Young, athletic quarterback who benefited from being in the same position room as Heisman Trophy winner Jayden Daniels and Garrett Nussmeier last year as a true freshman … Possesses a strong arm and a player who can make plays with both is feet and his arm … Appeared in 1 game as a true freshman … Baton Rouge native who was coached in high school by former LSU starting quarterback Marcus Randall … Signed with the Tigers after being ranked as one of the Top 10 players in the state of Louisiana for the Class of 2023.

TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON (2023)
Appeared in 1 game, seeing action in LSU’s win over Grambling … Rushed for 19 yards and completed both of his passes for 3 yards in win over Grambling … Redshirted as a true freshman.

HIGH SCHOOL
Rated as one of the Top 10 players in the state of Louisiana for the Class of 2023 … Followed up an outstanding junior season by connecting on 127-of-209 passes for 1,512 yards and 17 TDs … Rushed for another 598 yards and 6 scores … Passed for 1,930 yards and 16 TDs as a junior on his way to earning All-Metro and LSWA Class 5A All-State honors … In a 5-game season in 2020, totaled 1,449 yards and 16 TDs … Three-sport athlete at Woodlawn – football, basketball and baseball … Finalist at the Elite 11 QB camp, which annually attracts the nation’s top prep quarterbacks … Coached at Woodlawn by former LSU starting quarterback Marcus Randall.

RICKIE COLLINS’ CAREER HIGHS
Passing
Pass attempts: 2 vs. Grambling, 2023
Pass completions: 2 vs. Grambling, 2023
Pass yards: 3 vs. Grambling, 2023
Pass TDs: 0
Long pass: 2 vs. Grambling, 2023
Rushing
Rush attempts: 3 vs. Grambling, 2023
Rush yards: 19 vs. Grambling, 2023
TDs: 0
Long rush: 13 vs. Grambling, 2023

Rickie Collins