Jaylen McCollough

Safety, Los Angeles Rams · #2.

Player facts

Team: Los Angeles Rams
Position: Safety
Number: 2
Born: Oct 12, 2000 (age 26)
Birthplace: Austell, GA, USA
Height: 6' 0"
Weight: 211 lbs
College: Tennessee
Experience: 3 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Defense

	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	STF
Regular Season	9	3	6	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Last 5 Games	9	3	6	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Career	103	65	38	2	4	6	1.5	1	4	8	3

Recent games

			Tackles				Fumbles		Interceptions
Date	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	KB
Mon, Oct 12	vs BUF	L 37-34 OT	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Oct 4	@ PHI	W 24-20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 27	@ DEN	L 30-26	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Mon, Sep 21	vs NYG	W 28-6	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Thu, Sep 10	vs SF	L 27-7	6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Jaylen "Tank" McCollough (born October 12, 2000) is an American professional football strong safety for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers.

From Wikipedia’s article on Jaylen McCollough, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Born and raised in Austell, Georgia, McCollough attended Hillgrove High School located in Powder Springs, Georgia. Coming out of high school, McCollough was rated as a four-star recruit, where he held offers from schools such as Alabama, Auburn, South Carolina, and Tennessee. Ultimately, McCollough committed to play college football for the Tennessee Volunteers.

College career

McCollough's best season came in 2023 when he started all 13 games for the Volunteers, notching 58 tackles and three interceptions, with one being for a touchdown, where after the conclusion of the season he declared for the 2024 NFL draft. McCollough finished his five-year career from 2019 to 2023 with the Volunteers playing in 60 games where he started in a school record 51 of them, totaling 242 tackles with 15.5 being for a loss, two sacks, 16 pass deflections, six interceptions, a forced fumble, and a touchdown.

Personal life

On October 10, 2022, McCollough was arrested on felony assault charges, after a man allegedly entered McCollough's apartment by accident, where McCullough proceeded to punch him causing him to lose consciousness. On June 16, 2023, McCollough was officially indicted on a felony aggravated charge where he faced a 3 to 15-year prison sentence. On September 13, 2023, McCollough's trial date was set to begin on February 12, 2024. On February 9, 2024, McCollough pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor assault charge where he was put on probation for a year and ordered to pay $22,000 to the victim.

From Wikipedia’s article on Jaylen McCollough, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article.¹