After taking a defensive lineman in the first round of this year's NFL draft, the San Francisco 49ers decided to double-dip up front in the second round. The 49ers used the No. 43 overall pick to select University of Texas defensive tackle Alfred Collins.

Another Texas football player came off the board in the second round of the NFL draft on Friday. Alfred Collins, an athletic defensive lineman for the Longhorns, was picked No. 43 overall to the San Francisco 49ers.

Defensive tackle Alfred Collins was selected by the San Francisco 49ers with the 43rd overall pick in the NFL draft. Collins put it all together for the Longhorns in 2024, blossoming into a second-team All-American and first-team All-SEC defensive lineman in his fifth season in Austin. He was honorable mention All-Big 12 in 2023.