Zyon McCollum holds the LCB · Starter spot in Tampa Bay Buccaneers’s cornerback room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Zyon McCollum played 13 games in 2025 with a 95% snap share.

Zyon McCollum is a 6'2", 200-pound left cornerback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, entering his fifth season after being selected 157th overall in the 2022 NFL Draft. A native of Galveston, Texas, McCollum played five seasons at Sam Houston State, where he recorded 145 tackles, 54 passes defensed, and 13 interceptions across 56 games. In 2024, his second full season with Tampa Bay, McCollum recorded one interception and six passes defensed while appearing in 17 games. He finished tied for third in the NFL with 17 passes defensed on the year and ranked fourth among cornerbacks in completion rate allowed at 58.7%. McCollum also recorded one fumble recovery during the 2024 campaign.

Sam Houston State2017 – 2021

Buccaneers2022 — present

CollegeSam Houston StateDraftRound 5 · No. 157 overall · 2022 · TBHometownGalveston, TX