The 49ers had a hole at defensive tackle after releasing former prized free agent signee Javon Hargrave over the offseason.

The 49ers' agreement with DT Alfred Collins is worth $10.3 million over four years and includes $9M guaranteed, sources told ESPN. He becomes just the third second-round pick this year to have signed with his team (Carson Schwesinger,

Up until Wednesday night, just two of the 32 second-round picks in the 2025 NFL Draft were under contract as rookies began reporting to training camps. However, a major domino seems to have fallen that could open the floodgates for those second rounders to put pen to paper.