L. J. Collier
| Seattle Seahawks | |
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| Position: | Defensive end |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | c. 1996 (age 27–28) Munday, Texas |
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight: | 283 lb (128 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Munday (TX) |
| College: | TCU |
| NFL draft: | 2019 / round: 1 / pick: 29 |
| Career history | |
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| Roster status: | Unsigned draft pick |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Player stats at PFR | |
Lawrence Collier Jr. (born c. 1996) is an American football defensive end for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL).
Early years
Collier grew up in his father's hometown of Munday, Texas attended Munday High School, where he helped lead the Moguls to a state championship as a junior in 2012.[1] He recorded six tackles, a sack, a forced fumble and a touchdown on an interception return to earn Defensive MVP honors for the game.[2]
On February 5, 2014, he signed a letter of intent to attend Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas on a football scholarship.[3]
College career
Collier redshirted during his first season at TCU, and appeared in just one game as a redshirt freshman in 2015, but became a starter for the Horned Frogs as a redshirt freshman in 2015. He played in all 13 games for the Horned Frogs as sophomore, recording 4.5 sacks and blocking a field goal against Georgia in the 2016 Liberty Bowl.[4] He recorded 4.5 sacks again as a junior, including one in a crucial late-game situation in the Frogs' comeback win over Stanford in the 2017 Alamo Bowl.[5]
As a senior in 2018, Collier finally got the opportunity to become a starter for the Horned Frogs. He responded by tallying 6.0 sacks, 11.5 tackles for loss and 4 pass break-ups to earn 1st Team All-Big 12 honors[6] and closed out his collegiate career with a sack in TCU's Cheez-It Bowl victory over California.[7]
Following his senior season, Collier graduated from TCU and was invited to participate in the 2019 Senior Bowl,[8] in which he recorded a sack and a forced fumble.[9]
Professional career
Collier was drafted 29th overall by the Seattle Seahawks in the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft.[10] The Seahawks originally acquired the selection in a trade with the Kansas City Chiefs that sent Frank Clark to Kansas City.
References
- ^ "Munday High School Wins Football State Championship". Texoma's Home Page. December 20, 2012.
- ^ "Munday's Collier dominates defensively". ETSN.com. December 20, 2012.
- ^ "L.J. Collier". 247Sports.com. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
- ^ "TCU Falls to Georgia in Liberty Bowl". GoFrogs.com. December 30, 2016.
- ^ "TCU Comes Back to Win Valero Alamo Bowl". GoFrogs.com. December 29, 2017.
- ^ "2018 All-Big 12 Football Honors Announced". November 28, 2018.
- ^ "Frogs Overtime Winners in Cheez-It Bowl". GoFrogs.com. December 27, 2018.
- ^ "Banogu and Collier Headed to Reese's Senior Bowl". GoFrogs.com. January 9, 2019.
- ^ "6 Prospects Who Won the Senior Bowl". The Big Lead. January 27, 2019.
- ^ Straka, Dean (April 25, 2019). "Ex-TCU DE L.J. Collier selected by Seattle Seahawks with 29th overall pick in NFL draft". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved April 26, 2019.