Central Michigan University Athletics
2023 Football Roster

Jersey Number 82
Mitchel Collier
- Position:
- Tight End
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 240
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Columbus, Ind.
- High School:
- Columbus North H.S.
- Major:
- Marketing/Professional Sales
- Instagram:
- mitchel.88
CAREER
Has seen action in 16 career games with 11 starts at tight end … scored three career touchdowns … caught 10 passes for 88 yards and three touchdowns (8.8 yards per catch) with a long of 20 yards … made two career tackles.
2023
As a redshirt sophomore, played in all 12 games with 11 starts at tight end … started eight consecutive games from Sept 30-current … ranked No. 7 on the squad in receptions (10) for 88 yards with three touchdowns on year … his three touchdown receptions ranked as the third-most on the squad … caught one pass in season finale vs. Toledo (11/24) … caught touchdown passes in back-to-back games vs. NIU and at WMU … caught a career-high two touchdowns on two receptions for 13 yards at Western Michigan (11/7) … caught his first career touchdown pass on a 20-yard reception vs. Northern Illinois (10/31) … finished with two catches for 13 yards at Ball State (10/21) … caught one pass for five yards vs. Akron (10/14) … caught first career catch and finished with a career-high three receptions for 30 yards with a long of 13 in first career start in season opener at Michigan State (9/1).
2022
Played in five games as a redshirt freshman tight end … saw action in season finale at Eastern Michigan (11/25), vs. Western Michigan (11/16), vs. Bucknell (9/17), vs. South Alabama (9/10), and at Oklahoma State (9/1).
2021
Redshirted first year at Central Michigan … did not appear in any games.
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2021 graduate of Columbus North High School, where he played four years of varsity football for Head Coach Tim Bless … named to the Top 50 All-State Team by the Indiana Football Coaches Association in 2019 … also named 2019 IFCA Mr. Football Position Award Winner … 2019 The Republic Player of the Year … first team all-conference and all-area selection in 2018 and 2019 … four-year starter … two-year captain … rated a two-star recruit by 247sports and Rivals … also played basketball … maintained a 3.5 grade point average.
PERSONAL
Born Mitchel Adam Collier on February 27, 2001 … son of John and Misty Collier … committed to Central Michigan on July 2, 2020 … selected Central Michigan over an offer from Bowling Green.
Has seen action in 16 career games with 11 starts at tight end … scored three career touchdowns … caught 10 passes for 88 yards and three touchdowns (8.8 yards per catch) with a long of 20 yards … made two career tackles.
2023
As a redshirt sophomore, played in all 12 games with 11 starts at tight end … started eight consecutive games from Sept 30-current … ranked No. 7 on the squad in receptions (10) for 88 yards with three touchdowns on year … his three touchdown receptions ranked as the third-most on the squad … caught one pass in season finale vs. Toledo (11/24) … caught touchdown passes in back-to-back games vs. NIU and at WMU … caught a career-high two touchdowns on two receptions for 13 yards at Western Michigan (11/7) … caught his first career touchdown pass on a 20-yard reception vs. Northern Illinois (10/31) … finished with two catches for 13 yards at Ball State (10/21) … caught one pass for five yards vs. Akron (10/14) … caught first career catch and finished with a career-high three receptions for 30 yards with a long of 13 in first career start in season opener at Michigan State (9/1).
2022
Played in five games as a redshirt freshman tight end … saw action in season finale at Eastern Michigan (11/25), vs. Western Michigan (11/16), vs. Bucknell (9/17), vs. South Alabama (9/10), and at Oklahoma State (9/1).
2021
Redshirted first year at Central Michigan … did not appear in any games.
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2021 graduate of Columbus North High School, where he played four years of varsity football for Head Coach Tim Bless … named to the Top 50 All-State Team by the Indiana Football Coaches Association in 2019 … also named 2019 IFCA Mr. Football Position Award Winner … 2019 The Republic Player of the Year … first team all-conference and all-area selection in 2018 and 2019 … four-year starter … two-year captain … rated a two-star recruit by 247sports and Rivals … also played basketball … maintained a 3.5 grade point average.
PERSONAL
Born Mitchel Adam Collier on February 27, 2001 … son of John and Misty Collier … committed to Central Michigan on July 2, 2020 … selected Central Michigan over an offer from Bowling Green.
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