He played college football for the BYU Cougars and was selected by the Indianapolis Colts in the fourth round of the 2009 NFL draft.

Collie also played in the NFL for the New England Patriots and in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for the BC Lions.

[3] Collie starred as a wide receiver at Oak Ridge High School in El Dorado Hills, California, and garnered many awards.

Collie started his second year strong, making numerous touchdown catches and establishing himself as Peyton Manning's "go-to guy" after Dallas Clark suffered a season-ending injury.

[15] However, on November 7, 2010, Collie was involved in a collision against the Philadelphia Eagles, in which he was hit on both sides of his head by Quintin Mikell and Kurt Coleman.

[18] Despite the fact that no fines were assessed, the highly visible injuries to Collie added to the debate about violent hits in football.

Collie played in all 16 games, making 5 starts, during the 2011 regular season, but managed to only catch one touchdown pass among his 54 receptions.

[28] Collie was re-signed by the Patriots on December 5, to add depth as rookie wideouts Aaron Dobson and Kenbrell Thompkins dealt with nagging injuries.

[33][34] After retiring from professional football Collie joined Cognitive FX, a concussion treatment center in Provo, Utah.