Maliek Collins Sr. (born April 8, 1995) is an American professional football defensive tackle for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League. He played college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers and has previously played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys, Las Vegas Raiders, Houston Texans, and San Francisco 49ers.

Collins was born on April 8, 1995, in Kansas City, Kansas, to Janice Davis and C.W. Collins, a mechanic. He has two older sisters. His father C.W. died of a heart attack when Collins was 6 years old.

Collins attended Center High School in Kansas City, Missouri, where he was an outstanding athlete in both American football and wrestling. As a junior, he had a 48–5 record in wrestling and advanced to the state quarterfinals. As a senior, he compiled a perfect 48–0 record in wrestling and won the state championship. As a senior defensive tackle he posted 102 tackles (43 for loss), 15 sacks and 5 forced fumbles.

He accepted a scholarship from the University of Nebraska to play college football.

As a freshman, he played in 12 games as a backup defensive lineman. The next year, he was named a starter at defensive tackle, leading the team in tackles for loss with 14, while finishing second on the team with 4.5 sacks and 13 quarterback pressures. He also had 45 tackles (17 solo).

In his junior season, he started 12 games at nose tackle, where he faced more double teams, registering 29 tackles (7 for loss), 2.5 sacks and 6 quarterback pressures.

After his junior season, Collins decided to forgo his senior year and enter the 2016 NFL draft. He finished his college career with 8 sacks, 19 quarterback pressures and 23 tackles for loss.

Coming out of college, Collins was projected by some analysts to be a second or third round selection.