Chris Collins: DL · Minnesota · #13.
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Chris Collins
Wins the gap play after play. The six seasons span two programs and three head coaches: Larry Fedora, Mack Brown and P.J. Fleck. One game to point at: 4 tackles against Michigan — Week 6, 2023.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
17 tackles. 0 passes defended. 1 interception. 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Minnesota | 17 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 |
| 2022 | North Carolina | 20 | 8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | North Carolina | 29 | 14 | 6.0 | 2.5 | -- | -- |
| 2020 | North Carolina | 13 | 8 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2019 | North Carolina | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2018 | North Carolina | 6 | 3 | 2.5 | 1.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 86 | 42 | 12.0 | 6.5 | 1 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | L 13-31@ No. 20 North Carolina | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 35-24vs Louisiana | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 10-52vs No. 2 Michigan | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 8 | W 12-10@ No. 24 Iowa | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 27-12vs Michigan State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 26-27vs Illinois | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 30-49@ Purdue | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 3-37@ No. 3 Ohio State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 14-28vs Wisconsin | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 17 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
0%0 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksHurry rate
12%2 hurries17 tackles · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
P.J. Fleck
Pass share
38.6%
311 pass / 494 run
Plays / game
61.9
13 games
Team sack rate
6.4%
330 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #193 at the position.
How it ended
Six seasons, at North Carolina and Minnesota, 6 sacks — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 42 games over six seasons.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2023
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Larry Fedora, Mack Brown and P.J. Fleck.
