Player Career

Cayson Collins Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Cayson Collins story

Cayson Collins built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a linebacker from Charlotte, NC wearing No. 23, spending time with North Carolina. The clearest part of Cayson Collins' career was his defensive production: 143 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 24 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with North Carolina. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Cayson Collins' production has multiple signals. With 24 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across North Carolina.

The arc is straightforward: Cayson Collins moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    North Carolina

    2014-2017

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20142015201620162017
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 Regular SeasonNorth Carolina0
2015 Regular SeasonNorth Carolina00
2016 PostseasonNorth Carolina422.34.24
2016 Regular SeasonNorth Carolina422.34.20
2017 Regular SeasonNorth Carolina8.5388.34.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Georgia Tech

Week 5 · L 7-33 · Conference game

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Havoc Plays

90 takeover

2 disruption/tackle impact with 90 takeover score.

#2

vs Notre Dame

Week 6 · L 10-33

2

Havoc Plays

88.6 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 88.6 takeover score.

#3

vs James Madison

Week 3 · W 56-28

2

Havoc Plays

87.2 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 87.2 takeover score.

#4

vs Virginia

Week 7 · L 14-20 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

66.7 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 66.7 takeover score.

#5

vs Duke

Week 4 · L 17-27 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

54.2 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 54.2 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2017 Regular Season · North Carolina

8.5 primary output · 38 efficiency · 8.3 usage

65.2

#2

2016 Postseason · North Carolina

28.7

4 primary · 22.3 efficiency · 4.2 usage

#3

2016 Regular Season · North Carolina

28.7

4 primary · 22.3 efficiency · 4.2 usage

Milestones

4

Impact games

3

Splash games

5

10+ tackle games