Noah Collins: DE · Arkansas State · #50.
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Noah Collins
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Played for three head coaches at two programs in four seasons: Geoff Collins, Brent Key and Butch Jones. A game that shows it: 3 tackles against UL Monroe — Week 13, 2024.
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
26 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4.5 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Arkansas State | 26 | 13 | 4.5 | 2.0 | -- |
| 2023 | Georgia Tech | 9 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- |
| 2022 | Georgia Tech | 16 | 10 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2021 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 56 | 30 | 9.0 | 3.0 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-31vs Central Arkansas | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 28-24vs Tulsa | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 18-28@ No. 17 Michigan | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 7-52@ No. 20 Iowa State | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 9-41@ Texas State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 44-28@ Southern Miss | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 19-55@ Louisiana | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 27-20@ Georgia State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 28-21vs UL Monroe | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 32-40vs Old Dominion | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 38-31vs Bowling Green | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 26 | 13 | 4.5 | 2.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
8%2 sacksTFL rate
17%4 TFLHurry rate
8%2 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
50%2 of 4 pressures26 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 2.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Butch Jones
Pass share
48.1%
442 pass / 477 run
Plays / game
70.7
13 games
Team sack rate
7.4%
475 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #314 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons, at Georgia Tech and Arkansas State, 3 sacks — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 28 games over four seasons.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Geoff Collins, Brent Key and Butch Jones.
