Tristin McCollum

Tristin McCollum (born May 3, 1999) 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. 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. 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.

Professional career

Houston Texans After going unselected in the 2022 NFL draft, McCollum was signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent. He was released on August 30 and subsequently re-signed to the practice squad. He was released from the practice squad on January 16, 2023.

Philadelphia Eagles Two days after being released by the Texans, McCollum was signed to a reserve/future contract by the Philadelphia Eagles. He had an "outstanding" training camp and preseason, according to the Tampa Bay Times, but was waived on August 29 and re-signed to the practice squad the next day. He remained on the practice squad as the Eagles played against his twin brother, Zyon, a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, in Week 3. He appeared on 20 special teams snaps against the Commanders in his NFL debut. He signed a reserve/future contract on January 18, 2024. He won a Super Bowl championship when the Eagles defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 40–22 in Super Bowl LIX.

On August 27, 2025, McCollum was waived by the Eagles.

Las Vegas Raiders On August 28, 2025, McCollum was claimed off waivers by the Las Vegas Raiders. On October 5, 2025, during the week 5 game against the Indianapolis Colts, McCollum collided with kicker Spencer Shrader on an extra-point attempt in the second quarter, which resulted in Shrader leaving the game with a season ending knee injury.

NFL career statistics Legend Won the Super Bowl Bold Career high

Regular season Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds Avg Lng TD PD FF Fum FR Yds TD 2023 PHI 3 0 6 4 2 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2024 PHI 14 2 33 18 15 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2025 LV 16 0 14 11 3 0.0 2 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0Career 33 2 53 33 20 0.0 2 0 0 0.0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0

Postseason Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds Avg Lng TD PD FF Fum FR Yds TD 2023 PHI 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2024 PHI 4 0 3 0 3 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Career 5 0 3 0 3 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Personal life McCollum is the identical twin brother of Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Zyon McCollum. He is also the son of former NBA player Cory Carr.