Anthony Collins Declares

amosthewarrior · Joined: 30 Apr 2007 Posts: 1092 Location: Denver

http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2008/jan/07/collins_confirms_entry_2008_nfl_draft_pool/

The talent at OT keeps growing.

RashaanSalaami · Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 5:12 pm Post subject:

Shouldn't come as too much of a surprise. He and Talib said they'd make their decision together. Talib declares, Collins follows.
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BowlesDawgDX · Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 909 Location: Athens, GA

I haven't seen many Kansas games this year, so I don't know much about him. How does he fit into the mix of this years tackles?

amosthewarrior · Joined: 30 Apr 2007 Posts: 1092 Location: Denver

He is all All American as a Jr. He is 6-foot-5 and goes about 310 lbs. According to ths article, http://sports.aol.com/fanhouse/2008/01/07/2008-nfl-draft-bad-decision-anthony-collins-lt-kansas-turns-p/ says that he was given a 3rd round grade by the NFL draft advisory board. I think in most years he would go in the 2nd round, but with the depth this year who knows? Obviously he can play.

turtle28 · Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 11:19 am Post subject:

Wow really a third round grade...I thought he'd be a late 1st if not 2nd round pick. he seems to have all the tools, and he played great aginst Mizzu, I saw that game and the Orange Bowl, and he played awsome in both of those.

If he falls to the 3rd I would love for the skins to take him, to possibly replace Jansen, incase he doesn't recover from that horrible dislocation of his foot.

turtle28 · Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 11:26 am Post subject:

I can see what the guy said who wrote the article about maybe Collins should have stayed and been a definite 1st round pick in next years draft.

But there are no guarentees of that, what if he gets hurt, what if Kansas has a horrible season next year and he doesn't get to play on the Orange Bowl stage that he did this year...there are alot of ifs to returning. But IMO he's ready to go, and he has the talent and skills to go, the only thing that's hurting him is that this years draft is loaded with 1st round talent at OT, which sucks for him, but still he's making the right choice.

He'll get to start earning $ that he will never be able to get back...just ask Leinart about that one!

At worst he'll be a 3rd rounder, but I really don't think he'll drop that far.

dlawilliams · Joined: 05 Jan 2006 Posts: 262