
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, 2023Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 10 |
| 2021 | Georgia Tech | 13 | 108 | 8.3 | 1 | 44 |
| 2022 | Georgia Tech | 60 | 655 | 10.9 | 3 | 56 |
| 2023 | North Carolina | 44 | 469 | 10.7 | 1 | 48 |
| 2024 | North Carolina | 24 | 274 | 11.4 | 0 | 48 |
| Career | 143 | 1,521 | 10.6 | 5 | 56 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD | PR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Georgia Tech | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 79 | 0 |
| 2023 | North Carolina | – | – | – | 1 | −1 | 0 |
| 2024 | North Carolina | 17 | 448 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Career | 18 | 452 | 0 | 9 | 78 | 0 | |
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
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Georgia Tech | 6 | WR | Yr 1 | ||
| 2021 | Georgia Tech | 6 | WR | Yr 2 | ||
| 2022 | Georgia Tech | 6 | WR | Yr 3 | ||
| 2023 | North Carolina | 6 | WR | Yr 4 | ||
| 2024 | North Carolina | 6 | WR | Sr. (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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Georgia Tech | 66 | 0.76 | 58th (n=683) | 0.71 | 50.1 | 10% |
| 2023 | North Carolina | 58 | 0.36 | 7th (n=681) | 0.80 | 20.8 | 8% |
| 2024 | North Carolina | 34 | 0.70 | 22nd (n=581) | 0.92 | 23.8 | 5% |
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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | at | W 19–17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | – |
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 38–20 | – | – | – | 2 | 57 | – |
| Sep 14 | vs. | W 45–10 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 18 | – |
| Sep 28 | at | L 20–21 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 55 | – |
| Oct 5 | vs. | L 24–34 | 10 | 128 | 0 | 2 | 75 | – |
| Oct 12 | vs. | L 34–41 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 85 | – |
| Oct 26 | at | W 41–14 | 4 | 57 | 0 | 1 | 21 | – |
| Nov 2 | at | W 35–11 | – | – | – | 1 | 49 | – |
| Nov 16 | vs. | W 31–24 | 1 | 22 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 30 | vs. | L 30–35 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 72 | – |
2023 North Carolina 10 games, 44 catches, 469 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | vs. | W 40–34 | 1 | 8 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 16 | vs. | W 31–13 | 15 | 165 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 23 | at | W 41–24 | 5 | 47 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 7 | vs. | W 40–7 | 7 | 135 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 14 | vs. | W 41–31 | 3 | 19 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 21 | vs. | L 27–31 | 2 | 11 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 28 | at | L 42–46 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 11 | vs. | W 47–45 | 2 | 9 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 18 | at | L 20–31 | 3 | 32 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. | L 10–30 | 5 | 41 | 0 | – | – | – |
2022 Georgia Tech 11 games, 60 catches, 655 yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. | L 10–41 | 6 | 55 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Sep 10 | vs. | W 35–17 | 1 | 17 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Sep 17 | vs. | L 0–42 | 5 | 35 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 24 | at | L 10–27 | 6 | 51 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Oct 1 | at | W 26–21 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 4 | – |
| Oct 8 | vs. | W 23–20 | 8 | 101 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Oct 20 | vs. | L 9–16 | 5 | 62 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Oct 29 | at | L 16–41 | 5 | 41 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 5 | at | W 28–27 | 7 | 103 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Nov 12 | vs. | L 14–35 | 8 | 101 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 26 | at | L 14–37 | 6 | 65 | 0 | – | – | – |
2021 Georgia Tech 7 games, 13 catches, 108 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | vs. | W 45–17 | 1 | 6 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 18 | at | L 8–14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 25 | vs. | W 45–22 | 2 | 16 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 2 | vs. | L 21–52 | 3 | 49 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Oct 23 | at | L 40–48 | 3 | 29 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 13 | vs. | L 30–41 | 1 | −4 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 27 | vs. | L 0–45 | 2 | 10 | 0 | – | – | – |
2020 Georgia Tech 3 games, 2 catches, 15 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31 | vs. | L 13–31 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Nov 28 | vs. | W 56–33 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Dec 5 | at | L 13–23 | 1 | 10 | 0 | – | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2025 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′8″ |
| Weight | 184 lb |
| Arm length | 28⅞″ |
| Hand size | 9⅜″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.45 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.47 s |
| Vertical jump | 33″ |
| Broad jump | 9′5″ |
| Bench press | 16 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 6.95 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.07 s |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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