Tristin McCollum

Safety, Las Vegas Raiders · #27.

Player facts

Team: Las Vegas Raiders
Position: Safety
Number: 27
Born: May 3, 1999 (age 27)
Birthplace: Galveston, TX, USA
Height: 6' 3"
Weight: 195 lbs
College: Sam Houston
Experience: 3 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 General

	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	YDS	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	STF	STFYDS	KB
Regular Season	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Career	53	33	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	3	2	4	0

Recent games

			Tackles				Fumbles		Interceptions
Date	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	KB
Sun, Sep 27	@ NO	W 35-27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 13	vs MIA	W 27-13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 2 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Tristin McCollum (born May 3, 1999) is an American professional football safety for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Sam Houston Bearkats and was signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent after the 2022 NFL draft.

From Wikipedia’s article on Tristin McCollum, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

McCollum was born on May 3, 1999. His father Cory Carr had a stint with the Chicago Bulls basketball team and his twin brother, Zyon, also played defensive back with him through college. They both attended Ball High School in Galveston, Texas, with Tristin being ranked a two-star recruit by 247Sports and the 40th-best player at his position in state. They both initially committed to play college football for the Utah Utes, but later re-committed to Sam Houston.

College career

As a true freshman at Sam Houston State University in 2017, McCollum appeared in 13 games, one as a starter, and totaled 30 tackles while being mostly a special teams player. He started all 11 games for the team in 2018 and posted 48 tackles, 6.0 tackles-for-loss, 2.0 sacks and four pass breakups, being sixth on the team in tackles. He played 12 games, five as a starter, in the 2019 season, tallying 49 tackles, a sack and an interception. McCollum was part of the national championship team in the 2020–21 season, being named second-team All-Southland Conference while having 50 tackles and two interceptions. He repeated as a second-team all-conference selection as a senior in 2021. He finished his collegiate career with 229 total tackles, 12.0 tackles-for-loss, 4.0 sacks and three interceptions.