2020 Football Roster
Collins, Zaven
Jersey Number 23
Zaven Collins
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 260
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Hominy, Okla.
- High School:
- Hominy
Bio
TULSA – A three-year letterwinner and three-year starter … declared for the NFL draft and did not play in the Armed Forces Bowl …was the 2020 National Defensive Player of the Year, by winning the Bronko Nagurski Trophy and the Chuck Bednarik Award … was named the winner of the Lombardi Award … was named the CFB on FOX Defensive Player of the Year … finished as the runner-up for the Butkus Award, given to the nation’s top linebacker … was a consensus All-America selection … played in 32 career games and has started 30 contests … had 235 career tackles, 29 TFL for -109 yards, 7.5 sacks for -46 yards, 8 PBUs, 5 INTs, 3 fumble recoveries and 2 forced fumbles … had 8 career double-digit tackles games, including 2 this season … also had 2 career blocked kicks.
2020 – Named the Bronko Nagurski Trophy winner, the Chuck Bednarik winner and the Lombardi Award winner … was named the CFB on FOX Defensive Player of the Year … finished as the runner-up for the Butkus Award, given to the nation’s top linebacker … was a consensus All-America selection … was a first-team All-America selection by the Associated Press, FWAA, AFCA, The Sporting News, Walter Camp Foundation, USA Today, CBS Sports, Pro Football Focus, The Athletic and Phil Steele Magazine … named the unanimous AAC Defensive Player of the Year, as well as earning unanimous first-team all-AAC honors …was named National Defensive Player of the Week 3 times and the AAC Defensive Player of the Week 4 times … totaled 53 stops, 11.5 TFL for -49 yards, 4 sacks for -25 yards, 4 INTs for 152 return yards, 2 PBUs, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and one safety in 8 games … in just a half of play against Navy due to injury, he had 3 tackles, one TFL for -2 yards and forced one fumble … had a career-high 15 tackles, 0.5 TFL for -2 yards and the game-winning 96-yard interception return for a TD in overtime against Tulane …totaled 6 tackles, 2 TFL for -10 yards, one sack for -9 yards and the game-ending INT against #19 SMU, thus earning the Bronko Nagurski National Defensive Player of the Week award and the AAC Defensive Player of the Week award … totaled 6 stops in just over 2 quarters of play against ECU … had 6 stops, one forced fumble and one interception for a 38-yard TD return at USF … was named the AAC Defensive Player of the Week for that performance vs. USF … tallied 10 stops, 3.5 TFL for -11 yard, one INT for 13 yards, 2 PBUs and a safety at #11 UCF, and was named the AAC Defensive Player of the Week for that performance … was named the Bednarik National Player of the Week in the opener at #11 OSU, when he had had 6 solo tackles, including career-highs of 4 TFL for -24 yards and 3 sacks for -16 yards.
2019 – Played and started all 12 games … earned second-team all-conference honors … had one double-figure tackle game … totaled 97 tackles, eight tackles for -27 yards, two sacks for -14 yards, two pass break-ups, one fumble recovery and one blocked PAT … totaled a season-high 13 tackles vs. Navy … had a team-high nine stops, including one TFL for -2 yards at East Carolina … tallied seven tackles, one TFL for -4 yards and one pass break-up vs. Houston … compiled nine tackles, 2 TFL for -8 yards and one sack for -6 yards vs. UCF … had eight stops and one tackle for -1 yard at Tulane … totaled seven tackles, a 0.5 TFL and one fumble recovery for six yards against #25 Memphis … had nine stops, 1.5 TFL for -10 yards and one sack for -8 yards at #23 Cincinnati … had nine stops, one pass break-up and blocked a PAT at SMU … tallied seven tackles and one pass break-up vs. Wyoming … had eight tackles and one TFL for -1 yard in the opener at Michigan State.
2018 –Played in all 12 games and started the final 10 games … named to the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) and USA Today Freshman All-America teams ... had 85 tackles, 9.5 stops for -31 yards, three quarterback hurries, three pass break-ups, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and one interception ... had five double-figure tackle games ... in his 10 starts, compiled 79 tackles and had double digit tackles in five of those contests ... started his first career game against Arkansas State and had 12 tackles, two stops for -7 yards and one QB hurry ... had a season-high 14 stops with one TFL for -2 yards at Arkansas ... totaled 11 tackles, 1.5 sacks for -1.5 yards and one PBU vs. #23 USF ... tallied 12 stops vs. Tulane … was credited with 12 solo tackles, two stops for -4 yards, two pass break-ups, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery at Memphis ... had six tackles, one pass break-up and a blocked field goal against SMU ... had his first career interception at Houston.
2017 – Was one of several true freshmen to sit out the season due to redshirt status.
HIGH SCHOOL – Played quarterback, linebacker and safety at Hominy High School … was a four-year starter on both offense and defense … led Hominy to the Class A state title as a senior … posted a 41-12 record in his four seasons, including a 14-0 mark as a senior … put up 4,084 rushing yards and 54 touchdowns, and passed for another 3,056 yards and 32 TDs from his quarterback position during his career … rushed for 1,520 yards and 27 scores, and completed 83-of-143 passes for 1,600 yards and 23 TDs his senior season … totaled 91 tackles, three interceptions and a fumble recovery from his defensive position as a senior … ranked No. 24 on The Oklahoman’s Super 30 for 2017 … was a first-team all-state selection as a senior defensive back by the Tulsa World and The Oklahoman … named to the OCA Class A East all-star team … was a two-time all-district selection … rushed 204 times for 1,594 yards and 25 TDs as a junior quarterback, while completing 54-of-124 passes for 826 yards and nine touchdowns … collected 69 stops and four interceptions his junior season … high school coach was Scott Harmon.
PERSONAL – Enjoys fishing, hunting and golfing … … favorite NFL player is Khalil Mack … the one word to best describe himself is optimistic … his favorite sport to play other than football is golf … mother is Haley Collins … majoring in exercise & sports science/pre-med … born May 19, 1999.
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