Alfred Collins (American football)

Alfred Collins (born October 8, 2001) is an American football defensive lineman for the Texas Longhorns.

Early life and high school
Collins grew up in Bastrop, Texas and attended Cedar 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. He played in the 2020 All-American Bowl. Collins was a five-star rated recruit and would decide to commit 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.