LSU cornerback Jalen Collins didn't put up major numbers as a college player.
In fact, Collins only started 10 games during his Tigers career, collecting 90 tackles, three interceptions and 19 total passes defensed.
Despite the limited collegiate production, Collins is viewed by many NFL pundits as a potential first-round pick in the looming 2015 NFL Draft due to absolutely bonkers measurables - at 6-foot-1, 208-pounds he ran a 4.48 40-yard dash at the combine.
The Philadelphia Eagles, attempting to replace 3/4 of their starting secondary from last season are bringing the talented young corner to the Novacare Complex for a pre-draft visit, according to a report from Geoff Mosher of CSN Philly.
"The team on Tuesday is hosting Louisiana State cornerback Jalen Collins, a potential first-round pick, at the NovaCare Complex, according to an NFL source. Every team can host 30 prospects from outside its region during the pre-draft process."
Collins is projected to a press-man scheme at the NFL level - something Eagles defensive coordinator Billy Davis employs quite often.
NFL Network Draft Analyst Mike Mayock said in February that he believed Collins would prove a perfect fit for Philadelphia and could wind up being their first-round selection, No. 20 overall, in the 2015 NFL Draft.
"Jalen Collins, the underclassman from LSU, is really intriguing. He's 6 foot 2. Fits what Philly does to a T. I think Billy Davis would love him. I think Jalen Collins really fits what they do," Mayock said on a pre-combine conference call, per a separate report from Mosher.
"He's a press corner, not afraid to play man, jumps up in your face, will tackle, understands how to play the game, has some physicality about him. I think he's going to be a first-round pick."
The Eagles already signed cornerbacks Byron Maxwell and Walter Thurmond in free agency with the assumption that Maxwell will man one of the two open spots on the outside of the defense and Thurmond would battle it out with Brandon Boykin and Nolan Carroll for the other open spot, as well as the nickelback position.
Collins is viewed as a player that needs a year of two or seasoning to hone his technique and footwork, so it seems unlikely that he'd be able to challenge for a starting spot right away were he to wind up in Philly.
