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The Steelers are in the market to add at least one cornerback to their roster this year, given the impending departure of veteran Ike Taylor and thinness at the position when it comes to starting-caliber players. There are likely a number of cornerbacks the Steelers will be looking at in the 2015 draft class, and one that seems to have first-round potential for the team is LSU's Jalen Collins.

Collins ran a speedy 4.48 40-yard dash and also had a 6.77-second three-cone drill at the combine, solidifying that that the 6'1" cornerback has the "rare combination of height, weight and speed," that NFL.com's Lance Zierlein noted before the combine.

Collins had 90 career tackles, three tackles for loss, three interceptions and 19 passes defensed at LSU despite getting just 10 starts. That lack of starting experience puts Collins on the bubble between the first and second rounds, but given that the Steelers make their first pick at 22nd overall, he's within the right window for the team to pick him up.

Though Zierlein notes that Collins is "still learning technique and how to sink his feet with his eyes," his "instincts and athleticism to make plays on the ball both short and deep are what set him apart." Further, an NFC director of personnel Zierlein spoke with says that Collins "has the traits and ability to become a high-end starter and maybe the best cornerback from this draft."

There are unknowns about Collins, but from a physical standpoint he does project to be a first-rounder and a solid addition to a Steelers cornerback group that needs an injection of both youth and talent.