Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 15-10@ TCU | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 35-3vs East Tennessee State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Total | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#54
Timir Hickman-Collins
Redshirt sophomore linebacker for North Carolina. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 215 lb · Fort Mill, SC · Indian Land
Returning to North Carolina for 2026
The numbers
4
tackles · 2026
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 3 tackles, vs East Tennessee State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 linebacker for North Carolina. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Florida State in 2024.
- Transferred from Florida State to North Carolina in 2025.
Timir Hickman-Collins
He got to North Carolina by way of Florida State. One game to point at: 3 tackles against East Tennessee State — Week 2, 2026.
4 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- portal record
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Florida State3-star out of Indian Land
20254 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
North Carolina
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Bill Belichick, all balanced, slow tempo offenses — 6-8 over that span.
2025North Carolina4-8HC: Bill Belichick · Balanced, slow tempo
2026North Carolina2-0HC: Bill Belichick · Balanced, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: qb hurries (83rd percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bill Belichick
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | North Carolina | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | North Carolina | 9 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 13 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 15–10
at TCU
1 TOT · 1 SOLO
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 5 on the road.
With B. Edwards — 232 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 77.2 · -4 rush yds (7 car) · A. Burrell — 28 LONG · 67 PCT · 7 PTS
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
North Carolina
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · North Carolina
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -12 net (19 in / 31 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
North Carolina · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #28 · 2026 recruiting class #19
Background
2025 Redshirt Freshman Season at North Carolina Appeared in nine games in 2025 Was a primary member of UNC's special teams units Finished the season with 10 tackles Tallied six solo tackles and four assisted tackles Had his best game of the season at Wake Forest, tallying five tackles, including...
The linebacker corps · North Carolina
- #8Jonathan Agumadu10 tackles · 2025
- #54Timir Hickman-Collins9 tackles · 2025
- #15Derek Mcdonald6 tackles · 2025
- #95Daniel Anderson3 tackles · 2025
- #10Peyton Seelmann2 games · 2026
8 more on the roster · North Carolina team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology