Former TCU defensive end L.J. Collier was a first-round draft pick by the Seattle Seahawks.
The TCU Horned Frogs are less than 100 days from kicking off the 2025 football season with a nonconference road matchup against the North Carolina Tar Heels and new head coach Bill Belichick. As we count down the days until kickoff, we’ll highlight a former (or current) Horned Frog whose jersey number represents the number of days left until the opener.
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91 – L.J. Collier (Defensive End – 2015-18)
Collier was named to the All-Big 12 Second Team in 2017 before earning All-Big 12 First Team honors during his breakout 2018 season, when he totaled 11.5 tackles for loss and six sacks along with four pass breakups. Collier played four years of football for the Horned Frogs, finishing with 79 total tackles, 19.5 tackles for loss and 13.5 sacks over 41 games played. Collier was taken in the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft by the Seattle Seahawks.
Over six NFL seasons, Collier has played in 63 games and recorded 71 total tackles and 6.5 sacks. The former TCU standout spent four years in Seattle before signing with the Arizona Cardinals. Collier turned in arguably the best season of his career in 2024-25, generating 29 total tackles and 3.5 sacks over 17 games with the Cardinals. Collier is still on the active roster.