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Zaven Collins

Linebacker, Arizona Cardinals · #25.

Player facts

Team: Arizona Cardinals
Position: Linebacker
Number: 25
Born: May 19, 1999 (age 27)
Birthplace: Hominy, OK, USA
Height: 6' 4"
Weight: 270 lbs
College: Tulsa
Experience: 6 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Defense

	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	YDS	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	STF	STFYDS
Regular Season	16	10	6	1	1	2	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	2	2.5	2
Last 5 Games	16	10	6	1	1	2	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	2	2.5	0
Career	279	172	107	13	4	5	3	2	31	15.5	1	1	15	35.5	49

Recent games

			Tackles				Fumbles		Interceptions
Date	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	KB
Sun, Oct 11	vs DET	L 45-21	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Oct 4	@ NYG	L 36-24	3	1	2	1	0	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 27	@ SF	L 36-30	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	2	0
Sun, Sep 20	vs SEA	L 31-7	5	2	3	0	1	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 13	@ LAC	W 26-14	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Zaven Collins (born May 19, 1999) is an American professional football outside linebacker for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Tulsa Golden Hurricane, earning unanimous All-American honors and winning several defensive player of the year awards in 2020. Collins was selected by the Cardinals in the first round of the 2021 NFL draft.

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Background

Early life

Collins was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on May 19, 1999, and later attended Hominy High School in Hominy, Oklahoma. He played quarterback, linebacker and safety in high school. During his career, he had 4,084 rushing yards with 54 touchdowns and passed for 3,056 yards and 32 touchdowns. He committed to the University of Tulsa to play college football.

College career

After redshirting his first year at Tulsa in 2017, Collins played in 12 games and started 10 in 2018. He had 85 tackles, 1.5 sacks and one interception. As a sophomore in 2019, he started all 12 games, recording 97 tackles and two sacks. Collins returned to Tulsa in 2020, where he was awarded the Bronko Nagurski Trophy and Chuck Bednarik Award as the nation's best defensive player, as well as the Lombardi Award.