A scouts perspective

A scouts perspective

Friday, May 1, 2015

Jalen Collins, CB - 42nd overall pick

Height
Weight
Arm
Hand
10 Yd
40 Yd
Bench
Vertical
Broad
3-Cone
Shuttle
60 Yd Shuttle
6-1
203
32 1/8
9 3/8
1.50
4.48
DNP
36
124
6.77
4.27
11.32

Game Film Evaluated:
Alabama (2014)
Texas A&M (2014)
Notre Dame (2014)

Pros: Excellent leaping ability to go up and challenge for the ball. He can get out of breaks quickly in man coverage. Ideal frame, great workout numbers. Most comfortable in downfield man coverage. Has the speed to keep up with receivers downfield, can jump with most receivers.

Cons: Over aggressive, will take a lot of chances. A grabber downfield, needs to keep his hands off the receiver. Fails to locate the ball in the air. Gives no resistance to Amari Cooper on inside, he wanted nothing to do with jamming Cooper. Doesn’t show a lot of effort in tackling. He gets run over with ease. He does not play fluid, he struggles to get low. Doesn’t have the quickness to change directions. He consistently lets receivers cross his face to the inside, offers no resistance. Tackles way too high and makes himself easily avoidable.


Summary: Jalen Collins is a top athlete for corner, he has the ideal frame and measurables and workout numbers. The player at this time is not the same guy who provided those numbers at the combine. He is a comfortable man corner who will take away most routes mid to long range. However he wants nothing to do with going inside and over the middle. He is not much of a tackler, he is willing but is a poor tackler. Collins will be drafted on potential in round 1 in hopes of capturing a corner with that size and in hopes of capturing that man coverage ability in this passing league. He has a lot of red flags, not used to jamming receivers, concedes the inside, poor tackler and struggles to locate the ball. He will fit best into a scheme that relies on man coverage and will have a violent safety who will punish receivers coming across the middle. The athlete Jalen Collins is a top 15 pick, the player on film is a 2nd round pick.

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