Atlanta Falcons

Inactives: Jalen Collins set to make first NFL start

October 23, 2016 Atlanta: Falcons cornerback Jalen Collins, who will make his debut today, wears a training mask while preparing to play the Chargers in an NFL football game on Sunday, Oct. 23, 2016, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton /ccompton@ajc.com
October 23, 2016 Atlanta: Falcons cornerback Jalen Collins, who will make his debut today, wears a training mask while preparing to play the Chargers in an NFL football game on Sunday, Oct. 23, 2016, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton /ccompton@ajc.com
By D. Orlando Ledbetter
Nov 13, 2016

Cornerback Jalen Collins, a second-round in 2015, is set to make his first NFL start against the Eagles on Sunday.

Collins will start for the injured Desmond Trufant, who has a shoulder/pectoral injury.

Here are the inactives for the Falcons and the Eagles:

Atlanta Falcons

20 – Sharrod Neasman

21 – Desmond Trufant

26 – Tevin Coleman

33 – Stevan Ridley

71 – Wes Schweitzer

83 – Jacob Tamme

98 – Cliff Matthews

Philadelphia Eagles

29 – Terrence Brooks

51 – Steven Means

54 – Kamu Grugier-Hill

68 – Josh Andrews

69 – Dillon Gordon

76 – Allen Barbre

77 – Taylor Hart

Falcons Lineup Changes:

80 Levine Toilolo/81 Austin Hooper will start at TE in place of 83 Jacob Tamme

32 Jalen Collins will start at CB in place of 21 Desmond Trufant

Eagles Lineup Changes

73 Isaac Seumalo will start at LG in place of 76 Allen Barbre

About the Author

Honored by the Pro Football Hall of Fame in recognition of his "long and distinguished reporting in the field of pro football," D. Orlando Ledbetter, Esq. has covered the NFL 28 seasons. A graduate of Howard University, he's a winner of Georgia Sportswriter of the Year and three Associated Press Sports Editor awards.

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