When head coach Dan Quinn first arrived in Atlanta, it was made clear that he would work with general manager Thomas Dimitroff to reload the once prominent NFC powerhouse back to the top of league. In the first NFL draft of the Quinn-Dimitroff era, the two brought in some of Falcons premier players like Vic Beasley, Tevin Coleman, and Grady Jarrett but many were a bit surprised by the duo’s decision to draft former LSU cornerback Jalen Collins in the second round.
Before the draft, many analysts had projected Collins has a top-50 player on their boards based off his size (6-1ft 201pounds), athleticism, and ability to compete downfield but he only gathered together 10 career starts and admitted to failing multiple drug-tests while at LSU.