Nate McCollum, 2024
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Receiver, North Carolina (from Georgia Tech), 2020–⁠24

Nate McCollum

Number
No. 6
Height
5′9″
Weight
185 lb
Class (2024)
Senior
Hometown
Mcdonough, GA

Nate McCollum played receiver at Georgia Tech (2020–⁠22) and North Carolina (2023–⁠24).

Career highs

15catches, career highvs. Minnesota, 2023165receiving yards, career highvs. Minnesota, 2023

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2020Georgia Tech2157.5010
2021Georgia Tech131088.3144
2022Georgia Tech6065510.9356
2023North Carolina4446910.7148
2024North Carolina2427411.4048
Career1431,52110.6556

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2020Georgia Tech–––100
2022Georgia Tech1407790
2023North Carolina–––1−10
2024North Carolina174480–––
Career1845209780

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020Georgia Tech6WRYr 1
2021Georgia Tech6WRYr 2
2022Georgia Tech6WRYr 3
2023North Carolina6WRYr 4
2024North Carolina6WRSr. (Yr 5)5′9″185

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2022Georgia Tech660.7658th (n=683)0.7150.110%
2023North Carolina580.367th (n=681)0.8020.88%
2024North Carolina340.7022nd (n=581)0.9223.85%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2024 North Carolina 10 games, 24 catches, 274 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 29atMinnesotaW 19–⁠17120116–
Sep 7vs.CharlotteW 38–⁠20–––257–
Sep 14vs.North Carolina CentralW 45–⁠102120118–
Sep 28atDukeL 20–⁠21190355–
Oct 5vs.PittsburghL 24–⁠34101280275–
Oct 12vs.Georgia TechL 34–⁠411130385–
Oct 26atVirginiaW 41–⁠144570121–
Nov 2atFlorida StateW 35–⁠11–––149–
Nov 16vs.Wake ForestW 31–⁠241220–––
Nov 30vs.NC StateL 30–⁠354310372–
2023 North Carolina 10 games, 44 catches, 469 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 9vs.App StateW 40–⁠34180–––
Sep 16vs.MinnesotaW 31–⁠13151651–––
Sep 23atPittsburghW 41–⁠245470–––
Oct 7vs.SyracuseW 40–⁠771350–––
Oct 14vs.MiamiW 41–⁠313190–––
Oct 21vs.VirginiaL 27–⁠312110–––
Oct 28atGeorgia TechL 42–⁠46120–––
Nov 11vs.DukeW 47–⁠45290–––
Nov 18atClemsonL 20–⁠313320––1
Dec 27 ✦vs.West VirginiaL 10–⁠305410–––
2022 Georgia Tech 11 games, 60 catches, 655 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 5vs.ClemsonL 10–⁠416550––1
Sep 10vs.Western CarolinaW 35–⁠171170––2
Sep 17vs.Ole MissL 0–⁠425350–––
Sep 24atUCFL 10–⁠276510––1
Oct 1atPittsburghW 26–⁠21324014–
Oct 8vs.DukeW 23–⁠2081011––1
Oct 20vs.VirginiaL 9–⁠165620––1
Oct 29atFlorida StateL 16–⁠415410–––
Nov 5atVirginia TechW 28–⁠2771031––1
Nov 12vs.MiamiL 14–⁠3581011–––
Nov 26atGeorgiaL 14–⁠376650–––
2021 Georgia Tech 7 games, 13 catches, 108 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 11vs.Kennesaw StateW 45–⁠17160–––
Sep 18atClemsonL 8–⁠14120–––
Sep 25vs.North CarolinaW 45–⁠222160–––
Oct 2vs.PittsburghL 21–⁠523491–––
Oct 23atVirginiaL 40–⁠483290–––
Nov 13vs.Boston CollegeL 30–⁠411−40–––
Nov 27vs.GeorgiaL 0–⁠452100–––
2020 Georgia Tech 3 games, 2 catches, 15 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Oct 31vs.Notre DameL 13–⁠31150––1
Nov 28vs.DukeW 56–⁠33––––––
Dec 5atNC StateL 13–⁠231100–––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2025
Height5′8″
Weight184 lb
Arm length28⅞″
Hand size9⅜″
40-yard dash4.45 s
10-yard split1.47 s
Vertical jump33″
Broad jump9′5″
Bench press16 reps
3-cone drill6.95 s
20-yard shuttle4.07 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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