La'el Collins (born July 26, 1993; pronounced /lɑːʔˈɛl/[1]) is an American professional football offensive tackle.

He played college football at LSU, where he won the Jacobs Blocking Trophy, recognizing the Southeastern Conference's (SEC) top offensive lineman, in 2014.

[2] After the season, Collins played in the Under Armour All-America Game and was also named All-American by Parade and USA Today.

In a total of 46 snaps on the offensive line, he posted five knockdown blocks and was recognized as a Freshman All-American by CBSSports.com after the season.

[6] As a sophomore, Collins started all 13 games for LSU, replacing Will Blackwell at left guard, and led the team in both total snaps (836) and knockdowns (64.5).

Quickly adjusting to his new position, he earned SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week honors after playing all but one snap in a 37–27 over Texas Christian in the season-opener.

Collins turned down an opportunity to enter the 2014 NFL draft to return to LSU for his senior season.

After the season, Collins was awarded the Jacobs Blocking Trophy, given annually to the top offensive lineman in the SEC as voted on by the league’s coaches, as the first LSU Tiger to win since Ciron Black in 2009.

Regarded as a first round pick in the 2015 NFL draft and a likely top ten prospect,[10] Collins started to drop when it was announced that he was scheduled to talk to the Louisiana State police days after the draft, about the shooting death of a pregnant woman with whom he previously had a relationship,[11][12] even though he was not considered a suspect in the crime.

He eventually passed Leary on the depth chart and was promoted as the starter at left guard during the week 6 bye.

In 2016, he began the season as the starter at left guard over Leary, but suffered a torn ligament in his right big toe in the third game against the Chicago Bears and was placed on injured reserve on October 4.

[24] He came back to action in Week 7, but didn’t immediately get his right tackle job, as the coaching staff decided to start Steele instead.

[26] On March 20, 2022, Collins signed a three-year contract with the Cincinnati Bengals, reuniting with offensive line coach Frank Pollack, who had this same position with the Cowboys.

In a Week 16 matchup against the New England Patriots, he suffered in the first quarter a torn left ACL and MCL injury that ended his season.