49ers select Alfred Collins-DT-Texas with the 43rd pick in the 2025 NFL Draft

Originally posted by billbird2111:
I saw flashes out of both Collins and Williams yesterday. Both showed flashes of the types of players they are destined to become. Provided they stay healthy and upright, I expect to see continued flashes of excellence from these two. By the eighth or ninth game of this season, they will really begin to assert themselves as great players on a rebuilt 49er defense.

Originally posted by Heroism:
I see a player who is starting to think less and slowly letting his talent take over. Collins eating doubles like little debbie snacks. That second rep is very exciting. There's nuances there with the feet, hands and the transition work. The pass rush gears are clearly turning in this guy's head.

"If the Week 1 to Week 2 jump is any indication of the learning curve for Mykel Williams and Alfred Collins, this is a front-7 that has a chance to best any other unit they've had under Kyle Shanahan."

Here are some clips from Collins against the Saintshttps://t.co/gSTUu70Grd pic.twitter.com/DyQ0rJmn7M

— Kyle Posey (@KP_Show) September 15, 2025

Originally posted by Since07:

Originally posted by Heroism:
I see a player who is starting to think less and slowly letting his talent take over. Collins eating doubles like little debbie snacks.

"If the Week 1 to Week 2 jump is any indication of the learning curve for Mykel Williams and Alfred Collins, this is a front-7 that has a chance to best any other unit they've had under Kyle Shanahan."

Here are some clips from Collins against the Saintshttps://t.co/gSTUu70Grd pic.twitter.com/DyQ0rJmn7M

— Kyle Posey (@KP_Show) September 15, 2025

Yup looks about right too slow to get to the qb and getting ran up the middle on

Originally posted by irief:

Originally posted by Since07:
Yup looks about right too slow to get to the qb and getting ran up the middle on

That's what I see also. Gave up a lot more rushing yards in week 2 with Collin's getting more playing time.

Originally posted by swoosh6996:

Originally posted by irief:

Originally posted by Since07:
Yup looks about right too slow to get to the qb and getting ran up the middle on

That's what I see also. Gave up a lot more rushing yards in week 2 with Collin's getting more playing time.

I don't think he was bad at all. I see a player who's improving week by week, now that he's getting into football shape and he's starting to understand his role in this defense. Remember, he missed OTA's, so he was essentially getting into football shape all throughout training camp.

Originally posted by genus49:

Originally posted by Since07:

Originally posted by Heroism:
I see a player who is starting to think less and slowly letting his talent take over. Collins eating doubles like little debbie snacks.

"If the Week 1 to Week 2 jump is any indication of the learning curve for Mykel Williams and Alfred Collins, this is a front-7 that has a chance to best any other unit they've had under Kyle Shanahan."

Here are some clips from Collins against the Saintshttps://t.co/gSTUu70Grd pic.twitter.com/DyQ0rJmn7M

— Kyle Posey (@KP_Show) September 15, 2025

Yup looks about right too slow to get to the qb and getting ran up the middle on

Huh?

Originally posted by Since07:

Originally posted by swoosh6996:

Originally posted by irief:

Originally posted by Since07:
Yup looks about right too slow to get to the qb and getting ran up the middle on

That's what I see also. Gave up a lot more rushing yards in week 2 with Collin's getting more playing time.

I don't think he was bad at all. I see a player who's improving week by week, now that he's getting into football shape and he's starting to understand his role in this defense. Remember, he missed OTA's, so he was essentially getting into football shape all throughout training camp.

He definitely is still getting pushed, had a couple nice plays looks a bit better which isn't saying much considering how terrible he has been. Want to see a larger sample rather than jumping the gun on "he's not that bad" going against the bottom ranked team in week 2

Originally posted by swoosh6996:
I don't think he was bad at all. I see a player who's improving week by week, now that he's getting into football shape and he's starting to understand his role in this defense. Remember, he missed OTA's, so he was essentially getting into football shape all throughout training camp.

Originally posted by irief:

Originally posted by swoosh6996:
I don't think he was bad at all. I see a player who's improving week by week, now that he's getting into football shape and he's starting to understand his role in this defense. Remember, he missed OTA's, so he was essentially getting into football shape all throughout training camp.

Improving from terrible to bad isn't a ringing endorsement. The OTA/Preseason argument doesn't hold water. Sigle, Stout, Mykel missed them also.

Originally posted by Chance:
Funny how you don't want to see a larger sample before you say how terrible he is. Weird how that works.

Originally posted by Since07:

Originally posted by Chance:
Funny how you don't want to see a larger sample before you say how terrible he is. Weird how that works.

Because he has been terrible 😂 I'm not saying the dudes a bust already either but I'm not over here with rose glasses "wow he's making massive improvements against the saints!" either. Hope he fixes his run defense come playoffs, I don't even care about his pass rush right now teams like the Lions, Bucs, Eagles, Packers, even the Vikings I can see running it right down our throat with how our DTs have played specifically him

Originally posted by 49AllTheTime:
bad?

wtf lol

Originally posted by Chance:
He's played in two whole games, one of which he played decently. So no, he hasn't been terrible this entire time.

Originally posted by Since07:

Originally posted by 49AllTheTime:
bad?

wtf lol

He has been bad so far the main thing we need him to do is hold the middle down and he's either too slow to get to the running back after disengaging or gets blown up the majority of the time. Once we face a juggernaut OL in the playoffs it can be a real problem if he doesn't figure it out.