Calvin Collins
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Beaumont, Texas, U.S.
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| Position: | Guard | ||||||||
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| Born: | January 5, 1974 Beaumont, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 307 lb (139 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | West Brook (Beaumont) | ||||||||
| College: | Texas A&M | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1997: 6th round, 180th pick | ||||||||
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Calvin Lewis Collins (born January 5, 1974) is an American former professional football player who was a guard for seven seasons in the National Football League (NFL) from 1997–2004. He played college football for the Texas A&M Aggies and was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the sixth round of the 1997 NFL draft.
Collins was born in Beaumont, Texas and played high school football at West Brook Senior High School in Beaumont where he was teammates with Frank Middleton and James Brown. He started on both offense and defense and earned Scholar Athlete of the Year honors his senior year. Collins also was a member of the National Honor Society and the West Brook Powerlifting team. Collins was the number one rated offensive lineman in the state in 1992 and ranked in the top ten also as a defensive lineman. After a whirlwind recruiting season, Collins chose Texas A&M over UCLA, Oklahoma, Michigan, Miami, Texas, and LSU.
