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Zyon McCollum

Cornerback, Tampa Bay Buccaneers · #27.

Player facts

Team: Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Position: Cornerback
Number: 27
Born: May 3, 1999 (age 27)
Birthplace: Galveston, TX, USA
Height: 6' 2"
Weight: 199 lbs
College: Sam Houston
Experience: 5 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

Among the NFL leaders, 2026 Regular Season:

10th in passes defended 6

2026 Defense

	TOT	SOLO	AST	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	LNG	PD	STF	STFYDS
Regular Season	16	15	1	0	1	0	0	0.0	0	6	2	1
Last 5 Games	16	15	1	0	1	0	0	0.0	0	6	2	0
Career	255	182	73	2	2	3	23	7.7	19	39	6.5	6

Recent games

			Tackles				Fumbles		Interceptions
Date	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	KB
Thu, Oct 8	@ DAL	W 24-16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	2	0
Sun, Oct 4	vs GB	L 17-14	3	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 27	vs MIN	L 23-16	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	2	0
Sun, Sep 20	vs CLE	L 23-19	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 13	@ CIN	L 33-27	9	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	2	0

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

About

Zyon McCollum (born May 3, 1999) is an American professional football cornerback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Sam Houston State Bearkats before being selected by the Buccaneers in the fifth round of the 2022 NFL draft.

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

Background

Early life

McCollum grew up in Galveston, Texas and attended Ball High School. He initially committed to play college football at Utah alongside his twin brother, Tristin. However, citing a desire to play closer to home, he and his brother reneged on their commitment and signed papers of intent to play at Sam Houston State.

College career

McCollum became a starter at cornerback during his freshman season. He was named first-team All-Southland Conference after recording 44 tackles with eight passes broken up and three interceptions in his sophomore season. McCollum was named second-team All-Conference as a junior after intercepting three passes and breaking up 11 despite missing the final three games of the season due injury. He had 46 tackles and was a first-team All-Southland during his senior season, which was shortened and played in the spring of 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, as the Bearkats won the 2021 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game. McCollum decided to utilize the extra year of eligibility granted to college athletes who played in the 2020 season due to the coronavirus pandemic and return to Sam Houston State for a fifth season. In his final season, he had 50 tackles, two tackles for loss, three interceptions, and eight passes defended and was named first-team All-Western Athletic Conference.

Personal life

McCollum is the identical twin brother of NFL safety Tristin McCollum who currently plays for the Las Vegas Raiders. He is also the son of former NBA player Cory Carr.

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