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Landon Collins possibly slipping to #25?


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Phil Savage former GM, Director of college scouting, national scout, etc

Phil Savage @ SeniorBowlPhil 2h

Best safety "position" workouts: 1. Damarious Randall/ASU

2. Landon Collins/Ala 3. Clayton Geathers/UCF 4. Durell

Eskridge/Syr

Phil Savage @ SeniorBowlPhil 2h

Best JUNIOR CB position workouts: 1. Trae Waynes/MSU 2.

Jalen Collins/LSU 3. Marcus Peters/UW 4. Alex Carter/Stan

5. Ronald Darby/FSU

Phil Savage @ SeniorBowlPhil 2h

Best SENIOR CB position workouts: 1. Senquez Golson/Miss

2. Doran Grant/OSU 3. Eric Rowe/Utah 4. Kevin Johnson/WF

5. Josh Shaw/SC

Phil Savage @ SeniorBowlPhil 2h

Two other CB's worth noting, too: D'Joun Smith/FAU and

Quinten Rollins/Mia-OH. IMO, both will go 2nd/3rd rounds

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thepointofpittsburgh.com Connor Isted @ cdisted 9h

Really like the Whitner comparison for Landon Collins . He's

best when playing downfield in the box. Coverage needs

work, but man he can hit.

Eagles @EaglesFanTalk Jan 16

Landon Collins ’ weaknesses from Walterfootball.com : - Can

get burned in man coverage - Lacks versatility to play deep

free safety

WBG @WBG84 Feb 16

Landon Collins is a solid prospect, but is a carbon copy of Mark Barron, not elite in terms of coverageability and range.

College Scout with GM Jr Scouting Josh Liskiewitz @JoshLiskiewitz

Watching some Landon Collins now - the difference between

his instincts in coverage and Clinton-Dix's is night and day

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Struggles in coverage and in space. I feel like we need the opposite of that. I want a safety that can play center-field and excel in coverage. He's an upgrade over what we have back there, but maybe won't produce the way we hope as quickly as some other picks at 25 may. As flawed as it may be, with the tacklers we have in our front seven (particularly Luke and Davis) I feel like I undervalue a box/physical safety. Still hoping we actually invest in one of the better corners or safeties in free agency as opposed to drafting one early on. 

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thepointofpittsburgh.com Connor Isted @ cdisted 9h

Really like the Whitner comparison for Landon Collins . He's

best when playing downfield in the box. Coverage needs

work, but man he can hit.

Eagles @EaglesFanTalk Jan 16

Landon Collins ’ weaknesses from Walterfootball.com : - Can

get burned in man coverage - Lacks versatility to play deep

We need a safety who can cover.

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