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I have tonight confirmed that BYU wide receiver Austin Collie will announce his intention to forgo his senior season and enter the NFL Draft.
A press conference has been scheduled for 10:00am tomorrow morning at Legends Grille, during which Collie and BYU head coach Bronco Mendenhall will speak. AD Tom Holmoe is also expected to be present.
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Collie concludes his BYU career as the Cougars' alltime leader in:
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Single-season receiving touchdowns: 15 (2008)
Career receiving touchdowns: 30
Single-season receiving yards: 1,538 (2008)
Career receiving yards: 3,255
Single-season receptions: 106 (2008)
Career receptions: 215
Single-season 100-yard receiving games: 11 (2008)
Career 100-yard receiving games: 17
Single-season all-purpose yards: 2,112 (2008)
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Collie also owns the MWC record for single-season and career receiving touchdowns, along with single-season and career 100-yard receiving games. Collie finishes second to Curtis Brown in BYU career all-purpose yards, and his 180 career points are the most scored by a BYU receiver.
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By any measure, Austin Collie is the best wide receiver ever to don a BYU uniform. Not surprisingly, he is also the BYU wideout with the best shot at succeeding on the next level. Regardless of where he goes in the draft, he'll play on Sundays, and while next year's team will suffer in his absence, the program will benefit from his impact.
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