Dacari Collins
Dacari Collins
Beats you over the top. Across five seasons and three programs, three head coaches: Dabo Swinney, Dave Doeren and Jeff Brohm. One game to point at: 84 rec yds, 4 receptions against Bowling Green — Week 4, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Scott Satterfield → Jeff Brohm. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Brohm
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Louisville | 13 | 219 | 16.8 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | NC State | 24 | 314 | 13.1 | 2 | -- |
| 2023 | NC State | 14 | 210 | 15.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2022 | Clemson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2021 | Clemson | 16 | 221 | 13.8 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 68 | 972 | 14.3 | 5 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2025
W 24–21
at Miami
2 rec · 21 yds
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 on the road.
How he plays
Play style
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Louisville
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Louisville
Returning around him
- 46% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- 1 Louisville player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -6 net (33 in / 39 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Louisville · Last season: 9-4 (AP #19) · Talent rank #50 · 2026 recruiting class #48
DNA match
Player DNA
Deep Threat
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Dont'E Thornton’s 2023 season.
Matches Dont'E on
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Tre Nixon’s path through UCF.
Matches Tre on
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Jerand Bradley's graduate season at Kansas State (2025).
Matches Jerand on
Differs from Jerand on
Player DNA
Players who play like Dacari Collins
Development
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2021–2025-1%
Down 1% — context-dependent (injury / role change?).