‘Some Undrafted Safety’: Learn His Name, Colin Cowherd. This Former Vol is Making Noise.
Former Tennessee safety Jaylen McCollough has been making a lot of noise in his rookie season with the Los Angeles Rams. In just 110 defensive snaps on the field, McCollough leads Los Angeles and is third in the league with four interceptions so far this season. McCollough wasn’t one of the defensive backs propped up […]
WATCH: Jaylen McCollough Makes Game Sealing Interception For LA Rams
Former Tennessee safety Jaylen McCollough keeps making in his NFL rookie season. The Los Angeles Rams safety had his best game of his professional career on Sunday, totaling one tackle, two interceptions and two pass deflections in their 20-15 win over the Las Vegas Raiders. McCollough’s first interception came in the third quarter with the […]
Byron Young Helps Jaylen McCollough Record Pick Six Against Packers
VFL Byron Young directly helped teammate and VFL Jaylen McCollough record a heads-up pick-six on Sunday afternoon against the Packers. You truly couldn’t have drawn up a more Tennessee-centric play in this game. With Green Bay quarterback Jordan Love rolling to his right to escape trouble in his own endzone, Young came screaming around the […]
Trio Of Undrafted Tennessee Rookies Make Initial 53-Man Roster To Open NFL Season
With the NFL preseason in the rearview, an abundance of professional football players were on the chopping block on Tuesday as teams had to cut their rosters down to 53-players. Some former Vols were included in that group but a trio of undrafted rookies surprised and made an initial NFL roster ahead of the start […]
Former Tennessee Safety Jaylen McCollough Records First NFL Interception
Former Tennessee safety Jaylen McCollough recorded his first NFL interception on Saturday during the Rams’ game against the Chargers. With the two Los Angeles teams knotted at three late in the second quarter, Chargers quarterback Easton Stick fired a pass over the middle of the field, which was tipped into the secondary by the Chargers […]
Tennessee Safety Sets Program Record in Final Season on Rocky Top
Tennessee safety Jaylen McCollough ends his career on Rocky Top at the very top of one of the Vols’ all-time statistic marks. With 51 starts over the span of five seasons with the Vols, McCollough is Tennessee’s all-time program leader in games started for the Big Orange. McCollough racked up a total of 241 tackles, […]
Tennessee Safety Teasing Return for One More Year on Rocky Top
Tennessee senior safety Jaylen “Tank” McCollough is hinting at a major announcement regarding the 2023 football season. After spending four years in Knoxville, McCollough looks to be set to return to the Tennessee football team for one final season in 2023. McCollough made the announcement via a long Instagram post on Friday. “When I committed […]
PFF Grades: Kentucky at Tennessee
Tennessee put a four quarter beat down on Kentucky, rolling the 19th-ranked Wildcats, 44-6, inside Neyland Stadium Saturday night. The Vols scored the game’s final 37 points as Tennessee’s defense made Kentucky quarterback Will Levis’ night miserable. If you need a reminder on how Pro Football Focus works, read the opening of the Ball State grades. […]
Heupel Says No Change To McCollough’s Status Despite Independent Review Board Clearance
Tennessee safety Jaylen McCollough is one step closer to returning to the field after a Tennessee independent review board cleared McCollough to return to the field, Outkick’s Trey Wallace reported Thursday. The independent review board’s clearance comes a week after Tennessee’s student conduct board also cleared McCollough for return. While two different Tennessee boards have […]
Injury Report: Seven Vols Unavailable Against UT Martin
Seven Vols are unavailable for Saturday’s homecoming matchup against UT-Martin. Cedric Tillman, Gerald Mincey, Kamal Hadden, Christian Charles, Jaylen McCollough, Kwauze Garland and Juwan Mitchell are all out against the Skyhawks. Tillman is missing his fourth straight game since exiting the Vols win over Akron with an ankle injury. The star receiver underwent “tight rope” […]
