Early Years
Collins was born in Walpole, Massachusetts. Collins attended Walpole High School, located just a few miles from Foxboro, Massachusetts, the home of the New England Patriots. As a senior, he led his football team to a state championship, a feat that helped earn him SuperPrep All-America honors. He was named New England Player of the Year by the Boston Globe.
As a junior, he held a 10-0 record for the baseball team as a right-handed pitcher. Also that year, he guided his basketball squad to the state semifinals, garnering 18 points and 10 rebounds a game along the way.
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