Nate Mccollum
Nate Mccollum
Moves the chains on third down. Four head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. The receipt on tape: 128 rec yds, 10 receptions against Pittsburgh, Week 6, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at North Carolina, 1,506 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mack Brown → Freddie Kitchens. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bill Belichick
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | North Carolina | 24 | 274 | 11.4 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | North Carolina | 44 | 469 | 10.7 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Georgia Tech | 60 | 655 | 10.9 | 3 | -- |
| 2021 | Georgia Tech | 13 | 108 | 8.3 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 141 | 1,506 | 10.7 | 5 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | North Carolina | 5 | 40 | 448 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | North Carolina | -- | -- | -- | -1 | -- |
| 2022 | Georgia Tech | 6 | 56 | 4 | 79 | -- |
| 2021 | Georgia Tech | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 11 | 96 | 452 | 78 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2024
W 19–17
at Minnesota
9 rush yds (1 car)
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 2 on the road.
How he plays
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Possession Receiver
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Roderic Burns’s 2020 season.
Matches Roderic on
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Ryan Flournoy’s path through Southeast Missouri State.
Ryan Flournoy
Ian Duarte
Max Tomczak
Ma'jon Wright
T.J. Vasher
Matches Ryan on
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to JoJo Earle's graduate season at UNLV (2025).
Matches JoJo on
Differs from JoJo on
Development
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2021–2024+154%
Up 154% from first season to most-recent.