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Zaven Collins

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Zaven Collins is the starting SLB for the Arizona Cardinals.

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Zaven Collins this week

The Arizona Cardinals play next in Week 6, on the road against the Los Angeles Rams on Sun, Oct 18 (Fox). Zaven Collins is listed as the starter at SLB going into that game.

At SLB for the Arizona Cardinals, Baron Browning is next in line behind him.

Zaven Collins's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: L 21-45 vs DET (Oct 11); L 24-36 at NYG (Oct 4); L 30-36 at SF (Sep 27).

Zaven Collins wears No. 25, is 27 years old, is listed at 6' 4", 270 lbs, has 6 years of NFL experience, came out of Tulsa.

Is Zaven Collins playing this week?

Zaven Collins is expected to start at SLB for Arizona Cardinals. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).

ARI SLB Depth

1Zaven CollinsStarter
2Baron Browning

Arizona Cardinals Starting Lineup

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Age
27
Height
6' 4"
Weight
270
Experience
6 yrs

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    Season Stats

    SeasonTeamGTklTFLSacksINTPD
    2026ARI5102102
    2025ARI172661.500
    2024ARI16297501
    2023ARI171943.513
    2022ARI16507216
    2021ARI12111003
    Career6 yrs831452713215

    Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.

    2026 vs. 2025

    Tackles
    10
    +0.5/gm vs 2025
    Sacks
    1
    +0.1/gm vs 2025
    INT
    0
    even with 2025 per game

    Career Totals

    Seasons
    6
    Games
    83
    Tackles
    145

    #66 of 244 at LB in Solo Tackles (2026)

    WHY THIS RATING

    Zaven Collins is rated 66 (Depth): production, role and draft slot rank 129th of 190 qualifying linebackers (outperforms 32% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.

    Rating basis
    Production + draft
    On-field production
    27th percentile
    Beats 27% of 190
    Sample
    5 + 17 games
    2026 + 2025 · 684 snaps
    Draft slot
    15% of rating
    Pick 16 · 2021 draft
    Updated
    Through week 5

    Production per game depends partly on the offense or scheme around a player, so a player on a weak team can rate lower. Not a betting line. How we rank

    2026 Game Log

    Oct 11Lvs DETTKL 1
    TKL
    1
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 21-45

    Oct 4L@ NYGTKL 1
    TKL
    1
    TFL
    1
    SACK
    1
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 24-36

    Sep 27L@ SFTKL 3
    TKL
    3
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    2

    Final L 30-36

    Sep 20Lvs SEATKL 2
    TKL
    2
    TFL
    1
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 7-31

    Sep 13W@ LACTKL 3
    TKL
    3
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 26-14

    Zaven Collins's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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    Team Role

    Rotation
    Zaven Collins plays 45% of his team's defensive snaps in games he appears in (2026, 5 games).
    Snap share45%

    College

    Tulsa

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