13 Stephen Collier

Stephen Collier Ohio State
Nationality
usaUnited States
Position
QB
Height
6'3"
Weight
215
Hometown
Leesburg, GA
High School
Lee County
Past Teams
Ohio State
Seasons
2014, 2015, 2016

Post-OSU Update: Stephen Collier retired from football in January of 2017, due in part to an ACL injury he suffered in 2016. He remained at Ohio State and earned a Master’s Degree in Kinesiology and Sports Management. He is currently in Law School at Ohio State. (updated: Dec. 2023)

Major: Communications (2016), Criminology (2015)

Weight: 225 (2015-16), 215 (2014)

2016 Media Guide: Stephen Collier will miss the 2016 season after injuring his knee in the spring game followed by surgery … he had been battling red-shirt freshman Joe Burrow for the No. 2 quarterback
responsibility behind J.T. Barrett this spring … Collier took three snaps against Hawai’i in 2015 but otherwise was the third quarterback during the season behind Barrett and Cardale Jones … he earned OSU Scholar-Athlete status last year and is majoring in communications … this summer he was an intern in the Ohio State athletic department’s social media area as part of the Bucks Go Pro initiative.

2015 Media Guide: Stephen red-shirted the 2014 season as a true freshman … he took a considerable amount of snaps during spring drills this year as one of only two healthy, scholarship quarterbacks.

2014 Media Guide: Stephen Collier enrolled in classes at Ohio State in January 2014.

High School: In May 2014 he was one of 41 honors graduates of Lee County High School, graduating with distinction for having a grade point average above 3.90 and with at least six honors courses on his resume … as a football player, Collier was rated the No. 12 dual threat quarterback in the nation by 247Sports as a senior … he passed for more than 4,000 yards, rushed for 1,500 yards and had 78 touchdowns (passing and rushing) at Lee County High School for coach Dean Fabrizio … he accounted for a Lee County school-record 44 touchdowns in 2013 to lead his team to a 10-2 record, the Region 1-AAAAA title and a berth in the Georgia state playoffs … a multi-dimensional signal caller, Collier had some of the best passing numbers in the state as a senior with 2,291 passing yards and 24 touchdowns … he also rushed for 1,021 yards and another 20 touchdowns … he was named Southwest Georgia player of the year … also named Albany (Ga.) Herald player of the year and “people’s choice” player of the year … big games as a senior included 342-yards passing and four touchdowns over Hamilton Harris County and a 165-yard rushing/366-yard total offense game vs. Effingham … was invited to the prestigious ESPN RISE Elite 11 finals in Eugene, Oregon after his junior season … passed for 1,887 yards and 23 touchdowns, and rushed for an additional 485 yards and 11 scores as a junior.

Personal: is the son of Natalie and Stephen Collier Sr

Offense

SeasonTeamGGSCompPass AttCmp %Pass YdsPass TDPass Int
2015Ohio State10000000
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