Chris Collins
Chris Collins
Wins his gap play after play. Across three seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Mack Brown and P.J. Fleck. One game to point at: 4 tackles against Michigan — Week 6, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Minnesota, 4 sacks — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2018–2023
1 coachPlayed his entire career under P.J. Fleck.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
P.J. Fleck
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| 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 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2018 | North Carolina | 6 | 3 | 2.5 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 72 | 33 | 9.0 | 3.5 | -- | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2023
W 12–10
at Iowa
1 TOT
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 2 on the road.
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Mukendi Wa-Kalonji’s 2022 season.
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