Player Career

Zaven Collins Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Zaven Collins story

Zaven Collins built his college career from 2018 through 2020 as a linebacker from Hominy, OK wearing No. 23, spending time with Tulsa. The clearest part of Zaven Collins' career was his defensive production: 236 tackles, 29 tackles for loss, 7.5 sacks, and 5 interceptions across 32 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with Tulsa. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Zaven Collins' production has multiple signals. With 32 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Tulsa.

The arc is straightforward: Zaven Collins moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Tulsa

    2018-2020

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201820192020
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 Regular SeasonTulsa1843.816.4
2019 Regular SeasonTulsa144513.1-4
2020 Regular SeasonTulsa23.550.315.39.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ UCF

Week 5 · W 34-26 · Conference game

Win with 7.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

7.5

Havoc Plays

97.2 takeover

7.5 disruption/tackle impact with 97.2 takeover score.

#2

@ Memphis

Week 11 · L 21-47 · Conference game

4

Havoc Plays

96.7 takeover

Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 96.7 takeover score.

#3

vs South Florida

Week 7 · L 24-25 · Conference game

4

Havoc Plays

95.3 takeover

Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 95.3 takeover score.

#4

@ Oklahoma State

Week 3 · L 7-16

7

Havoc Plays

89.4 takeover

Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.

7 disruption/tackle impact with 89.4 takeover score.

#5

vs UCF

Week 11 · W 34-31 · Conference game

3

Havoc Plays

89.2 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 89.2 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2020 Regular Season · Tulsa

23.5 primary output · 50.3 efficiency · 15.3 usage

70.1

#2

2019 Regular Season · Tulsa

66.6

14 primary · 45 efficiency · 13.1 usage

#3

2018 Regular Season · Tulsa

64.7

18 primary · 43.8 efficiency · 16.4 usage

Milestones

12

Impact games

10

Splash games

8

10+ tackle games