Alfred Collins (American football)

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Alfred Collins
Texas Longhorns–No. 95
Position Defensive lineman
ClassSenior
Major Human Dimensions of Organizations
Personal information
Born: (2001-10-08) October 8, 2001 (age 22) [1]
Height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight321 lb (146 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High school Cedar Creek (Cedar Creek, Texas)

Alfred Collins (born October 8, 2001) [1] is an American football defensive lineman for the Texas Longhorns.

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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. [2] He played in the 2020 All-American Bowl. [3] 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. [4]

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. [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 the Reese's Senior Bowl. [9]

On January 5, 2024, Collins announced that he would return to the Longhorns for the 2024 season. [10]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Alfred Collins Defensive Line - EDGE Texas". nfldraftbuzz.com. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Alfred Collins' High School Football Stats". MaxPreps.com. October 22, 2022. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
  3. ↑ Ramos, Gus (December 3, 2019). "Alfred Collins Honored as a 2020 All-American". NBC Sports . Retrieved April 10, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Alfred Collins, Cedar Creek, Strong-Side Defensive End". 247sports.com. June 4, 2020. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Alfred Collins 2020 Gamelog". Sports Reference . Retrieved April 10, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Alfred Collins 2021 Gamelog". Sports Reference . Retrieved April 10, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Alfred Collins 2022 Gamelog". Sports Reference . Retrieved April 10, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Alfred Collins 2023 Gamelog". Sports Reference . Retrieved April 10, 2024.
  9. ↑ Habel, Steve (November 17, 2023). "Six Longhorns invited to play in 75th Reese's Senior Bowl". On3.com. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
  10. ↑ Brown, Chip (January 5, 2024). "Texas DL Alfred Collins confirms return to the Longhorns for the 2024 season". 247sports.com. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
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