CLEMSON — The Clemson offense took a hit Thursday morning.
The Clemson Insider confirmed wide receiver Beaux Collins will enter the transfer portal next week. Collins finished the regular season third on the team with 38 receptions for 510 yards and three touchdowns.
Collins tallied 81 receptions for 1,290 yards and 11 touchdowns in his Clemson career.
Though TCI did not speak directly with Collins, we learned earlier this week he was contemplating a return to the West Coast to be closer to his family. Collins is in position to graduate in the spring or summer.
Collins did not play against South Carolina due to a foot injury (plantar fascia tear). This year, he caught five passes for 50 yards at Duke. He was named the offensive player of the game after leading Clemson in receiving vs. Charleston Southern, setting a career high with seven receptions and matching his career high with 137 receiving yards including a 69-yard touchdown that was Clemson’s longest pass play since 2020.
Collins, who played and started in 11 games in 2023, caught a 10-yard pass vs. Florida Atlantic, and gained 29 yards on four receptions vs. No. 4 Florida State, surpassing 1,000 career receiving yards in the process. He caught a 47-yard touchdown among his two catches for 63 yards at Syracuse.
A Los Angeles native, Collins broke out late in his true freshman season with 31 catches for 407 yards and three touchdowns. He joined DeAndre Hopkins (2010), Sammy Watkins (2011), Artavis Scott (2014), Hunter Renfrow (2015), Deon Cain (2015) and Justyn Ross (2018) as the only Clemson freshmen — true or redshirt — in the Dabo Swinney era to post at least 30 receptions and at least 400 receiving yards in their debut season.
Collins entered 2023 with 53 receptions for 780 yards and eight touchdowns in 937 offensive snaps over 21 games (16 starts).
The news of Collins’ departure makes him the third Clemson player on the 2023 roster to enter the transfer portal. Backup quarterback Hunter Helms and offensive lineman Mitchell Mayes announced their plans to enter the portal earlier in the week.
Collins later released on social media he is leaving Clemson.
— Beaux Collins ⁵ (@beaux_collins) November 30, 2023
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