Landon Collins, SS - 33rd overall pick

Landon Collins, Alabama, #26

Height	Weight	Arm	Hand	10 Yd	40 Yd	Bench	Vertical	Broad	3-Cone	Shuttle	60 Yd Shuttle
6-0	228	31 ½	9 3/8	1.58	4.53	DNP	35	120	7.38	4.33	11.94

Game Film Evaluated:

Florida (2014)

Mississippi State (2014)

LSU (2014)

Auburn (2013)

Pros: Comfortable safety playing in the box and off in coverage. Lined up few times as center fielder in cover 1 responsibility. Has the capability to fill a hole with authority and stuff a run whenever he makes contact. Not a head hunter, solid form tackler. Potential playmaker, forced a fumble vs Tre Mason at Auburn. Capable of getting to the deep half and making plays on the ball in cover 2 coverage. Can time a blitz well and make plays behind the line. Made one handed pick vs Florida in centerfield coverage. Good hip flexibility to change directions with ease in space. Capable of making the open field tackle…Regular on ST units as a gunner.

Cons: Had trouble in man coverage vs slot receivers going upfield. but will get a bit flashy and go for the strip fumble instead. Can bite on playaction toward the LOS when matched up in the box on run downs. Displays excellent form tackle technique vs RBs but lowers the shoulder too much vs wrapping up against receivers. Inconsistent tackler.

Summary: Landon Collins is a better safety prospect than Mark Barron went to Tampa Bay in the first round a few years ago.  Collins can make plays in coverage as the centerfielder and in deep half responsibility as well as fill in hard against the run. While he may lack the skills to match up vs receivers in man coverage, he has more than enough ability to project into the top half of the first round.  He slightly regressed as a tackler in 2014 and needs to be more consistent wrapping up the back vs going for the strip or the big hit. Top 20 overall prospect.