Za'ron Collins

2025: Played in 12 games Had seven receptions for 73 receiving yards and one touchown Made two receptions for 13 yards vs. App State (Nov. 15) Scored 18-yard touchdown vs. Old Dominion (Oct. 18) Season-long 20-yard catch at Coastal Carolina (Nov. 29) Enrolled at JMU in January 2025 and participated in Spring Practice Transferred to JMU with three seasons of eligibility remaining after spending two years at Division II Tusculum (2023-24) 2024 at Tusculum: Played in three games with two starts at wide receiver, redshirting to retain a year of eligibility Had 10 receptions for 228 receiving yards, averaging 22.8 yards per catch Caught three passes for a career-high 131 yards at Lenoir-Rhyne (Sept. 29), averaging a single-game best 43.7 yards per reception Career-long 57-yard catch in the L-R game Made a career-best four catches for 64 yards with a long of 40 at West Alabama (Sept. 7) Also had a career-best 50-yard rush in West Alabama game Tallied three catches for 33 yards vs. Newberry (Sept. 21) Had three catches of at least 40 yards and four over 30 yards 2023 at Tusculum: Played in eight games, making four starts at wide receiver Had 11 receptions for 161 receiving yards and two touchdowns Averaged 14.6 yards per catch Caught three passes for a season-high 70 yards and two touchdowns at Erskine (Oct. 28), including a 30-yard catch Caught game-winning two-point conversion in overtime vs. Mars Hill (Nov. 4) – the play was named Tusculum’s Play of the Year for the athletic department Also made two receptions in three other games Had three receptions of at least 25 yards High School: Lettered at Monsignor Pace High School in Miami, Fla. Had 30 receptions for 414 yards and six touchdowns as a senior Ranked in the top 250 nationally at his position in the 2023 recruiting class Athletic Director’s Honor Roll student Personal: Nickname is “Smoke” His brother, Kemani Brown, was a wide receiver at Tusculum His cousin, Noland Carrol, played for the Miami Dolphins