Chris Jones is one of the freakiest interior defensive linemen in the NFL. The Kansas City Chiefs don’t need to spend high-level draft capital on another defensive tackle in the 2025 NFL Draft, but they could assemble one of the league’s most athletic interior duos.
According to Senior Bowl Director Jim Nagy, Texas Longhorns defensive tackle Collins boasts some of college football’s most impressive verified measurables. The fifth-year lineman is over 6-foot-5 and weighs between 307 and 320 pounds. His arms, which are more than 35 inches long, are the most impressive part of his massive frame.
MockDraftable’s database logs NFL Scouting Combine measurements dating back to 1999. Collins’ arm length ranks in the 97th percentile among interior defensive linemen. His verified height and current listed playing weight (320 lbs.) are both 84th percentile or higher.
Collins’ performance on the field doesn’t match his measurements. He plays at the level of a fourth or fifth round prospect but has the physical tools NFL teams never let out of the top 100 selections. The Chiefs have enough draft capital to justify taking Collins anywhere outside of the top two rounds.
Collins bursts off the line with impressive quickness, which he uses to get skinny, slip through gaps and disrupt plays in the backfield. His pass rush plan features two-armed bull rushes, swipes, swims, club-swims, rips, club-rips and push-pulls. His spin move is viable yet, but there’s a path for it to become a nice weapon.
Collins uses his length and power to stack and shed blocks in the run game. His inconsistent pad level contributes to double teams moving him off the line. Collins puts himself in good positions to make plays but dives and misses tackles or lacks the agility to mirror ball carriers.
The most significant concern with Collins’ draft profile is his lack of a pass rush plan. He fails to maximize his elite arm length and allows blockers into his chest too often. Collins must create more disruption on a down-to-down basis.
The Longhorns face Louisiana-Monroe on Saturday, Sept. 21 at 8:00 p.m. Their SEC in-conference schedule begins with a matchup against Mississippi State the following week.