FORT WORTH, Texas –– The University of Tulsa linebacker Zaven Collins was named the Walter Camp FBS National Defensive Player of the Week presented by Generation UCAN, it was announced today by the Walter Camp Football Foundation.
Collins is the first Tulsa player to earn Walter Camp Defensive National Player of the Week honors since 2005.
Collins, the 6'4" junior from Hominy, Okla., had a game-high and season-best 15 tackles (8 solo) and 0.5 tackles for loss, and recorded one interception which he returned 96 yards for a game-winning touchdown in overtime as 25th-ranked Tulsa (5-1) defeated Tulane, 30-24.