Jaylen McCollough
American football player (born 2000)
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Jaylen "Tank" McCollough (born October 12, 2000) is an American professional football safety for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers.
Austell, Georgia, U.S.
| No. 2 – Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||||||
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| Position | Safety | ||||||||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||||||||
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| Born | October 12, 2000 Austell, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 211 lb (96 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | Hillgrove (Powder Springs, Georgia) | ||||||||||||
| College | Tennessee (2019–2023) | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2024 (undrafted) | ||||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2025 | |||||||||||||
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Early life
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.[1] Ultimately, McCollough committed to play college football for the Tennessee Volunteers.[2][3]
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.[4] 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.[5][6][7][8]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Wingspan | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press |
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| 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 202 lb (92 kg) | 31+1⁄2 in (0.80 m) | 8+3⁄8 in (0.21 m) | 6 ft 2+3⁄8 in (1.89 m) | 4.74 s | 1.62 s | 2.65 s | 4.58 s | 7.52 s | 32 in (0.81 m) | 9 ft 7 in (2.92 m) | 17 reps |
| All values from Pro Day[9] | ||||||||||||
After not being selected in the 2024 NFL draft, McCollough signed with the Los Angeles Rams as an undrafted free agent.[10][11] He was one of four UDFAs signed by the Rams to make the team's initial 53 man roster.[12]
McCollough intercepted his first pass, thrown by quarterback Jordan Love on October 6, 2024, which he returned four yards for his first NFL career touchdown during the Rams’ Week 5 loss to the Green Bay Packers.[13]
NFL career statistics
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Postseason
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.[14][15] On June 16, 2023, McCollough was officially indicted on a felony aggravated charge where he faced a 3 to 15-year prison sentence.[16][17] On September 13, 2023, McCollough's trial date was set to begin on February 12, 2024.[18] 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.[19][20]