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2021 Football Roster

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43 David Collins

  • Position K/P
  • Class Senior
  • Ht./Wt. 6-3 / 160
  • Hometown Pewaukee, Wis.
  • High School Pewaukee HS

Biography

2021: Played in all 10 games for the Firebirds ... Finished the season with a punting average of 41.7 yards, ranking him fourth in the country ... Posted a career-long punt of 70 yards at Carroll ... Finished with seven punts over 50 yards, and nine inside the 20 ... Averaged over 50 yards per punt in two games, at Millikin (52.7 on three punts) and at Carroll (53.7 on three punts) ... Went 2-6 on field goals, hitting a 46-yard kick at Carroll ... Hit 34 extra-point attempts, including a career-best 9-9 at Millikin on October 2, one off the school record ... On 47 kickoffs, totaled 2,916 yards with 24 touchbacks ... Converted a fourth-down conversion on a fake-punt-pass play for 32 yards against Illinois Wesleyan ... Added four solo tackles ... Named to the D3football.com All-Region 5 Second Team as a punter.

Spring 2021: Played in both contests for Carthage in their shortened season ... Kicked a total of 423 yards on 10 total punts for the year ... Had 2 Field Goal Attempts against North Park on April 2nd.

2019: Played in eight games as both a kicker and punter ... Finished the season four for 10 in field goal attempts, tying his career-best long against Millikin with a 46-yard kick ... Punted 36 times for 1,309 yards, with a 36.4 yard average, four punts inside the 20, and four punts of over 50 yards ... Went 20-22 on extra-point attempts ... Averaged 58.8 yards on his 34 kickoffs ... Was named the CCIW Special Teams Player of the Week twice, after his game against Carroll on September 23, and on October 21 after helping Carthage defeat Millikin with a game-winning field goal.

2018: Appeared in all ten games ... Kicked off 55 times for 3,070 yards, averaging 55.8 ... Went one for one on field goals ... Had a season high 46 yard field goal made against Illinois Wesleyan on 10/06/18 and two tackles against Millikin on 10/13/18.

High School: Three year letter winner at Pewaukee High School under head coach Justin Friske … Named to the Honorable Mention All-Conference team … Team made it to the Sectional Finals game … Also a member of the Golf and Baseball team … Honor Roll and High Merit Award.

Personal: Financing major … Son of Dan and Lori Collins.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 96

    2018Freshman

    Kicker/Punter
    6'3" 160 lbs
    96
  • 43

    2019Sophomore

    Kicker/Punter
    6'3" 160 lbs
    43
  • 43

    2020Junior

    Kicker/Punter
    6'3" 160 lbs
    43
  • 43

    2021Senior

    Kicker/Punter
    6'3" 160 lbs
    43