Maliek Collins

Maliek Collins
No. 96Dallas Cowboys
Position: Defensive tackle
Personal information
Date of birth: (1995-04-08) April 8, 1995
Place of birth: Kansas City, Kansas
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight: 311 lb (141 kg)
Career information
High school: Kansas City (MO) Center
College: Nebraska
NFL Draft: 2016 / Round: 3 / Pick: 67
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 13, 2016
Total tackles: 18
Sacks: 3.0
Pass deflections: 0
Forced fumbles: 0
Player stats at NFL.com

Maliek Collins Sr. (born April 8, 1995) is an American football defensive tackle for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Nebraska.

Early years

Collins was born on April 8, 1995 in Kansas City, Kansas to Janice Davis and C.W. Collins, a mechanic. He has two older sisters. His father C.W. died of a heart attack when Collins was 6 years old.[1]

Collins attended Center High School in Kansas City, Missouri, where he was a standout athlete in both football and wrestling. He committed to the University of Nebraska to play college football.[2]

College career

He accepted a scholarship from the University of Nebraska. He was a two-year starter and had eight career sacks.[3][4] After his junior season, Collins decided to forgo his senior year and enter the 2016 NFL Draft.[5][6]

College Stats

NCAA Collegiate Career statistics
Nebraska Cornhuskers
Season Tackling Interceptions Fumbles
Year Class GP Tkls Solo Asst Loss Sack Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD
2013 FR 6 12 6 6 1.5 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
2014 SO 13 45 17 28 13.0 4.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2015 JR 13 29 14 15 7.0 2.5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
NCAA Total 32 86 37 49 21.5 8.0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0

Professional career

Collins was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the third round (67th overall) of the 2016 NFL draft.[7] He recorded his first tackle against the Washington Redskins in week 2. Over the course of the season, his play was praised by his coaches which prompted the team to move Tyrone Crawford to left defensive End, and making him the starting 3-tech defensive tackle.[8] His best game thus far was against the Cleveland Browns, where he sacked Cody Kessler 2 times in 3 plays, and had 3 tackles with that.[9]

References

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