Dallas Cowboys offensive lineman La'el Collins will make his first career start Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons.

Collins will start at left guard in place of the injured Ronald Leary who has been dealing with a groin strain. Leary is currently listed as questionable on the injury report.

Cowboys COO Stephen Jones announced the news Friday afternoon on the Ben and Skin Show on 105.3 The Fan.

"Obviously we feel good about our offensive line," Jones said, via Jon Machota of the Dallas Morning News. "La'el Collins is going to get his first start this week."

Last week, Collins and offensive lineman Mackenzy Bernadeau split time at the position with Leary out. The two each roughly played in half the team's offensive snaps. In Week 1, Collins was inactive because the Cowboys didn't believe he was ready and having Bernadeau on the roster as a backup provided more flexibility.

"I just want to go out there and be where my team needs me to be and go out and do my job,'' Collins said, via David Moore of the Dallas Morning News.

Collins was the team's coveted undrafted free agent out of LSU in May. He was considered a first-round talent, but fell out of the draft due to an unfortunate incident. It's been a long time coming for the former LSU star.

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Collins and the Cowboys face the Falcons Sunday at 12:00 p.m. CST from AT&T Stadium.