BYU football: Austin Collie drafted in 4th round of NFL draft

Published: Sunday, April 26 2009 12:28 p.m. MDT

BYU wide receiver Austin Collie was drafted with the 127th pick of the NFL draft Sunday by the Indianapolis Colts. Collie entered the draft as a junior and was the 19th receiver selected. He was the fourth Colt selection in the draft and through five rounds, the only receiver.

Collie entered the draft before his senior season but is 24 years old, having served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He caught 106 passes for 1,548 yards last season for BYU.

Collie joins two University of Utah players, Paul Kruger and Sean Smith, on the list of players drafted from Utah schools.

Sunday's picks

65. New York Jets (from Detroit), Shonn Greene, rb, Iowa.

66. St. Louis, Bradley Fletcher, db, Iowa.

67. Kansas City, Alex Magee, de, Purdue.

68. Chicago (from Seattle), Jarron Gilbert, dt, San Jose State.

69. Dallas (from Cleveland), Jason Williams, lb, Western Illinois.

70. Cincinnati, Michael Johnson, de, Georgia Tech.

71. Oakland, Matt Shaughnessy, de, Wisconsin.

72. Jacksonville, Terrance Knighton, dt, Temple.

73. Jacksonville (from Green Bay through New England), Derek Cox, db, William & Mary.

74. San Francisco, Glen Coffee, rb, Alabama.

75. Dallas (from Buffalo), Robert Brewster, ot, Ball State.

76. Detroit (from New Orleans through N.Y. Jets), DeAndre Levy, lb, Wisconsin.

77. Houston, Antoine Caldwell, c, Alabama.

78. San Diego, Louis Vasquez, g, Texas Tech.

79. Pittsburgh (from Denver), Kraig Urbik, g, Wisconsin.

80. Washington, Kevin Barnes, db, Maryland.

81. Tampa Bay, Roy Miller, dt, Texas.

82. Detroit (from Dallas), Derrick Williams, wr, Penn State.

83. New England (from N.Y. Jets through Green Bay), Brandon Tate, wr, North Carolina.

84. Pittsburgh (from Chicago through Denver), Mike Wallace, wr, Mississippi.

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