#17

Shamar McCollum

LB · Georgia State · Sr. · #17

Georgia State 2023 alumnus
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Shamar McCollum

LB · Georgia State · Sr · #17

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#456 national
CFB
College
Georgia State
2021–2023
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023

1 coach
2021
Georgia State
2022
Georgia State
2023
Georgia State

Played his entire career under Shawn Elliott.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Georgia State8-5HC: Shawn Elliott · Run-heavy
2022Georgia State4-8HC: Shawn Elliott · Run-heavy
2023Georgia State7-6HC: Shawn Elliott · Run-leaning

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2023Georgia State30103.01.0------
2022Georgia State44198.54.51----
2021Georgia State1584.53.0------
Career893716.08.51----

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2023

W 41–25

at Charlotte

3 TOT  ·  1 TFL

How he plays

Play style

Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Balanced Linebacker

Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.

LB

His 2023 production profile sits closest to Josh Ahern’s 2021 season.

Josh Ahern

69%match

Virginia · 2021

#2

JT Killen

Coastal Carolina · 2021

67%
#3

Josh Ahern

Virginia · 2022

64%
#4

Caleb Kelly

Oklahoma · 2021

64%
#5

Avery Morris

UTSA · 2022

63%

Matches Josh on

Tackle volume
Solo tackle rate

Differs from Josh on

Weight (lower)
Height (higher)
Sack rate (higher)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Ty Cooper's senior season at Mississippi State (2024).

Ty Cooper

81%match

Mississippi State · 2024

#2

Alec Bryant

Illinois · 2025

80%
#3

Mattheus Carroll

Kent State · 2025

79%
#4

Gilber Edmond

Florida State · 2023

76%
#5

Hayden Hatcher

Kansas · 2023

76%

Matches Ty on

Tackle volume
Solo tackle rate
TFL rate

Differs from Ty on

Hurry rate (higher)