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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

1-time Pro Bowler

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

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Playoffs · 100/300/100
Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos 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
1981 22 NWE RB 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
1982 23 NWE RB 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
1983* 24 NWE RB 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
1984 25 NWE rb 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
1985 26 NWE RB 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
1986 27 NWE RB 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
1987 28 NWE RB 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
1990 31 MIA 1 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

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1981 22 NWE RB 16 11 3 15 0 15 5.0 39 773 0 30 19.8 1893
1984 25 NWE rb 16 5 25 544 0 46 21.8 1194
1987 28 NWE RB 13 11 1 18 0 18 18.0 839
1990 31 MIA 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

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1981 22 NWE RB 16 11 8 2 0 0
1982 23 NWE RB 9 9 5 2 0 0
1983* 24 NWE RB 16 16 10 2 0 0
1984 25 NWE rb 16 5 3 0 0 0
1985 26 NWE RB 16 16 6 2 0 0
1986 27 NWE RB 16 15 4 1 0 0
1987 28 NWE RB 13 11 6 2 0 0
Career 103 83 42 11 0 0

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Playoffs · 100/300/100
Year Age Tm Pos 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 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

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1981 22 NWE RB 16 11 7 42
1982 23 NWE RB 9 9 1 2 18
1983* 24 NWE RB 16 16 10 60
1984 25 NWE rb 16 5 5 30
1985 26 NWE RB 16 16 3 2 30
1986 27 NWE RB 16 15 3 5 48
1987 28 NWE RB 13 11 3 3 36
Career 103 83 32 12 264

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1983

Rushing Att

1982 NFL 164 (5)
Career 1191 (111)

Rushing Yds

1982 NFL 632 (7)
Career 4647 (124)

Rushing TD

1983 NFL 10 (7)
Career 32 (149)

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 (146)

Receptions

1986 NFL 77 (8)

All-Purpose Yds

1981 NFL 1893 (6)
Career 8383 (198)

Touches

1982 NFL 183 (6)
Career 1522 (99)

Kick Returns

1981 NFL 39 (5)

Fumbles

1983 NFL 10 (7)
Career 42 (153)

Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1983 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf.

Fantasy

Glossary · CSV · PRE
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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