Last confirmed: Tulsa, 2020. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′4″ · 260 lb · Hominy, OK
Zaven Collins: LB · Tulsa · #23.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Zaven Collins
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. He has spent three seasons in the Tulsa linebacker corps. 2020 brought the first one: All-America (Consensus). One game to point at: 15 tackles and 1 INT against Tulane — Week 12, 2020.
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
54 tackles. 2 passes defended. 4 interceptions. 11.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | L 7-16@ No. 11 Oklahoma State | 6 | 6 | 4.0 | 3.0 | — | 0 | 3 sacks |
| Wk 5 | W 34-26@ No. 11 UCF | 10 | 7 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 3.5 TFL |
| Wk 8 | W 42-13@ South Florida | 6 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 34-30vs East Carolina | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 28-24vs No. 19 SMU | 6 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 30-24vs Tulane | 15 | 8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 15 tackles |
| Wk 14 | W 19-6@ Navy | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 16 | L 24-27@ No. 6 Cincinnati | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 54 | 36 | 11.5 | 4.0 | 4 | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
54tackles this seasonTFL rate
21%12 TFLSack rate
7%4 sacksPD rate
4%2 pass breakups54 tackles · 11.5 for loss · 4 sacks · 4 interceptions.
3 seasons under Philip Montgomery — 13-20 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 9.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 5.4 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 8.0 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 1.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 6.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Philip Montgomery
Pass share
46.6%
305 pass / 350 run
Plays / game
81.9
8 games
Team sack rate
6.3%
335 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2020
First team on every major selector list.
Selector Grid · 2020
Named Consensus All-American — recognized on 3+ of the 5 NCAA-recognized selector lists.
How it ended
Three seasons at Tulsa, 236 tackles, the Chuck Bednarik Award (2020) — drafted at #16 overall by the Arizona Cardinals.
His career
He has a stat line in 32 games over 3 seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA · UNANIMOUS
Unanimous AA (2020)
Named to 9 first-team selectors
National awards
Bednarik, Lombardi, Nagurski
2020 season
ALL-AAC · 1ST TEAM
All-AAC 1st team (2020)
Weekly recognition
4 weekly honors (2020)
AAC Defensive Player of the Week — a 4+ season has tracked to All-Conference ~83% of the time
Coaching lineage · 2018–2020
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Philip Montgomery.
Where he ended up · NFL
Arizona CardinalsEntering 6th NFL season
Arizona CardinalsEntering 6th NFL season
