TCU defensive end L.J. Collier (#91) pressures Kansas
State quarterback Alex Delton (#5) during a 14-13 TCU
victory in Fort Worth on November 3, 2018.
-- Photo by Tom C. "Midnite" Burke
TCU defensive end L. J. Collier was drafted 29th in the 2019 NFL Draft first round by Seattle on Thursday, April 25.
Collier is the 13th first-round draft pick in Horned Frogs history and the fifth under head coach Gary Patterson.
Collier was the sixth defensive end taken in the first round. Ohio State’s Nick Bosa was the first pass rusher taken, going No. 2 to the San Francisco 49ers. Clemson’s Clelin Ferrell went fourth to the Oakland Raiders, Michigan’s Rashan Gary went 12th to the Green Bay Packers, Florida State’s Brian Burns went 16th to the Carolina Panthers and Mississippi State’s Montez Sweat went 26th to the Washington Redskins.
Fellow defensive end Ben Banogu was selected in the second round, the 49th pick overall, by the Indianapolis Colts, and fellow defensive end/linebacker Ty Summers was selected in the seventh round by the Green Bay Packers.
Collier placed second on TCU with his career-high 6.0 sacks and 11.5 tackles for loss. He also tied for third on the team with four pass breakups, the most by a defensive lineman. Collier totaled 82 tackles in his TCU career, including 20.5 for a loss with 14.5 sacks.
Collier had a standout 2018 season with six sacks and 11.5 tackles for loss, his first season as a starter. Collier closed his TCU career with two tackles for loss, including a sack, as part of four stops in the 10-7 overtime win versus Cal in the Cheez-It Bowl. He had a career-best eight tackles in the 14-13 victory over Kansas State.
Collier joins former TCU teammate and center Joey Hunt with the Seahawks. Hunt is entering his fourth season with Seattle. He was a sixth-round pick by the Seahawks in 2016.
With Collier, Banogu and Summers being drafted this year, TCU head football coach Gary Patterson has had 48 players drafted with a total of 116 in NFL camps in 19 seasons. ESPN.com has previously ranked TCU No. 1 in the nation for developing NFL talent.
TCU's First-Round NFL Draft Picks:
1936 – Jimmy Lawrence, WB, Chicago Cardinals
1937 – Sam Baugh, QB, Washington Redskins
1939 – Ki Aldrich, C, Chicago Cardinals
1939 – Davey O'Brien, QB, Philadelphia Eagles
1958 – Jim Shofner, DB, Cleveland Browns
1960 – Jack Spikes, FB, Denver Broncos
1961 – Bob Lilly, DT, Dallas Cowboys
1970 – Norm Bulaich, RB, Baltimore Colts
2001 – LaDainian Tomlinson, RB, San Diego Chargers
2010 – Jerry Hughes, DE, Indianapolis Colts
2014 – Jason Verrett, CB, San Diego Chargers
2016 – Josh Doctson, WR, Washington Redskins
2019 – L.J. Collier, DE, Seattle Seahawks
Collier is the 13th first-round draft pick in Horned Frogs history and the fifth under head coach Gary Patterson.
Collier was the sixth defensive end taken in the first round. Ohio State’s Nick Bosa was the first pass rusher taken, going No. 2 to the San Francisco 49ers. Clemson’s Clelin Ferrell went fourth to the Oakland Raiders, Michigan’s Rashan Gary went 12th to the Green Bay Packers, Florida State’s Brian Burns went 16th to the Carolina Panthers and Mississippi State’s Montez Sweat went 26th to the Washington Redskins.
Fellow defensive end Ben Banogu was selected in the second round, the 49th pick overall, by the Indianapolis Colts, and fellow defensive end/linebacker Ty Summers was selected in the seventh round by the Green Bay Packers.
Collier placed second on TCU with his career-high 6.0 sacks and 11.5 tackles for loss. He also tied for third on the team with four pass breakups, the most by a defensive lineman. Collier totaled 82 tackles in his TCU career, including 20.5 for a loss with 14.5 sacks.
Collier had a standout 2018 season with six sacks and 11.5 tackles for loss, his first season as a starter. Collier closed his TCU career with two tackles for loss, including a sack, as part of four stops in the 10-7 overtime win versus Cal in the Cheez-It Bowl. He had a career-best eight tackles in the 14-13 victory over Kansas State.
Collier joins former TCU teammate and center Joey Hunt with the Seahawks. Hunt is entering his fourth season with Seattle. He was a sixth-round pick by the Seahawks in 2016.
With Collier, Banogu and Summers being drafted this year, TCU head football coach Gary Patterson has had 48 players drafted with a total of 116 in NFL camps in 19 seasons. ESPN.com has previously ranked TCU No. 1 in the nation for developing NFL talent.
TCU's First-Round NFL Draft Picks:
1936 – Jimmy Lawrence, WB, Chicago Cardinals
1937 – Sam Baugh, QB, Washington Redskins
1939 – Ki Aldrich, C, Chicago Cardinals
1939 – Davey O'Brien, QB, Philadelphia Eagles
1958 – Jim Shofner, DB, Cleveland Browns
1960 – Jack Spikes, FB, Denver Broncos
1961 – Bob Lilly, DT, Dallas Cowboys
1970 – Norm Bulaich, RB, Baltimore Colts
2001 – LaDainian Tomlinson, RB, San Diego Chargers
2010 – Jerry Hughes, DE, Indianapolis Colts
2014 – Jason Verrett, CB, San Diego Chargers
2016 – Josh Doctson, WR, Washington Redskins
2019 – L.J. Collier, DE, Seattle Seahawks
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