Jeremy Collier

Position:
Punter
Height:
5-10
Weight:
175
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Overland Park, Kan.
High School:
St. Thomas Aquinas
Prev School:
Augustana College

AT AUGUSTANA COLLEGE: Played the 2015 season for the Vikings under head coach Steve Bell, a coach he played for at Monmouth College the year prior… Earned second team all-conference honors after averaging 38.0 yards on 54 punts with 13 landing inside the 20-yard line and eight going 50 or more yards… Best game of the year was against Illinois Wesleyan when he averaged 41.3 yards per punt, including a season long of 56 yards.

AT MONMOUTH COLLEGE: Played the 2014 season for the Fighting Scots under head coach Steve Bell… Picked up second team all-conference honors after averaging 38.8 yards on 35 punts with 16 inside the 20-yard line and four of 50 or more yards… Had three games averaging over 40 yards per punt, buoyed by a season-long 58-yarder against Carroll University and a 57-yarder against Knox… His game against Carroll included three punts that landed inside the 20-yard line.

PERSONAL: Jeremy Grayson Collier was born April 15, 1996, in Davie, Florida… Son of Joel and Shirley Collier… Has one sister, Evelyn… Father, Joel, was a linebacker at Northern Colorado and has been a long-time NFL executive, including the assistant general manager for the Kansas City Chiefs from 2009-13… Joel is currently the Scouting Director for the Atlanta Falcons… Grandfather, Joe, was an All-American tight end at Northwestern and went on to become the head coach for the Buffalo Bills (1966-68), while he was also a defensive coordinator for the Denver Broncos and New England Patriots.