Samari Collier

Honors 2025 Earl Campbell Honorable Mention Player of the Week - Week 8 2025 Earl Campbell Honorable Mention Player of the Week - Week 10 2025 Earl Campbell Honorable Mention Player of the Week - Week 11 2025 (Redshirt Senior): Played in eight games… Rushed for 429 yards and seven touchdowns… Passed for 489 yards and seven touchdowns… Season highs: • 123 rushing yards vs. Georgia State (11/08) • Three passing touchdowns vs. Georgia State (11/08) • Two rushing touchdowns vs. App State (10/18) and vs. Marshall (10/30) 2024 — HUTCHINSON CC Helped lead Hutchinson to its second NJCAA Division I National Championship. KJCCC Co-Offensive Player of the Year and First-Team All-KJCCC honoree. Combined for 1,977 total yards and accounted for 29 touchdowns for the Blue Dragons. Completed 97 of 186 passes (52.2 percent) for 1,372 yards with 19 touchdowns and six interceptions. Averaged 6.3 yards per rush, going for 625 yards on 99 carries with 10 touchdowns. 2023 — HUTCHINSON CC Threw for 1,400 passing yds, and 14 touchdowns in the 2023 season. Rushed for 474 yards and 6 scores. The Blue Dragons signal caller was named the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Co-Offensive Player of the Year. Hutchinson finished 10-1, KJCCC champions, and reached the NJCAA semifinals. 2021 — ILLINOIS Redshirted the season HIGH SCHOOL Three-star recruit by 247Sports, ESPN, and Rivals Position ranks (dual-threat QB): #31 (247), #33 (ESPN) State ranks: #139 (247), #242 (ESPN) 2019 All-District first team Completed 104-of-178 passes, 1,661 passing yards, 23 passing touchdowns and 349 rushing yards as a senior Completed 164-of-291 passes, 2,641 passing yards, 33 passing touchdowns and 482 rushing yards as a junior Committed to Illinois on December 7, 2019, becoming the first commit to the Illinois class Offers included New Mexico State and Toledo PERSONAL Born September 9, 2002 Son of Amos and KiShun Collier Two brothers, Christian and Amias, and one sister, Ayanna Cousin, Brandon Harris, played football at Iowa State