Tony Collins
Anthony Collins
Born: May 27, 1959
Sanford, FL USA
Position: RB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 208
College: East Carolina
High School: Penn Yan Academy (Penn Yan, NY)
Career: 1981-1993
Drafted: 1981 in Round 2, #47 overall by the New England Patriots
Tony Collins played from 1981 to 1993 during his career with the Cincinnati Rockers, Miami Dolphins, Miami Hooters, New England Patriots and Orlando Predators. Collins ran for 4,702 yards in his career on 1,218 attempts, scoring 33 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 339 passes for 3,193 yards and 28 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NFL New England Patriots | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 1993 | Arena Miami Hooters | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 104.2 |
| NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Arena League | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | ||
| Totals | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NFL New England Patriots | 204 | 873 | 4.3 | 29 | 7 |
| 1982 | NFL New England Patriots | 164 | 632 | 3.9 | 54 | 1 |
| 1983 | NFL New England Patriots | 219 | 1049 | 4.8 | 50 | 10 |
| 1984 | NFL New England Patriots | 138 | 550 | 4.0 | 21 | 5 |
| 1985 | NFL New England Patriots | 163 | 657 | 4.0 | 28 | 3 |
| 1986 | NFL New England Patriots | 156 | 412 | 2.6 | 17 | 3 |
| 1987 | NFL New England Patriots | 147 | 474 | 3.2 | 19 | 3 |
| 1991 | Arena Orlando Predators | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | |
| 1992 | Arena Cincinnati Rockers | 16 | 44 | 2.8 | 1 | |
| 1993 | Arena Miami Hooters | 8 | 3 | 0.4 | 0 | |
| NFL | 1191 | 4647 | 3.9 | 54 | 32 | |
| Arena League | 27 | 55 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 1218 | 4702 | 3.9 | 54 | 33 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NFL New England Patriots | 26 | 232 | 8.9 | 22 | 0 |
| 1982 | NFL New England Patriots | 19 | 187 | 9.8 | 33 | 2 |
| 1983 | NFL New England Patriots | 27 | 257 | 9.5 | 20 | 0 |
| 1984 | NFL New England Patriots | 16 | 100 | 6.2 | 19 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL New England Patriots | 52 | 549 | 10.6 | 49 | 2 |
| 1986 | NFL New England Patriots | 77 | 684 | 8.9 | 49 | 5 |
| 1987 | NFL New England Patriots | 44 | 347 | 7.9 | 29 | 3 |
| 1991 | Arena Orlando Predators | 18 | 208 | 11.6 | 4 | |
| 1992 | Arena Cincinnati Rockers | 43 | 456 | 10.6 | 8 | |
| 1993 | Arena Miami Hooters | 17 | 173 | 10.2 | 4 | |
| NFL | 261 | 2356 | 9.0 | 49 | 12 | |
| Arena League | 78 | 837 | 10.7 | 0 | 16 | |
| Totals | 339 | 3193 | 9.4 | 49 | 28 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NFL New England Patriots | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 15 | 0 |
| NFL | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Totals | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 15 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NFL New England Patriots | 39 | 773 | 19.8 | 30 | 0 |
| 1984 | NFL New England Patriots | 25 | 544 | 21.8 | 46 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL New England Patriots | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| 1990 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 30 | 0 |
| 1991 | Arena Orlando Predators | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| NFL | 67 | 1365 | 20.4 | 46 | 0 | |
| Arena League | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 68 | 1368 | 20.1 | 46 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Arena Orlando Predators | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | |
| 1992 | Arena Cincinnati Rockers | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 1 | |
| 1993 | Arena Miami Hooters | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 1 | |
| Arena League | 6 | 52 | 8.7 | 0 | 2 | |
| Totals | 6 | 52 | 8.7 | 0 | 2 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Solo | Ast | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NFL New England Patriots | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1982 | NFL New England Patriots | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1983 | NFL New England Patriots | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1984 | NFL New England Patriots | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1985 | NFL New England Patriots | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1986 | NFL New England Patriots | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1987 | NFL New England Patriots | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1991 | Arena Orlando Predators | 12 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1992 | Arena Cincinnati Rockers | 32.5 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1993 | Arena Miami Hooters | 16.5 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Arena League | 78 | 52 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 61 | 52 | 18 | 1 | 42 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1981 | NFL New England Patriots | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||
| 1982 | NFL New England Patriots | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| 1983 | NFL New England Patriots | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | ||||||||
| 1984 | NFL New England Patriots | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||
| 1985 | NFL New England Patriots | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| 1986 | NFL New England Patriots | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||||||||
| 1987 | NFL New England Patriots | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||
| 1991 | Arena Orlando Predators | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||
| 1992 | Arena Cincinnati Rockers | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | |||||||
| 1993 | Arena Miami Hooters | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||
| NFL | 32 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 264 | |
| Arena League | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114 | |
| Totals | 33 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 378 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NFL | New England Patriots | 16 | 11 |
| 1982 | NFL | New England Patriots | 9 | 9 |
| 1983 | NFL | New England Patriots | 16 | 16 |
| 1984 | NFL | New England Patriots | 16 | 5 |
| 1985 | NFL | New England Patriots | 16 | 16 |
| 1986 | NFL | New England Patriots | 16 | 15 |
| 1987 | NFL | New England Patriots | 13 | 11 |
| 1990 | NFL | Miami Dolphins | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | Arena | Orlando Predators | 6 | |
| 1992 | Arena | Cincinnati Rockers | 10 | |
| 1993 | Arena | Miami Hooters | 9 |
Honors
1983 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
