Tony Collier: CB · New Mexico · #2.
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Tony Collier
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. Played for two head coaches at New Mexico: Bob Davie and Danny Gonzales. On tape: 7 tackles against Wyoming, Week 8, 2021.
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
28 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 0.5 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | New Mexico | 28 | 22 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2 |
| 2020 | New Mexico | 24 | 19 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2019 | New Mexico | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| Career | 55 | 42 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 27-17vs Houston Christian | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 0-34@ No. 7 Texas A&M | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 10-38vs Air Force | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 7-31@ No. 25 San Diego State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 7-36vs Colorado State | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 14-3@ Wyoming | 7 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 10 | L 17-31vs UNLV | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 7-34@ Fresno State | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 10-35vs Utah State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 28 | 22 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
7%2 pass breakupsTackle volume
28tackles this season28 tackles · 0.5 for loss · 2 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 4.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Danny Gonzales
Pass share
36.1%
260 pass / 461 run
Plays / game
60.1
12 games
Team sack rate
12.4%
267 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2021
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Three seasons at New Mexico, 55 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Bob Davie → Danny Gonzales. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
