2013 Football Roster
Jamil Collins
- Position:
- DB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-11 / 170
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Olive Branch, Miss.
- Prev School:
- Olive Branch HS
Career
Has seen game action in 20 contests … Had 11 tackles (9-2) and two PBU … Has three multi-tackle games.
Awards (Academic/Athletic)
Earned Tiger 3.0 Club distinction for the 2014 spring semester.
2016 (Junior)
Played in nine contests … Had four total tackles, including three solo stops, and two PBU … Did not see game action vs. Navy, Tulsa and Western Kentucky … Logged season highs for total tackles (2) and solo hits (2) in a road win at SMU … Had one solo stop in the home upset victory over No. 18/21 Houston … Assisted tackle came in the road setback at Ole Miss … Also posted first collegiate PBU vs. the Rebels … Had second PBU of season vs. SMU.
2015 (Sophomore)
Saw action in 11 of 13 games ... Did not play in wins over Bowling Green and Ole Miss ... Posted seven total tackles ... Six of his seven stops were unassisted ... Recorded at least one tackle in three games ... Posted season bests for total hits (4) and solo stops (3) in a home setback to Navy ... Recorded his first collegiate tackle in fourth-quarter action in the season-opening victory over Missouri State ... Had two solo hits vs. the Bears ... Also posted one unassisted stop in the home win over Cincinnati.
2014 (Redshirt Freshman)
Saw action primarily on special teams ... Member of the 2014 American Athletic Conference championship squad that also won the Miami Beach Bowl crown with a thrilling 55-48 double-overtime victory over BYU.
2013 (Freshman)
Redshirted.
High School
Named to the 2012 Mississippi Association of Coaches (MAC) All-State Class 6A second team as a senior … Named to the Mississippi High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) Class 6A All-Region I Team … Selected to The Commercial Appeal’s Best of the Preps Mississippi/Arkansas Team … Selected to The Clarion Ledger All-State second team … Two-way player for head coach Scott Samsel at Olive Branch High School … As a senior, registered 61 total tackles (26 solo/35 assists) … Also had 13 pass break-ups, one forced fumble and one interception ... Returned his lone interception of season 36 yards in a 43-33 win over Memphis University School (MUS) … Offensively, had 14 receptions for 414 yards and scored four TDs ... Also had seven rushes for 66 yards … On special teams, had four punt returns for 103 yards, including a 69-yard TD return against Madison Central … The 2012 Conquistadors posted an 11-2 record and advanced to the MHSAA Class 6A state playoffs second round … Began senior season with eight tackles in a win over Madison Central … Had six tackles against Southaven … Against MUS, had four tackles and four PBU in addition to an interception … Registered five tackles in four-straight games during the second half of the season ... Included in that four-game stretch was a two-TFL, two-pass break-up performance in a 16-7 win over Columbus … Had TD receptions of 70-plus yards in three-consecutive games: vs. Horn Lake (98 yards off a fake punt), vs. Grenada (71 yards) and vs. Tupelo (72 yards) … Had a season-high 102 receiving yards on two catches against Tupelo … Closed out high school career with eight tackles against Madison Central … Named a permanent team co-captain following senior season … Member of Olive Branch’s 2011 state championship team his junior season … The 2011 Conquistadors went undefeated (15-0) and defeated Petal 35-34 in the MHSAA Class 6A state title game … Team also captured a MHSAA Class 6A Region I championship (7-0) … Credited with 46 total tackles as a junior (14 solo/32 assists) … Also had five PBU and two forced fumbles … Had a 56-yard interception return in season-opening 55-0 shutout of Trezevant (Tenn.) … After a six-tackle game against Southaven, had a season-high seven tackles and one forced fumble against South Panola … Had a TFL against Horn Lake … Posted a five-tackle game against Columbus … Registered six tackles against Northwest Rankin in the state playoffs ... Posted four tackles and a two pass break-ups in a 40-35 MHSAA Class 6A state semifinal win over Madison Central.
Personal
Son of Valencia Collins ... Birthday is June 18 … Older brother, Jalen, played corner at LSU from 2011-14 and was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the 2015 NFL Draft (second round; No. 42 overall pick) and has played 24 career games with the Falcons, including eight games in 2016 … Marketing management major.
