Arizona Cardinals · LB · 8 games through Nov 1, 2026 · Tulsa (2021 Round 1, Pick 16)

Zaven Collins

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37.6

Downfield Score v7.0Ranked #96 of 156 qualified LBs

Combined tackles: 2314 solo · 9 ast
Sacks & QB hits: 22 QB hits
Tackles for loss: 31 forced fumble
Coverage: 2 PD · 0 INTPasses defended & picks
Defensive snaps: 23629.5 snaps/G
Team def. EPA / play: +0.075Schedule-adjusted · What is EPA?

Zaven Collins among the 156 qualified linebackers: each 2026 Downfield Score, 0 to 100.

Singleton93.8
Cashman93.8
Jones92.4
Dean89.5
Warner89.2
Trotter87.8
Smith86.4
Wilson84.6
Edmunds84.5
Collins#9637.6

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Downfield Score v7.0 breakdown

Each component is shrunk toward the 2026 positional mean before percentile ranking across 156 qualified LBs. Read score check & methodology · What Raw and Shrunk mean

Defensive snaps per team game, regressed8% weight · Raw 0.50 → Shrunk 29.29

34thpercentile

Tackles per game32% weight · Raw 0.05 → Shrunk 2.99

35thpercentile

Weighted defensive disruption per game14% weight · Raw 0.07 → Shrunk 4.46

29thpercentile

Combined tackle rate, regressed18% weight · Raw 4.9% → Shrunk 5.0%

35thpercentile

Solo tackle rate, regressed10% weight · Raw 3.0% → Shrunk 3.0%

44thpercentile

Pass-rush disruption rate, regressed10% weight · Raw 1.5% → Shrunk 1.5%

55thpercentile

Coverage disruption rate, regressed4% weight · Raw 0.8% → Shrunk 0.6%

67thpercentile

Schedule-adjusted team defensive EPA / play, regressed4% weight · Raw +0.075 → Shrunk +0.024

21thpercentile

2026 game log

Every 2026 regular-season game line for Zaven Collins. Click any game to open its drive-by-drive chart and box score.

Week	Date	Matchup	Result	Tackles	Solo	Sacks	TFL	QB hits	PD	Def. snaps
Week 1	Sep 13, 2026	@ LAC	W 26-14	3	3	0	0	0	0	27
Week 2	Sep 20, 2026	vs SEA	L 7-31	5	2	0	1	0	0	28
Week 3	Sep 27, 2026	@ SF	L 30-36	3	3	0	0	0	2	23
Week 4	Oct 4, 2026	@ NYG	L 24-36	3	1	1	1	1	0	34
Week 5	Oct 11, 2026	vs DET	L 21-45	2	1	0	0	0	0	29
Week 6	Oct 18, 2026	@ LA	W 18-16	2	0	0	0	0	0	28
Week 7	Oct 25, 2026	vs DEN	L 16-30	1	1	0	0	0	0	29
Week 8	Nov 1, 2026	@ DAL	W 33-30	4	3	1	1	1	0	38

College to the NFL: Tulsa to Arizona Cardinals

Verified identity bridge linking Zaven Collins's college regular-season tackles at Tulsa to official NFL game lines.

Tulsa (College tackles)

852018

972019

542020

1616th pick
2021 Draft

ARI (NFL tackles)

232021

872022

332023

532024

402025

232026 *

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Career NFL seasons

Regular-season totals from official NFL game lines across 6 seasons.

Season	Club	G	Tackles	Solo	Ast	Sacks	TFL	QBH	PD	INT	FF	Def. snaps
2021	ARI	17	23	11	12	0	1	0	3	0	0	220
2022	ARI	16	87	50	37	2	7	4	6	1	1	1,024
2023	ARI	17	33	19	14	3.5	4	6	3	1	0	637
2024	ARI	17	53	29	24	5	7	7	1	0	2	602
2025	ARI	17	40	26	14	1.5	6	10	0	0	0	543
2026 (so far)	ARI	8	23	14	9	2	3	2	2	0	1	236

Compare Zaven Collins with top linebackers

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Zaven Collins vs. Alex Singleton (DEN)Score 37.6 vs. 93.8 Zaven Collins vs. Blake Cashman (MIN)Score 37.6 vs. 93.8 Zaven Collins vs. Ernest Jones (SEA)Score 37.6 vs. 92.4 Zaven Collins vs. Nakobe Dean (LV)Score 37.6 vs. 89.5 Zaven Collins vs. Fred Warner (SF)Score 37.6 vs. 89.2 Zaven Collins vs. Josiah Trotter (TB)Score 37.6 vs. 87.8