 22 NWE RB 33 16 11 8 2 0 0
1982 23 NWE RB 33 9 9 5 2 0 0
1983* 24 NWE RB 33 16 16 10 2 0 0
1984 25 NWE rb 33 16 5 3 0 0 0
1985 26 NWE RB 33 16 16 6 2 0 0
1986 27 NWE RB 33 16 15 4 1 0 0
1987 28 NWE RB 33 13 11 6 2 0 0
Career 103 83 42 11 0 0

Passing

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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%
1981 22 NWE RB 33 16 11 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Career 103 83 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1981 22 NWE RB 33 16 11 7 7 42
1982 23 NWE RB 33 9 9 1 2 3 18
1983* 24 NWE RB 33 16 16 10 10 60
1984 25 NWE rb 33 16 5 5 5 30
1985 26 NWE RB 33 16 16 3 2 5 30
1986 27 NWE RB 33 16 15 3 5 8 48
1987 28 NWE RB 33 13 11 3 3 6 36
Career 103 83 32 12 44 264

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1983

Rushing Att

1982 NFL 164 (5)
Career 1191 (114)

Rushing Yds

1982 NFL 632 (7)
Career 4647 (127)

Rushing TD

1983 NFL 10 (7)
Career 32 (154)

Long Rush

1982 NFL 54 (6)

Yds/Rushing Att

1983 NFL 4.8 (5)

Rushing Yds/Game

1982 NFL 70.2 (9)
Career 45.1 (152)

Receptions

1986 NFL 77 (8)

All-Purpose Yds

1981 NFL 1893 (6)

Touches

1982 NFL 183 (6)
Career 1522 (100)

Kick Returns

1981 NFL 39 (5)

Fumbles

1983 NFL 10 (7)
Career 42 (154)

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

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1983UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.

Fantasy

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Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1981 22 16 RB 153 6 23 71
1982 23 9 RB 100 36 15 43
1983 24 16 RB 191 40 14 38
1984 25 16 RB 95 38
1985 26 16 RB 151 24 78
1986 27 16 RB 158 20 19 56
1987 28 13 RB 118 2 22 68
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