Nico Collins

Collins was a wide receiver at Clay-Chalkville High School in Pinson, Alabama. As a junior, he caught 60 passes for 1,103 yards for 16 touchdowns. This was followed by a senior year with 43 passes for 865 yards and 9 touchdowns.[1] Collins was rated a 4-star recruit and no. 2 WR in Alabama by Scout.com, and a 4-star recruit and no. 5 player in Alabama by 247.com. On February 2, 2017, Collins committed to play football at Michigan over Georgia and Alabama.[2] In a 2019 interview just before the Citrus Bowl game against Alabama, Collins explained his decision to play for Michigan over Alabama, "Mainly, if you're recruited to Alabama, you go to Alabama. But I saw it as an opportunity to be different and I feel that's what I did. I feel like it was best for me."[3]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	40‡	Commit date
Nico Collins WR	Birmingham, Alabama	Clay-Chalkville High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	4.50	Feb 1, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 120  247Sports: 138  ESPN: 150
‡ Refers to 40 yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Michigan Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 4, 2020. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 4, 2020. "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 4, 2020.

On October 12, 2017, Collins made his first collegiate reception on a 12 yard pass against Rutgers. As a freshman, he appeared in 2 games and had three receptions for 27 yards.

Collins had a breakout season in his sophomore year in 2018. He had a 51-yard catch against Maryland, a 47-yard catch against Penn State and four catches for a career high 91-yard and two touchdowns against Ohio State.[4] He ended the season as the most improved offensive player of the team with 38 receptions for 632 yards and 6 touchdowns.

On November 23, 2019, Collins had a career 146 receiving yards and 3 touchdowns against Indiana. Despite playing along Donovan Peoples-Jones, Tarik Black and Ronnie Bell, Collins was second on the team in receiving yards in 2019, with 729 yards from 37 receptions and had 7 touchdowns.