A scouts perspective

A scouts perspective

Thursday, May 7, 2015

La'el Collins, OG - Undrafted Free Agent Signs with Cowboys

Height
Weight
Arm
Hand
10 Yd
40 Yd
Bench
Vertical
Broad
3-Cone
Shuttle
60 Yd Shuttle
6-4
305
33 ¼
10 3/8
1.81
5.12
21
27
108
7.7
4.63
DNP

Game Film Evaluated:
Arkansas (2013)
Wisconsin (2014)
Florida (2014)
Ole Miss (2014)

Pros: Really good quick feet, gets good depth. Moves well and upfield with ease. He can handle speed rush and anchors well. Plays with strong hands at times. He has good feel to turn his man and set the edge in run game. Showed ability to explode in short yardage situations to open up holes. In 2014…devastating ability to get to 2nd level. He can hit the moving target.

Cons: Gets off balance in pass protection. Needs more power, gets tossed around by defense often. Drops his head. Balance remains an issue and too much bending at the waist especially in run game. Ended up on ground too often. Falls off blocks when engaged, needs to be more consistent. Needs to keep his arms extension to resist counter moves. Not good cut blocker, he consistently missed and just ends up on the ground.


Summary: La’el Collins is a high upside offensive tackle prospect who shows good ability to handle defensive ends at the next level and has the feet to develop into a quality run blocker especially in a zone blocking scheme. He needs a bit of technique work to allow him to better handle counter moves and utilize his length and advanced footwork to his advantage. He is not suited for an angle blocking scheme nor in a mauling type role, that isn’t his game. He projects as a late first round prospect to be a tackle or guard that prefers their lineman smaller and more athletic. He will be a weapon on sweeps, tosses and stretch plays.

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