Linebacker, Tulsa, 2017–20
Zaven Collins
- Number
- No. 23
- Height
- 6′4″
- Weight
- 260 lb
- Class (2020)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Hominy, OK
- Born
- May 19, 1999
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Zaven Collins played linebacker at Tulsa (2017–20). He won the 2020 Bronko Nagurski Trophy, the 2020 Chuck Bednarik Award and the 2020 Lombardi Award. He was a consensus All‑American in 2020. The Arizona Cardinals took Collins in the first round, No. 16 overall in the 2021 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
15tackles, best game on filevs. Tulane, 20203sacks, best game on fileat Oklahoma State, 2020Honors
- 2020Bronko Nagurski Trophy
- 2020Chuck Bednarik Award
- 2020Lombardi Award
- 2020Consensus All‑American
- 2020American Defensive Player of the Year
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Season by season, from Wikipedia
| Season | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | GS | Tot | Solo | Ast | Sacks | PD | Int | Yds | TD | FF | FR | |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2018 | 12 | 10 | 85 | 42 | 43 | 1.5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 12 | 12 | 97 | 51 | 46 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 8 | 8 | 53 | 35 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 152 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Career | 32 | 30 | 235 | 128 | 107 | 7.5 | 8 | 5 | 152 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
From the college statistics table in Collins’s Wikipedia article (Zaven Collins, CC BY-SA), season by season as the article gives them, bowls included where it counts them. Our own records come from box scores, which start in 2004 (tackles in 2016, kickoff returns in 2009).
On the roster
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2020 Tulsa 8 games, 54 tackles, 4 sacks, 4 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | at Oklahoma State | L 7–16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | at UCF | W 34–26 | 10 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Oct 23 | at South Florida | W 42–13 | 6 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | vs. East Carolina | W 34–30 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 14 | vs. SMU | W 28–24 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs. Tulane | W 30–24 | 15 | 8 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 5 | at Navy | W 19–6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 19 | at Cincinnati | L 24–27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 Tulsa 12 games, 97 tackles, 2 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at Michigan State | L 7–28 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | at San José State | W 34–16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs.Oklahoma State | L 21–40 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Wyoming | W 24–21 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 5 | atSMU | L 37–43 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 12 | vs.Navy | L 17–45 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | atCincinnati | L 13–24 | 9 | 4 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs. Memphis | L 41–42 | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | atTulane | L 26–38 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | vs.UCF | W 34–31 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. Houston | L 14–24 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 30 | atEast Carolina | W 49–24 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 Tulsa 12 games, 85 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Central Arkansas | W 38–27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | at Texas | L 21–28 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | vs. Arkansas State | L 20–29 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | at Temple | L 17–31 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | atHouston | L 26–41 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs.South Florida | L 24–25 | 11 | 6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | at Arkansas | L 0–23 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | vs.Tulane | L 17–24 | 12 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | vs. UConn | W 49–19 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | atMemphis | L 21–47 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 17 | atNavy | L 29–37 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | vs.SMU | W 27–24 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2021 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′4⅞″ |
| Weight | 259 lb |
| Arm length | 33⅝″ |
| Hand size | 9⅜″ |
| Wingspan | 80⅜″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.65 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.63 s |
| Vertical jump | 35″ |
| Broad jump | 10′2″ |
| Bench press | 19 reps |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.36 s |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
6 seasons, 83 games with a stat; latest team: Arizona Cardinals.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Arizona Cardinals | 12 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Arizona Cardinals | 16 | 87 | 2 | 1 |
| 2023 | Arizona Cardinals | 17 | 33 | 3.5 | 1 |
| 2024 | Arizona Cardinals | 16 | 53 | 5 | 0 |
| 2025 | Arizona Cardinals | 17 | 40 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | Arizona Cardinals | 5 | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| NFL career | 83 | 252 | 13 | 2 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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