Nate McCollum

Position:
Wide Receiver
Height:
5-8.5
Weight:
185
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Atlanta, Ga.
High School:
Dutchtown / Georgia Tech

2024- Senior Season
Caught four passes totaling 57 yards with a long of 24 yards against Virginia • Had one catch for 13 yards against Georgia Tech • Season-high for Tar Heel with 128 receiving yards, including a long of 48 against Pitt • First Tar Heel to reach 100 receiving yards in a game in 2024 • Had a reception for nine yards against Duke • Had two catches for 12 yards against NC Central • Scored on a 37-yard rushing touchdown, the second rushing touchdown of his career • Recorded one reception for two yards against Minnesota • Had a career-high 15 receptions for 165 yards and a touchdown against Minnesota.

2023 - Junior Season
Appeared in 10 games while starting five • Finished the season with 44 receptions for 469 yards and one touchdown • Named ACC WR of the Week twice (Sept. 18, Oct. 9) • Made a catch for eight yards versus Appalachian State • Had a career-high 15 receptions for 165 yards and a touchdown against Minnesota • Added five catches for 47 yards at Pittsburgh • Made seven catches for 135 yards against Syracuse • Added three catches for 19 yards against Miami • Had two catches for 11 yards versus Virginia • Added a reception for two yards at Georgia Tech • Had two receptions for nine yards against Duke • Made three catches for 32 yards at Clemson • Recorded five receptions for 41 yards in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl versus West Virginia.

Prior to North Carolina
A three-year veteran at wideout for Georgia Tech with two years of eligibility remaining • Appeared in 29 games, making 10 starts, during his career as a Yellow Jacket • Posted 75 receptions for 778 yards and four TDs during that time • Played in 11 games, starting nine, as a sophomore in 2022 • Tallied 60 receptions for 655 yards and three TDs despite playing with three different QBs • His 60 receptions ranked fifth in the ACC • Posted three 100-yard receiving games • Saw action in 12 games, starting one, as a redshirt freshman in 2021 • Notched 13 receptions for 108 yards and a TD • Appeared in six games as a true freshman in 2020 • Caught two passes for 15 yards • Was a two-sport standout in football and baseball at Dutchtown • Coached by Clifford Fedd.

Personal

Son of Brittney and Lewis McCollum • Birthday is Dec. 6.