Collie a pleasant surprise for Colts

Big plays continue to be routine work for Austin Collie who is now employed as a slot receiver for the Indianapolis Colts.And it doesn't surprise those who know him back in Provo.

Supreme confidence, decisiveness, deceptive quickness, sticky hands

and work ethic second to none — they all seem to fall in line for

Collie in the NFL, if his last two games are any indication.

"I can't be any more proud of Austin, to be in that offense, the

best in the NFL right now," said BYU quarterback Max Hall. "He's not

just a rookie who comes in once in a while, he's a guy who is playing,

a guy Peyton Manning is looking for."

Collie, a fourth-round pick by the Colts, was the 17th receiver

taken in last April's NFL draft. But even after being off last weekend,

he remains among the top rookie receivers in the league after three

touchdown catches the past two games.

Collie has caught 20 catches for 228 yards and three TDs heading

into the Colts' next game against the St. Louis Rams. That compares

favorably with first round picks Philadelphia's Jeremy Maclin (13 for

193, 2 TDs), Viking Percy Harvin (20 for 243, 2 TDs) and Hakeem Nicks

for the Giants (12 for 235, 3 TDs).

For Collie, the biggest difference between college and the NFL is knowledge.

"It's just the amount of information, the blitzes, the protections,

the plays, it's just crazy," Collie said in an interview with Colts.com reporter Jeffery Gorman.

It helps, said Collie, to have the best QB on the planet throwing to

him. Manning entered the season with a new head coach and rookie

receivers Collie and Pierre Garcon. In five weeks, he's made opposing