Troy McCollum

Position:
Defensive Back
Ht./Wt.:
6-0 / 170
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Miami, Fla.
High School:
North Miami

2017 (Senior)
Appeared in all 12 games ... Was a reserve in the Ragin' Cajuns secondary and saw time on the kickoff coverage unit ... Finished with four tackles on the season ... Made one solo tackle on the opening kickoff against ULM (9/23) ... Assisted on one tackle at Idaho (10/7) ... In season finale at Appalachian State (12/2), was credited with two tackles (one solo) ... Earned fourth letter.

2016 (Junior)
Played in 11 games during the season and earning five starts ... Recorded 11 tackles with a half-tackle for loss and two pass breakups ... Earned starts against McNeese (9/10), South Alabama (9/17), Appalachian State (10/12), Texas State (10/22) and Georgia Southern (11/10) ... Posted season-high five tackles against McNeese ... Recorded three tackles in road game at New Mexico State (10/1) ...Added tackles against South Alabama, Georgia (11/19) and Arkansas State (11/26) ... Broke up a pair of passes in season-opener against Boise State (9/3) ... Earned third letter.

2015 (Sophomore)
Ranked second among Sun Belt Conference defenders in passes defended (1.10/game) … Played in 10 games on the season with eight starts at cornerback … Recorded 18 tackles on the season with 11 pass breakups … Had season-high four tackles at South Alabama (11/12) … Added three tackles in home-opener against Northwestern State (9/12) … Posted two stops in games against Kentucky (9/5), Akron (9/26), ULM (10/31), Georgia State (11/7) and Troy (12/5) … Broke up season-high three passes against New Mexico State (11/21) with two PBUs against Kentucky and ULM … Earned second letter.

2014 (Redshirt freshman)
Made appearances in four of the Ragin’ Cajuns final five games of the season, seeing action in both the secondary and special teams ... Credited with nine tackles and one forced fumble on the season ... Recorded six tackles, including five solos, in the regular-season finale at Troy (11/29) ... Stopped the Trojans’ opening drive of the ballgame when he forced a fumble by Khary Franklin that was recovered by Jake Molbert at the Louisiana 22 ... Posted a pair of tackles against Appalachian State (11/22) and added one unassisted stop against Nevada (12/20) in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl … Earned first letter.

2013 (Freshman)
Redshirted as a member of the defensive back group.

High School
Ranked No. 16 in the Miami Herald list of the top Miami-Dade County recruits as a senior at North Miami Senior, playing for coach Ed Williams ... Recorded 31 tackles (24 solo) with an interception as a senior ... Played in both the Nike Dade vs. Broward and the Dolphins Under Armor All-Star games ... Had 49 tackles with an interception as a junior ... Three-star recruit by Rivals.com, 247Sports and ESPN.com. ... Lettered four times in football and twice in track ... Honorable mention all-state selection in track as a senior after finishing 12th in the 400 meters as a senior and helping team to a second place finish ... Owns top track times of 12.36 in the 100 meters, 23.31 in the 200 meters and 49.95 in the 400 meters.

Personal
Born July 17, 1994 in Miami, Fla. ... The son of Cerv and Evelyn McCollum ... Is the youngest of three children, having two brothers ... Was active in the 5000 Role Models club in high school ... Majoring in general studies with a minor in sociology.