Collins spent season in backup tackle spot on depth chart, and replaced injured Andre Smith at RT in Games 13-14 ... Has contended for significant playing time in each of his first three Bengals seasons ... Has 14 starts among his 39 games played.
2011 HIGHLIGHTS: Played in seven games (Games 1, 7 and 12-16), with starts Dec. 11 vs. Houston and Dec. 18 at St. Louis in place of injured RT Andre Smith ... Active-DNP in six games and inactive in three games ... Also inactive for Wild Card playoff ... Contributed to pass protection that ranked tied for fourth in NFL in fewest sacks allowed (25) … On Sept. 11 at Cleveland, saw action mostly on special teams and occasionally as an extra blocker in short-yardage situations … On Dec. 4 at Pittsburgh, played as replacement after Smith left game in second quarter with ankle injury, and also saw brief action on defense as an extra lineman in short-yardage situations … Played in all four preseason games.
PREVIOUS SEASONS: 2010 - Missed last three preseason games due to foot injury suffered Aug. 15 vs. Denver … Active-DNP for Games 1-2, played in Game 3, inactive for Games 4-8 and played in Games 9-16 ... In midseason, began sharing RT duties with Dennis Roland … Secured No. 1 spot for Games 15-16 … Played key role in Bengals allowing no sacks in season’s final three games … Supported 371-net yard performance with no sacks allowed in win Dec. 26 vs. San Diego.
2009 - Aided 141-yard rushing game by Cedric Benson on Sept. 20 at Green Bay … Helped lead fourth-quarter drives of 85 and 71 yards during comeback win Sept. 27 vs. Pittsburgh … Helped support a 5.1-yard team rushing average in win Oct. 4 at Cleveland … In win Oct. 11 at Baltimore, helped limit Ravens defense to one sack while helping Benson (27-for-120) become first player in 40 games to rush for 100 yards against Baltimore … In win Nov. 8 vs. Baltimore, aided performance up front that allowed only one sack, and helped Benson rush for 117 yards … Aided a run-blocking effort that netted 210 yards rushing Nov. 29 vs. Cleveland, and helped Bengals control time of possession for 38:11 … On Dec. 6 vs. Detroit, supported third straight game of more than 38 minutes of possession time (38:48).
2008 - His six starts at LT included a competitive effort against Pro Bowl DE Dwight Freeney on Dec. 7 at Indianapolis ... In win Dec. 14 vs. Washington, helped line lead the way for 310 net yards offense, second-highest of year behind 347 in OT at N.Y. Giants ... On Dec. 21 at Cleveland, line paved the way for 191 rushing yards in victory ... Helped clear path for season-best 204 rushing yards Dec. 28 vs. Kansas City ... Made NFL debut Sept. 14 vs. Tennessee, playing on special teams and as extra blocker in short-yardage offense ... Saw some action with base offense Nov. 2 vs. Jacksonville, spotting Levi Jones at LT, and also played in short-yardage formation.
COLLEGE: Played 32 games over three seasons (2005-07) at Kansas … Earned multiple first-team All-America honors in ’07, starting at LT as Kansas posted 12-1 record with victory over Virginia Tech in FedEx Orange Bowl … Redshirted as a freshman in 2004, and left KU following his junior season to enter NFL Draft … As a junior, credited with 108 knockdowns and 15 touchdown-producing blocks for an offense that averaged 479.8 yards per game; he was penalized only twice all season.
PERSONAL: Hometown is Beaumont, Texas … Attended Central High School, where he played football only as a senior and earned Class 4A all-state honors as a DE … African-American studies major at Kansas.
