3 stories in the last 30 days, from 3 outlets.
Audavion Collins
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away. Played for three head coaches at Penn State: James Franklin, Terry Smith and Matt Campbell. One game to point at: 4 tackles against Michigan — Week 7, 2026.
17 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
17 tackles. 8 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 0 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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On3 Nov 3 · 1 outlet
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Roundtable
Black Shoe Diaries
Onward StateEach week: his team’s game, the stories about him that week, and the week’s biggest news headline.
Stories we tracked, by school.
Penn State8 stories2023 to nowMost about: awards and watch lists, profile and feature.
Onward StatePenn State Football Cornerback Audavion Collins Primed For Breakout Senior SeasonSep 2Black Shoe DiariesOnly Audavion Collins Until Penn State FootballSep 3
Mississippi State2022not trackedStories are headlines grouped by what they are about, counted through Nov 4.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Penn State | 17 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8 | -- |
| 2025 | Penn State | 47 | 33 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 3 | -- |
| 2024 | Penn State | 23 | 16 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -- | 1 |
| 2023 | Penn State | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 90 | 63 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 11 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 1 pass breakup, 2 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-0vs Marshall | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 27-9@ Temple | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 3 | W 55-13vs Buffalo | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 20-24vs Wisconsin | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | |
| Wk 5 | L 13-34@ Northwestern | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 23-31vs No. 19 USC | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 18-21@ Michigan | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 31-17vs Purdue | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 17 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 8 |
Oct. 31 · W 31-17 vs Purdue
0 tackles.
His game this year: coverage — 7 passes defended in the 8 games with play by play.
How Penn State’s defense played that day
Purdue’s 9 drives: 7 stopped (2 takeaways) · 2 scored. While the game was within a score they held 5 of 6.
4 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles, including 3 passes broken up, tied for 5th-most passes broken up in FBS that week.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
0 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
3 tackles, including 2 passes broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Ratings of the games shown run from -12 to +14 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
47%8 pass breakupsTackle volume
17tackles this season17 tackles · 8 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| Road3g | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Campbell
Pass share
46.5%
251 pass / 289 run
Plays / game
67.5
8 games
Team sack rate
4.7%
278 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #126 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big Ten
Based on 2025: #12 of 18 Big Ten CBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 34 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: Mike Leach, James Franklin, Terry Smith and Matt Campbell.
