Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Zyon McCollum was born May 3, 1999, in Galveston, Texas. He is a cornerback in the NFL.

He became a starter at cornerback during his freshman season at Sam Houston State. 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 to 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.

In the 2022 NFL Draft, Zyon McCollum was taken 157th by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.