Jason Collins Jr.

Position:
Running Back
Height:
5-9
Weight:
190
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Washington, D.C.
Prev School:
Morgan State
High School:
Theodore Roosevelt HS

A transfer running back who joined the Bulls in January of 2026 after three seasons at Morgan State...ran for 1,009 yards and 13 touchdowns in 18 career games for the Bears...also caught 31 passes for 205 yards....posted a pair of 100-yard rushing games.

2026 (USF): Rushed nine times for 40 yards in his first career start at running back at Army (9/12)...

2025 (MORGAN STATE): Saw action in 7 games...logged 108 carries for 430 yards and six touchdowns...caught 14 passes for 62 yards...carried the all 24 ties for 83 yards and two touchdowns in the season-opener at South Alabama...ran 28 times for 134 yards and two touchdowns and caught three passes for 32 yards vs. Towson...ran for 67 yards and a touchdown vs. Central State....ran for 67 yards and a touchdown at Howard...named Preseason MEAC Offensive Player of the Year ... Preseason All-MEAC Second Team ... Phil Steele's Preseason All-MEAC Second Team ...

2024 (MORGAN STATE): Saw action in 11 games...named Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Rookie of the Year ... ECAC D1 FCS Offensive Rookie of the Year ... led the Bears with 634 rushing yards ... his 5.6 yards on the ground ranked eighth among all FCS freshmen in the country ... made his collegiate debut in the season-opener against Hampton, running seven times for 55 yards while scoring on a 41-yard run for his first collegiate touchdown ... broke out against Delaware State with a 24-carries for a career-high 152-yard effort, including a TD on the road against the Hornets ... added 17 receptions for 143 yards (8.4 avg).

HIGH SCHOOL: A two-sport prep athlete at Theodore Roosevelt High … played running back and cornerback … Washington Post First Team All-Met … Pigskin Club First Team All-Met … Athlete of the Year … All-State … First Team All-League … named the team’s Senior of the Year … also earned Senior of the Year honors as a member of the track & field team.

PERSONAL: The son of Shareka Estep and Jason Collins … born August 1, 2005 … nickname “JayBoog” … marketing major … his career ambition is to play in the NFL ... lists Tyreek Hill as his biggest sports influence “because he knows how to use the speed he has and has great vision” … the athletic accomplishment he is most proud of “is being named Washington Post First team All-Met” .