He led Jefferson County High School to the 1987 TSSAA AAA State Championship.
Coming out of Jefferson County, Collins was a USA Today High School All-American.
He received a scholarship to the University of Georgia, where his older brother Brent was already enrolled.
Injury problems kept Todd off the field during the 1988 season, and he transferred to the University of Tennessee for one semester.
Both Collins brothers subsequently ended up at Carson-Newman College, with whom they won the 1989 NAIA National Championship.