Dax Collins
Dax Collins
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Dax Collins has played for two head coaches in two seasons at Tulsa. The receipt on tape: 5 tackles against East Carolina, Week 8, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2024–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Kevin Wilson → Tre Lamb. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tre Lamb
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Tulsa
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · Tulsa
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -1 net (21 in / 22 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Tulsa · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #85 · 2026 recruiting class #93
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Donovan Adkins’s 2023 season.
Matches Donovan on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Joe Perkins's freshman season at Florida International (2021).
Matches Joe on
Background
CAREER NOTES: Appeared in 23 career games … Has 45 career tackles. 2024 Academic All-Conference 2025: Appeared in all 12 games for the Golden Hurricane seeing time on defense and special teams. Recorded a total of 10 tackles, including six solo and four assisted. Achieved one tackle for loss, res...