Rivals Ranks B1G DTs - Collins #1, VV #4

Mavric

Mavric

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Not surprising but nice to see from an outside source.

Collins:
The skinny: The junior has the perfect blend of size and quickness that makes for an elite player on the inside. A second-team All-Big Ten pick last year, Collins was a monster in spring ball, eating alive any blocker unlucky enough to face him one on one. The scary thing is that he's only getting better - he had at least five tackles in four of the Huskers' final six games and posted 4.5 sacks in that same span. He's already being projected as a first-round pick in next year's NFL Draft should he choose to leave early.

Valentine:
The skinny: Collins is getting all the publicity on the Huskers' defensive line, and he deserves the praise. But teams that overlook Valentine will pay for it. Valentine's size alone makes him a nightmare for interior lineman, and it's tough to double-team him with Collins and Greg McMullen on either side of him. Despite missing one game and portions of several others with injuries, Valentine matched Collins with 45 tackles last year.
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Although "The skinny" is an interesting choice to describe DTs.
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We have good depth at DT right now. These two as starters are going to force a lot of plays to go sideline to sideline. I hope our LBs can handle mop up duty.

 
Yet looking at the Sam Mckeon thread and what Phil Steele says, we will be lucky to even place anyone on the first team all conference next year.
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Seriously though I think you see Collins stats go up a lot just because he is going to be allowed to use his athletic body to make plays and not have to play as structured within a scheme.

 
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