Jalen Collins Declares for 2015 NFL Draft: Latest Details, Comments, Reaction

LSU cornerback Jalen Collins has announced his decision to forego his senior season and enter the 2015 NFL draft.    

He posted the following on his Instagram account, confirming the news (h/t ESPN's Joe Schad):

A physical cornerback with good size (6'2", 198 pounds), Collins finished his junior year with one interception, nine passes broken up, 38 total tackles and three tackles for loss, per CFBStats.com.  

It was a bit of an up-and-down career for Collins with the Tigers. He started and impressed as a redshirt freshman, lost his starting job to Rashard Robinson as a sophomore and after Robinson was suspended, he re-took the job and showed much improvement. 

Bleacher Report's Matt Miller and WWL-870's Michael Detillier commented on his skill set and potential draft stock:

Even with the injury to Oregon's Ifo Ekpre-Olomu, there is a lot of depth to this year's cornerback class. Marcus Peters, Trae Waynes and P.J. Williams are all potential first-round picks. 

But if teams decide to wait a round or two before addressing their secondary, Collins serves as a potentially savvy selection.