Zaven Collins is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Collins in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Collins's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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Zaven Collins

Top 22% all-time linebackersReliable Starter🌅 Early Bloomer · 2022

Height6'4"

Weight270 lb

BornMay 19, 1999

Age27

CollegeTulsa See College Stats

ConferenceAmerican Athletic

Rookie yr2021

Draft2021 · Rd 1, Pick 16 · ARI

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A linebacker with a top 30% among starters — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (exceptional availability — almost never missed time) added to their value.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 44 · #2236 · Above Average

Worth 44 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 49% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +11 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

4 cleared

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+11

Avg surplus

peak +20

4 seasons × ~11 surplus ≈ VORP 44

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

3 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Snap Counts						Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2021	—	ARI	11	—	23	11	12	1	0	0.0	1.0	0	3	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	220	26.6%	157	43.2%	14	8	0.6	94.0	5.0	1	1	0	10	2	0.1
2022	—	ARI	16	—	87	50	37	11	4	2.0	17.0	1	6	1	—	1	0	—	0.0%	1,024	97.2%	51	16.4%	63	46	0.7	94.4	2.6	8	4	2	58	8	0.1
2023	—	ARI	17	—	33	19	14	6	6	3.5	15.5	1	3	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	637	58.4%	3	5.5%	9	6	0.7	41.2	0.1	12	6	2	22	2	0.0
2024	—	ARI	16	—	53	29	24	7	7	5.0	19.0	0	1	2	—	0	0	—	0.0%	602	55.4%	9	4.6%	10	8	0.8	91.7	0.5	13	5	2	33	4	0.1
2025	—	ARI	16	—	40	26	14	6	10	1.5	17.5	0	0	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	543	47.3%	111	24.3%	8	8	1.0	107.3	3.0	11	2	7	21	4	0.1
Career		—	76	—	236	135	101	31	27	12.0	70.0	2	13	3	2	1	0	—	0.0%	3,026	57.0%	331	18.8%	104	76	—	—	—	45	18	13	144	20	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
2021	22	ARI	11	0*	23	11	12	1	0	0.0	1.0	0	3	0	—	0	4
2022	23	ARI	16	16*	87	50	37	11	4	2.0	17.0	1	6	1	—	1	10.5
2023	24	ARI	17	10*	33	19	14	6	6	3.5	15.5	1	3	0	1	0	8.5
2024	25	ARI	16	9*	53	29	24	7	7	5.0	19.0	0	1	2	—	0	8.6
2025	26	ARI	16	0*	40	26	14	6	10	1.5	17.5	0	0	0	1	0	7.4
Career			76	35*	236	135	101	31	27	—	—	2	13	3	2	1	39

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2021	22	ARI	17	0*	—	0.0%	220	26.6%	157	43.2%
2022	23	ARI	16	16*	—	0.0%	1,024	97.2%	51	16.4%
2023	24	ARI	17	10*	—	0.0%	637	58.4%	3	5.5%
2024	25	ARI	17	9*	—	0.0%	602	55.4%	9	4.6%
2025	26	ARI	17	0*	—	0.0%	543	47.3%	111	24.3%
Career			84	35*	—	—	3,026	—	331	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2021	22	ARI	17	0*	14	8	0.6	94.0	5.0	1	1	0	10	2	0.1
2022	23	ARI	16	16*	63	46	0.7	94.4	2.6	8	4	2	58	8	0.1
2023	24	ARI	17	10*	9	6	0.7	41.2	0.1	12	6	2	22	2	0.0
2024	25	ARI	17	9*	10	8	0.8	91.7	0.5	13	5	2	33	4	0.1
2025	26	ARI	17	0*	8	8	1.0	107.3	3.0	11	2	7	21	4	0.1
Career			84	35*	104	76	—	—	—	45	18	13	144	20	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 58 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 58 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 5 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 57.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 58· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 56

On-field 37.9

Availability 18.1

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)

2021bestavg 562025

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Depth

of 100

Reached 6% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

6% of the all-time Sacks leader6

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 90%.

Per-Snap Impact

Linebackers · proprietary · 2012+

Solid

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:2.908See leaderboard →

Disruption/1002.908Snap share57%Def snaps3,026ReliableCV 0.23

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within linebackers, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average linebackers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2021

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

LB · 2021 class

4.67s

40-Yard

Above avg · 53th pct

Pos 53thAll 48thClass Pos 49thClass All 41th

35"

Vertical

Above avg · 61th pct

Pos 61thAll 64thClass Pos 67thClass All 63th

122"

Broad Jump

Above avg · 74th pct

Pos 74thAll 74thClass Pos 61thClass All 65th

19 reps

Bench

Low · 22th pct

Pos 22thAll 38thClass Pos 24thClass All 38th

4.36s

Shuttle

Below avg · 33th pct

Pos 33thAll 47thClass Pos 44thClass All 50th

Postseason Career

1 playoff game

Defense

Tkl1Ast1

College Stats

TulsaImported college table

College Defense

Season	School	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
2018	Tulsa	85	42	—	—	—	1.5	1.5	1	—	1	1	—	—
2019	Tulsa	97	51	—	—	—	2.0	2.0	0	—	0	1	—	—
2020	Tulsa	53	35	—	—	—	4.0	4.0	4	—	1	1	—	—
Career		235	128	—	—	—	7.5	7.5	5	0	2	3	—	—

Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

2021 Draft Class· this player went #16

#8Jaycee HornCB #9Pat Surtain IICB #10DeVonta SmithWR #11Justin FieldsQB #12Micah ParsonsLB #13Rashawn SlaterOT #14Alijah Vera-TuckerG #15Mac JonesQB #17Alex LeatherwoodOT #18Jaelan PhillipsLB #19Jamin DavisLB #20Kadarius ToneyWR #21Kwity PayeDE #22Caleb FarleyCB #23Christian DarrisawOT #24Najee HarrisRB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Zaven inherited the Arizona Cardinals LB room from Jordan Hicks (2019–2021), and handed it to Kyzir White (2023–2024).

Jamir Miller 1994–1998Ronald McKinnon 1996–2004Rob Fredrickson 1999–2002Raynoch Thompson 2000–2004James Darling 2003–2006Calvin Pace

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2025final season
Last recorded season with ARI
2021draft
Drafted by ARI — Round 1, Pick 16

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'4" / 270 lb

Frame

259 lb at 4.67s

Size-speed

35" vert / 122" broad

Explosion

19 reps

Bench power

Injury History

1 career game missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2022	ARI	1	W4Questionable· ShoulderW18Out· Calf

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 5-season peers. See all →

peak 60

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

C2021

B2022

C+2023

C+2024

C+2025

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 5 seasons.

99%

Era Translator

Tackles translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.

Season	Actual Tackles	Tackles/G	→ 2025 Tackles	→ 2025 /G
2021	23	2.1	33+10	1.9
2022	87	5.4	89+2	5.2
2023	33	1.9	33	1.9
2024	53	3.3	57+4	3.4
2025	40	2.5	43+3	2.5

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries, wikipedia:college-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

44 career value over replacement — #2236 all-time of 4,642. 8.8/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #16 (Rd 1) · ARI · 2021 · +0.5 vs expected KV-H

58actual

57.5 expected · Δ+0.5

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2021

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

College Defense

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2021 Draft Class· this player went #16

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

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Era Translator

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