Alfred Collins (born October 8, 2001) is an American professional football defensive lineman for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Texas Longhorns and was selected by the 49ers in the second round of the 2025 NFL draft.
Early life Collins was born on October 8, 2001, in Bastrop, Texas. He attended Cedar Creek High School in Cedar Creek, Texas, 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. He played in the 2020 All-American Bowl. Collins was a five-star rated recruit and committed to play college football at the University of Texas at Austin over offers from Alabama, Baylor, Oklahoma and Texas A&M.
College career 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. 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. 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. 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. He was also named to the preseason watch list for the Reese's Senior Bowl.
On January 5, 2024, Collins announced that he would return to the Longhorns for the 2024 season.
Professional career
Collins was selected in the second round with the 43rd overall pick by the San Francisco 49ers in the 2025 NFL draft. He signed his four-year rookie contract on July 16, 2025 worth $10.31 million.
Collins made his NFL debut in Week 1 against the Seattle Seahawks, recording one tackle. In Week 5 against the Los Angeles Rams, Collins recorded his first career forced fumble where he punched the ball out on the 1-yard line to secure the turnover that helped lead to a 26–23 overtime victory for San Francisco.
On September 8, 2026, during a team practice in Melbourne, Australia prior to the 49ers' season-opening game against the Rams, Collins tore his patellar tendon and was declared out for the season.
Career statistics NFL Regular season 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 0Career 16 1 17 4 13 1.0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0
Postseason 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 0Career 2 0 2 1 1 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
College
Year Team GP Tackles Interceptions Fumbles Solo Ast Cmb TfL Sck Int Yds Avg TD PD FR Yds TD FF 2020 Texas 10 12 10 22 2 1.0 1 0 0.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2021 Texas 12 15 10 25 5 2.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2022 Texas 12 7 10 17 3 1.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2023 Texas 14 12 10 22 2 2.0 0 0 0.0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2024 Texas 16 27 28 55 6 1.0 0 0 0.0 0 7 0 0 0 1Career 64 73 68 141 18 7.0 1 0 0.0 0 12 0 0 0 2
Personal life His older cousin is Houston Texans offensive tackle, and 49ers draftee, Trent Brown.
References
External links San Francisco 49ers bio Texas Longhorns bio