The Mothership takes a look at players under contract for next season and project what the future holds for them. In this piece, Maliek Collins takes the spotlight.
What’s Been Good: For the third straight season, Collins was a primary starter in the defensive tackle rotation. He started nine of 13 games and played just under half of the defense’s total season snaps. Working primarily alongside nose tackle Antwaun Woods, Collins ranked fourth on defense in pressures (20) and fifth in sacks (3). Overall the Cowboys fielded one of the league’s best run defenses and tied for the fourth-lowest yards allowed per carry (3.