HOUSTON – University of Texas All-American defensive tackle Alfred Collins has draft visits with the Texans and Dallas Cowboys, according to league sources.
A massive interior presence at 6-foot-6, 332-pounds, Collins is a Bastrop native who recorded 139 career tackles, 17 1/2 for losses and seven sacks with one interception.
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Collins has been dealing with a minor calf injury that sidelined him at his campus Pro Day workout, but he is expected to be ready for rookie minicamp after the draft. He’s a projected second-round draft target and some NFL personnel executives believe Collins could wind up being the top interior defensive linemen, down the road, of this rookie class.
In his final season for the Longhorns, Collins started every game at defensive tackle and had a career-high 55 tackles, 5 1/2 for losses and one sack with seven passes defensed and one blocked kick.
Collins gets high marks for athleticism and an ability bat away passes and anchor at the line of scrimmage.
He has 34 5/8 arms and 10-inch hands.
Texas @TexasFootball All-American defensive tackle Alfred Collins and Bastrop native (6-6, 332, 55 tackles, 5.5 for losses, one sack, one forced fumble, one blocked kick last season) to visit #Texans #Cowboys per sources #NFLDraft2025 @KPRC2 pic.twitter.com/MXftDTmGnY
— Aaron Wilson (@AaronWilson_NFL) April 3, 2025
A Cedar Creek graduate and Big 12 academic honor roll and former honorable-mention all-conference selection, Collins was a prep All-American and all-state selection who had 253 tackles, 74 for losses and 18 sacks in high school.
Aaron Wilson is a Texans and NFL reporter for KPRC 2 and click2houston.com
