Jed Collins

Jedidiah Gabriel "Jed" Collins (born March 3, 1986) is an American football fullback for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football at Washington State.

Collins has also been a member of the Chicago Bears, Kansas City Chiefs, Arizona Cardinals, Cleveland Browns and Tennessee Titans.

Professional career
Collins was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent following the 2008 NFL Draft. He was waived during final cuts, but was re-signed to the team's practice squad on September 3, 2008. He was released from the practice squad on October 21. Collins was signed to the Chicago Bears' practice squad on October 28, 2008, but was released on November 24. He was signed by the Cleveland Browns on November 26, 2008, and was a member of the active roster for two games before he was waived and re-signed to the team's practice squad on December 11. He was not re-signed by the Browns following the 2008 season.

Collins was signed to a two-year contract by the Kansas City Chiefs on January 8, 2009, but was waived during final cuts on September 4. He was signed to the Arizona Cardinals' practice squad on November 4, but was released on November 24. He was re-signed to the Browns' practice squad on December 2, and was re-signed after the conclusion of the 2009 season on January 7, 2010. He was waived by the Browns prior to the start of training camp on June 15.

Collins was signed by the Tennessee Titans on August 6, 2010, but was waived during final cuts on September 4. He was signed to the New Orleans Saints' practice squad on September 23. After Heath Evans retired, Collins became the Saints' starting fullback.

Collins was a two-sport letterman (football and basketball) at Mission Viejo High School in Mission Viejo, California. One of his teammates on both the football and basketball teams was Mark Sanchez, who later went on to star in football,first at USC and later with the New York Jets.