Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2012-2013Western Michigan
Justin Collins
WR • 6'2" • Fairfield, CA, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
Justin Collins reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
62
Solid production for a receiver
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Reliability
58
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
68
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2012 Regular Season · Western Michigan
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- Western Michigan
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Buffalo
Player Story
Justin Collins built his college career from 2012 through 2013 as a wide receiver from Fairfield, CA wearing No. 15, spending time with Western Michigan. The clearest part of Justin Collins' career was his receiving...
Read the storyJustin Collins, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2012 Regular Season · Western Michigan. Justin Collins reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 401
- Receptions
- 27
- Touchdowns
- 5
Quick Answers
Justin Collins quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Western Michigan · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 401
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 2 entries · 8 games
- Best season
- 2012 Regular Season · Western Michigan
- Top game
- Buffalo
- Latest roster
- No. 15 · Class 2013
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 8 | 27 | 401 | 5 | 70 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
Related Context
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Justin Collins played WR for Western Michigan. Across 2 tracked seasons, Justin Collins recorded 401 receiving yards and 5 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2012 with Western Michigan.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2012 Regular Season
Western Michigan paired 401 primary output with 84.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2012 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 84.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2013 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Buffalo
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2012 Regular Season · Western Michigan
Games
8
Receiving Yards / G
50.1
Efficiency
84.6
Usage
13.5
Consistency
50.4
Best Game by takeover score
Buffalo
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Illinois: 50. Minnesota: 9. Toledo: 28. Massachusetts: 13. Northern Illinois: 28. Central Michigan: 50. Buffalo: 122. Eastern Michigan: 101
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Illinois: 3 by 100. Minnesota: 1 by 60. Toledo: 3 by 62.2. Massachusetts: 1 by 86.7. Northern Illinois: 2 by 93.3. Central Michigan: 2 by 100. Buffalo: 6 by 100. Eastern Michigan: 9 by 74.8
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins31.5 · Games = 2 · -24.8 vs Losses
Losses56.3 · Games = 6 · +24.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
8 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Buffalo
Best efficiency game
100 vs Buffalo
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/17 | vs Eastern Michigan100 receiving yards · High volume | L 23-29 | — | 9 | 101 | 11.2 | 11.20 | 1 | 34 |
| Sat 11/10 | @ Buffalo100 receiving yards | L 24-29 | — | 6 | 122 | 20.3 | 20.30 | 0 | 28 |
| Sat 11/3 | @ Central Michigan2+ TD | W 42-31 | — | 2 | 50 | 25 | 25 | 2 | 28 |
| Sat 10/27 | vs Northern Illinois | L 34-48 | — | 2 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 17 |
| Sat 10/6 | vs Massachusetts | W 52-14 | — | 1 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 13 |
| Sat 9/29 | vs Toledo | L 17-37 | — | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 9.30 | 0 | 19 |
| Sat 9/15 | @ Minnesota | L 23-28 | — | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 9/1 | @ Illinois | L 7-24 | — | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 16.70 | 0 | 25 |
Player Story
Justin Collins story
Justin Collins built his college career from 2012 through 2013 as a wide receiver from Fairfield, CA wearing No. 15, spending time with Western Michigan. The clearest part of Justin Collins' career was his receiving role: 27 catches, 401 receiving yards, and 5 touchdowns across 8 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2012 with Western Michigan. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 31 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 8 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Western Michigan.
The arc is straightforward: Justin 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
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Western Michigan
2012-2013
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20122013
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 401 | 84.6 | 13.5 | — |
| 2013 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 0 | — | — | -401 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Buffalo
Week 11 · L 24-29 · Conference game
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
122
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
122 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs Eastern Michigan
Week 12 · L 23-29 · Conference game
101
Receiving Yards
85.9 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
101 receiving yards with a 74.8 efficiency score.
#3
@ Illinois
Week 1 · L 7-24
50
Receiving Yards
58.9 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
50 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
@ Central Michigan
Week 10 · W 42-31 · Conference game
50
Receiving Yards
56.7 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
50 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
vs Northern Illinois
Week 9 · L 34-48 · Conference game
28
Receiving Yards
45.8 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
28 receiving yards with a 93.3 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2012 Regular Season · Western Michigan
401 primary output · 84.6 efficiency · 13.5 usage
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#2
2013 Regular Season · Western Michigan
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
2
100+ receiving yards
1
8+ catch outings
1
2+ TD games
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