2025 Football Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 10
Rickie Collins
- Position:
- Quarterback
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Baton Rouge, La.
- High School:
- Woodlawn
- Prev School:
- LSU
Career Overview: Transferred to Syracuse in Dec. 2024 after spending two seasons at LSU. Saw action in four games for the Tigers as the team's backup quarterback, before playing in seven games for Syracuse ... In 11 career games across both schools, has completed 104-of-188 passes for 1,096 yards and six touchdowns ... Entered the transfer portal at the conclusion of the 2025 season.
Redshirt Sophomore Year (2025): Appeared in seven games with five starts at quarterback ... Completed 97-of-181 passes on the season with six touchdowns ... Also ran for a score on the season, rushing 54 times for 126 yards ... Made his Syracuse debut against Colgate (9/12), completing 4-of-6 passes for 65 yards and a touchdown. Also ran three times for 19 yards ... Came on in relief of an injured Steve Angeli at Clemson, completing 3-of-8 passes with one touchdown in a win over the Tigers (9/20) ... Made his first collegiate start against Duke, completing 24-of-37 passes for 229 yards ... Passed for 279 yards and a touchdown at SMU (10/4), also ran for a career-high 57 yards on 10 carries with a touchdown ... Completed 15-of-31 passes for 126 yards and a touchdown against Pittsburgh (10/18), rushing for 42 yards and as well ... Completed 17-of-29 passes for 224 yards and a touchdown and ran 14 times for 41 yards at Georgia Tech (10/25) ... Completed 12 passes for 85 yards at Miami (11/8).
Redshirt Freshman Year (2024 at LSU): Appeared in three games, seeing action against Nicholls, South Alabama and Arkansas ... Was 5-for-5 passing for 35 yards ... Carried the ball four times for 18 yards ... Completed his lone pass attempt for 12 yards and ran twice for four yards against Nicholls (9/7) ... Completed three passes on three attempts for 21 yards and ran twice for 14 yards against South Alabama (9/28) ... Connected on his only pass attempt against Arkansas (10/19).
Redshirt Year (2023 at LSU): Appeared in one game, completing two passes for three yards and ran three times for 19 yards ... Made his collegiate debut vs. Grambling (9/9), completing both pass attempts.
High School: Rated as one of the top-10 players in the state of Louisana, a top-250 prospect nationally and a four-star prospect by 247Sports ... 15th highest rated quarterback nationally by 247Sports ... Threw for 1,512 yards and 12 touchdowns as a senior and rushed for six more scores, totalling over 2,000 yards of total offense ... Elite 11 Finalist ... Three-sport athlete at Woodlawn High School, lettering in basketball and baseball, in addition to football ... Coached by Marcus Randall at Woodlawn High School.
Redshirt Sophomore Year (2025): Appeared in seven games with five starts at quarterback ... Completed 97-of-181 passes on the season with six touchdowns ... Also ran for a score on the season, rushing 54 times for 126 yards ... Made his Syracuse debut against Colgate (9/12), completing 4-of-6 passes for 65 yards and a touchdown. Also ran three times for 19 yards ... Came on in relief of an injured Steve Angeli at Clemson, completing 3-of-8 passes with one touchdown in a win over the Tigers (9/20) ... Made his first collegiate start against Duke, completing 24-of-37 passes for 229 yards ... Passed for 279 yards and a touchdown at SMU (10/4), also ran for a career-high 57 yards on 10 carries with a touchdown ... Completed 15-of-31 passes for 126 yards and a touchdown against Pittsburgh (10/18), rushing for 42 yards and as well ... Completed 17-of-29 passes for 224 yards and a touchdown and ran 14 times for 41 yards at Georgia Tech (10/25) ... Completed 12 passes for 85 yards at Miami (11/8).
Redshirt Freshman Year (2024 at LSU): Appeared in three games, seeing action against Nicholls, South Alabama and Arkansas ... Was 5-for-5 passing for 35 yards ... Carried the ball four times for 18 yards ... Completed his lone pass attempt for 12 yards and ran twice for four yards against Nicholls (9/7) ... Completed three passes on three attempts for 21 yards and ran twice for 14 yards against South Alabama (9/28) ... Connected on his only pass attempt against Arkansas (10/19).
Redshirt Year (2023 at LSU): Appeared in one game, completing two passes for three yards and ran three times for 19 yards ... Made his collegiate debut vs. Grambling (9/9), completing both pass attempts.
High School: Rated as one of the top-10 players in the state of Louisana, a top-250 prospect nationally and a four-star prospect by 247Sports ... 15th highest rated quarterback nationally by 247Sports ... Threw for 1,512 yards and 12 touchdowns as a senior and rushed for six more scores, totalling over 2,000 yards of total offense ... Elite 11 Finalist ... Three-sport athlete at Woodlawn High School, lettering in basketball and baseball, in addition to football ... Coached by Marcus Randall at Woodlawn High School.
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