IRVING, Texas –– The University of Tulsa junior linebacker Zaven Collins leads a list of 13 Golden Hurricane players earning American Athletic Conference all-conference honors as selected by the league's coaches, it was announced today.
Tulsa had three players named first team, five to the second team and another five players earned honorable mention accolades.
Collins was unanimously chosen as The American Defensive Player of the Year, becoming the first player in league history to earn unanimous player-of-the-year honors. A finalist for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy as the nation's top defensive player and for the Butkus Award as the top linebacker, Collins has registered 51 tackles, 11.