Jed Collins

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Jed Collins

Collins in the 2012 NFL season.

No. 45 New Orleans Saints

Fullback

Personal information

Date of birth: March 3, 1986

Place of birth: San Juan Capistrano, California

Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)

Weight: 255 lb (116 kg)

Career information

High school: Mission Viejo (CA)

College: Washington State

Undrafted in 2008

Debuted in 2011 for the New Orleans Saints

Career history

*Offseason and/or practice squad member only

Roster status: Active

Career NFL statistics as of Week 16, 2013

Rushing attempts	17
Rushing yards	46
Rushing TDs	3
Receptions	38
Receiving yards	172
Receiving TDs	4
Stats at NFL.com

Jedidiah Gabriel "Jed" Collins (born March 3, 1986) is an American football fullback for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football at Washington State.

Collins has also been a member of the Chicago Bears, Kansas City Chiefs, Arizona Cardinals, Cleveland Browns and Tennessee Titans.

Professional career

Collins was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent following the 2008 NFL Draft. He was waived during final cuts, but was re-signed to the team's practice squad on September 3, 2008. He was released from the practice squad on October 21. Collins was signed to the Chicago Bears' practice squad on October 28, 2008, but was released on November 24. He was signed by the Cleveland Browns on November 26, 2008, and was a member of the active roster for two games before he was waived and re-signed to the team's practice squad on December 11. He was not re-signed by the Browns following the 2008 season.

Collins was signed to a two-year contract by the Kansas City Chiefs on January 8, 2009, but was waived during final cuts on September 4. He was signed to the Arizona Cardinals' practice squad on November 4, but was released on November 24. He was re-signed to the Browns' practice squad on December 2, and was re-signed after the conclusion of the 2009 season on January 7, 2010. He was waived by the Browns prior to the start of training camp on June 15.

Collins was signed by the Tennessee Titans on August 6, 2010,^[1] but was waived during final cuts on September 4. He was signed to the New Orleans Saints' practice squad on September 23. After Heath Evans retired, Collins became the Saints' starting fullback.

Collins was a two-sport letterman (football and basketball) at Mission Viejo High School in Mission Viejo, California. One of his teammates on both the football and basketball teams was Mark Sanchez, who later went on to star in football,first at USC and later with the New York Jets.

He is also the current Saints backup Long Snapper to Justin Drescher.

References

↑ "Jed Collins RB #46". titansonline.com. Retrieved 2010-12-12.

External links

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Active roster	3 Shayne Graham 4 Ryan Griffin 6 Thomas Morstead 7 Luke McCown 9 Drew Brees 12 Marques Colston 16 Lance Moore 17 Robert Meachem 22 Mark Ingram 23 Pierre Thomas 24 Corey White 25 Rafael Bush 27 Malcolm Jenkins 28 Keenan Lewis 29 Khiry Robinson 31 Chris Carr 32 Kenny Vaccaro 37 Jordan Pugh 38 Rod Sweeting 39 Travaris Cadet 41 Roman Harper 43 Darren Sproles 45 Jed Collins 47 Justin Drescher 50 Curtis Lofton 52 Kevin Reddick 53 Ramon Humber 54 Will Herring 56 Jay Richardson 57 David Hawthorne 59 Rufus Johnson 60 Brian de la Puente 64 Zach Strief 66 Ben Grubbs 68 Tim Lelito 71 Charles Brown 72 Terron Armstead 73 Jahri Evans 74 Glenn Foster 75 Tyrunn Walker 76 Akiem Hicks 77 Brodrick Bunkley 79 Bryce Harris 80 Jimmy Graham 82 Benjamin Watson 84 Kenny Stills 88 Nick Toon 89 Josh Hill 92 John Jenkins 93 Junior Galette 94 Cameron Jordan 96 Tom Johnson

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Persondata
Name	Collins, Jed
Alternative names
Short description	Player of American football
Date of birth	March 3, 1986
Place of birth	San Juan Capistrano, California, USA
Date of death
Place of death

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