| No. 95 – San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||||
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| Position | Defensive tackle | ||||||||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||
| Born | (2001-10-08)October 8, 2001 (age 24)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 332 lb (151 kg) | ||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||
| High school | Cedar Creek(Cedar Creek, Texas) | ||||||||||||
| College | Texas (2020–2024) | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2025: 2nd round, 43rd overall pick | ||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2025 | |||||||||||||
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Alfred Collins (born October 8, 2001)[1] is an American professionalfootballdefensive lineman for theSan Francisco 49ers of theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for theTexas Longhorns and was selected by the 49ers in the second round of the2025 NFL draft.
Collins grew up inBastrop, Texas and attendedCedar Creek High School, where he lettered in football, basketball and track & field. In his high school career, Collins made 253 total tackles (180 solo and 73 assisted), 74.0 tackles for loss and 18.0 sacks. Collins would also make five pass breakups and five fumble recoveries.[2] He played in the 2020All-American Bowl.[3] Collins was a five-star rated recruit and committed to play college football at theUniversity of Texas at Austin over offers from Alabama, Baylor, Oklahoma and Texas A&M.[4]
During Collins' true freshman season in 2020, he played in all 10 games and started one of them. He finished the season with 18 recorded tackles (11 solo and seven assisted), two tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks and two pass breakups.[5] During the 2021 season, he played in all 12 games and started four of them, finishing the season with 25 registered tackles (15 solo and 10 assisted), five tackles for loss, two sacks, one forced fumble and four quarterback hurries.[6] During the 2022 season, he played in 12 games and started one of them, finishing the season with 17 total tackles (seven solo and 10 assisted), three tackles for loss and one sack.[7] During the 2023 season, he played in all 14 games and started six of them, finishing the season with 22 total tackles (12 solo and 10 assisted), two tackles for loss and two pass breakups.[8] He was also named to the preseason watch list for theReese's Senior Bowl.[9]
On January 5, 2024, Collins announced that he would return to the Longhorns for the 2024 season.[10]
| Season | GP | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solo | Ast | Cmb | TfL | Sck | Int | Yds | Avg | TD | PD | FR | Yds | TD | FF | ||
| Texas Longhorns | |||||||||||||||
| 2020 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 5 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 16 | 27 | 28 | 55 | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Career | 64 | 73 | 68 | 141 | 18 | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Wingspan | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft5+5⁄8 in (1.97 m) | 332 lb (151 kg) | 34+5⁄8 in (0.88 m) | 10 in (0.25 m) | 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) | 26.0 in (0.66 m) | 8 ft 0 in (2.44 m) | ||||||
| All values fromNFL Combine[11][12] | ||||||||||||
Collins was selected in the second round with the 43rd overall pick by theSan Francisco 49ers in the2025 NFL draft.[13] He signed his four-year rookie contract on July 16, 2025[14] worth $10.31 million.[15]
Collins made his NFL debut in Week 1 against theSeattle Seahawks, recording one tackle.[16] In Week 5 against theLos Angeles Rams, Collins recorded his first career forced fumble where he punched the ball out on the 1-yard line to secure the turnover.[17]
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PD | FF | Fum | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2025 | SF | 16 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 16 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PD | FF | Fum | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2025 | SF | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
His older cousin isHouston Texans offensive tackle, and 49ers draftee,Trent Brown.[18]