#43

Griffin Collins

LB · Boston College · Fr. · #43

Returning to Boston College for 2026
Fr. · Longmeadow, Mass. → Worcester Academy
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Griffin Collins

LB · Boston College · Fr · #43

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Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#1309 national
CFB
College
Boston College
2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2025Boston College2-10HC: Bill O'Brien · Balanced

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025Boston College1580.50.0------
Career1580.50.0------

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2025

W 66–10

vs Fordham

1 SOLO  ·  2 TOT

Dominant 56-point win at home against Fordham.

How he plays

Play style

Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

Boston College

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Linebacker · Boston College

Returning around him

  • 62% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
  • 4 Boston College players drafted to NFL
  • Transfer portal: -4 net (26 in / 30 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Boston College · Last season: 2-10 · Talent rank #69 · 2026 recruiting class #53

DNA match

Player DNA

Balanced Linebacker

Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.

LB

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Muelu Iosefa’s 2022 season.

Muelu Iosefa

76%match

California · 2022

#2

Caleb Woodson

Virginia Tech · 2023

72%
#3

Derek Boykins-Brooks

Charlotte · 2022

71%
#4

Mason Shelton

Coastal Carolina · 2023

69%
#5

Grayson Howard

South Carolina · 2023

69%

Matches Muelu on

Tackle volume
TFL rate
Class year

Differs from Muelu on

Weight (higher)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Ashton Woods's freshman season at West Virginia (2025).

Ashton Woods

82%match

West Virginia · 2025

#2

Ezra Odinjor

UAB · 2024

76%
#3

Brock Golwas

Texas Tech · 2025

75%
#4

Cole Mashburn

Memphis · 2020

73%
#5

Ethan Day

Wyoming · 2024

72%

Matches Ashton on

Class year
Height
Weight

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #12355

Final rank
#13531
Avg #13171.0
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #12355 this season.

Background

2025 (Freshman): Played in nine games as a reserve linebacker, totaling 15 tackles, including one for loss, and one quarterback hit ... Saw action at linebacker in his first career game vs. Fordham (8/30), totaling two tackles ... Appeared at linebacker in the fourth quarter at Pittsburgh (10/4),...

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