Mark Collins (American football)

{{Short description|American football player (born 1964)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Mark Collins

| position = Cornerback

| number = 25, 26

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|1|16}}

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 10

| weight_lbs = 196

| draftyear = 1986

| draftround = 2

| draftpick = 44

| high_school = Pacific
(San Bernardino, California)

| college = Cal State Fullerton

| teams =

• New York Giants ({{NFL Year|1986|1993}})
• Kansas City Chiefs ({{NFL Year|1994|1996}})
• Green Bay Packers ({{NFL Year|1997}})
• Seattle Seahawks ({{NFL Year|1998}})

| statlabel1 = Interceptions

| statvalue1 = 27

| statlabel2 = Sacks

| statvalue2 = 8

| statlabel3 = Touchdowns

| statvalue3 = 2

| highlights =

• 2× Super Bowl champion (XXI, XXV)
• First-team All-Pro (1989)
• First-team All-American (1985)

| birth_place = St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.

| pfr = CollMa20

}}

Mark Anthony Collins (born January 16, 1964) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback for 13 years in the National Football League (NFL).

Collins was born in St. Louis, Missouri and played scholastically at Pacific High School in San Bernardino, California.{{cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/CollMa20.htm |title=Mark Collins Stats |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |access-date=May 10, 2024}}{{Cite web |last=Robin |first=Brian |date=2024-10-07 |title=Cal State Fullerton alum Mark Collins reflects on his storied career with the New York Giants |url=https://www.ocregister.com/2024/10/07/cal-state-fullerton-alum-mark-collins-reflects-on-his-storied-career-with-the-new-york-giants/ |access-date=2025-03-25 |website=Orange County Register |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2015-09-25 |title=Former NFL player Mark Collins presents Pacific High with gold football |url=https://www.sbsun.com/2015/09/25/former-nfl-player-mark-collins-presents-pacific-high-with-gold-football/ |access-date=2025-03-25 |website=San Bernardino Sun |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2016-02-06 |title=INLAND SUPER BOWL: Mark Collins goes from rookie to champion |url=https://www.pressenterprise.com/2016/02/06/inland-super-bowl-mark-collins-goes-from-rookie-to-champion/ |access-date=2025-03-25 |website=Press Enterprise |language=en-US}} He played collegiately at Cal State Fullerton,{{cite web |url=https://www.nfl.com/players/mark-collins/ |title=Mark Collins Stats |website=National Football League |access-date=May 10, 2024}} where he earned first-team All-American honors as a senior.{{cite news |title=Running backs, tackles take center stage |newspaper=The Journal News (White Plains, NY) |date=December 3, 1985 |page=C3 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5310507/the_gns_allamerica_team/}}

Collins was selected by the New York Giants in the second round of the 1986 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1986 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1986/draft.htm |access-date=2023-10-02 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He spent eight years with the Giants, earning two Super Bowl rings. He also had stints with the Kansas City Chiefs, Green Bay Packers, and Seattle Seahawks.