For the past few seasons, it has felt as though the San Francisco 49ers have had a good run defense, but they have not been able to find a consistent pass rush from their defensive line.
For Texas Longhorns fans who followed Alfred Collins from Cedar Creek High School through five seasons in burnt orange, the news out of Melbourne lands with a sting.
A few trades have rearranged the NFL's backup quarterback ranks, but the dust has mostly settled. From a mix of recent first-round disappointments, aging vets, and young project types, here is how the league's QB2 ranks look for the 2026 season.
The San Francisco 49ers have placed DT Alfred Collins on injured reserve, per the NFL’s Official Transaction Wire. The 49ers also elevated WR KhaDarel Hodge and DE Ogbonnia Okoronkwo from the practice squad to the active roster for Thursday’s game against the Rams.
The San Francisco 49ers lost defensive tackle Alfred Collins for the season with a torn patellar tendon. The team will have to decide if they want to make an outside move or if they want to lean on the players on the current roster. There are a few players who will immediately be called upon to step up.
49ers HC Kyle Shanahan announced that DT Alfred Collins tore his patellar tendon in practice and will miss the rest of the season, per Nick Wagoner. It’s
The San Francisco 49ers are just one day away from their first game of the 2026 regular season. San Francisco faces off against Los Angeles in a huge NFC West contest from Australia in Week 1.
The San Francisco 49ers absorbed a notable injury blow just days before the start of their 2026 campaign. San Francisco head coach Kyle Shanahan talked
NFL stars can't play forever, and retirement is coming sooner than later for some of the league's top players. These 25 players could call it quits following the 2026 season.
Defensive end Nick Bosa expects to be on the field with his San Francisco 49ers teammates when they face the Los Angeles Rams in Melbourne, Australia. The 49ers held their final full practice of the week Wednesday afternoon (Tuesday night in the United States).
The ailing San Francisco 49ers defensive front took another blow when defensive tackle Alfred Collins tore a patellar tendon in practice in Melbourne, Australia, coach Kyle Shanahan announced Tuesday (U.S.
The San Francisco 49ers received devastating news this week: they will be without one of their projected starters on the defensive front for the entire 2026 season.
The 49ers were hoping to see second-year defensive tackle Alfred Collins develop into a key piece on the defense in his sophomore season, but ESPN’s Nick Wagoner reported today that the Texas product will miss the 2026 NFL season with a torn patellar tendon.
The San Francisco 49ers are reportedly one of the few teams that are calling the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for Vita Vea. While the move makes sense from the 49ers' perspective of being all-in, it does speak loudly about how they feel about second-year defensive tackle Alfred Collins.
The San Francisco 49ers continued their work on revamping the defensive front this offseason, trading for Osa Odighizuwa and drafting Romello Height and Gracen Halton.
The San Francisco 49ers announced Friday that defensive tackle Alfred Collins has been activated from the active/physically unable to perform (PUP) list after recovering from offseason shoulder surgery.
Alfred Collins might be the least discussed player from the San Francisco 49ers' 2025 draft. However, he could just as easily be labeled the most important player from that draft.
The San Francisco 49ers had every reason and excuse to lose Thursday's game against the Los Angeles Rams. They were playing on a short week on the road, against a Super Bowl contender and were doing so with a badly depleted lineup that was without several top starters.
It’s the San Francisco 49ers to the rescue! After waiting in a holding pattern since May 9, we’ve finally seen a third second-round pick sign a rookie contract.
More than two months have passed since the 2025 NFL Draft, yet former Texas Longhorns defensive tackle Alfred Collins still hasn't signed his rookie contract with the San Francisco 49ers.
When Alfred Collins sat out of rookie minicamp, OTAs and mandatory minicamp, the 49ers said he had a calf injury that he reaggravated at his Pro Day before the NFL Draft.
When it comes to anchoring the defensive line for the San Francisco 49ers, few compliments carry more weight than being compared to franchise legend Bryant Young—a Hall of Fame player who was a force in the trenches throughout his prestigious career.
Alfred Collins was part of the Texas Longhorns team that played in Fayetteville in 2021 and fell to the Razorbacks 40-21. Three years later, Collins recorded seven tackles, two for loss, one sack and a forced fumble.
The Texas Longhorns are getting a major boost to their defensive line in 2024. According to reports from Inside Texas, Longhorns defensive lineman Alfred Collins is expected to return to the team in 2024 for their inaugural SEC run. Collins is gaining another year of eligibility due to a COVID-19 waiver from the 2020 season.