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Player Dossier
2015-2017Purdue
T.J. McCollum
LB • 6'3" • 235 lbs • Birmingham, AL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
T.J. McCollum shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 46.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
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Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
85
Elite ceiling indicators
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Purdue
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Western Kentucky • Purdue
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern
Player Story
T.J. McCollum built his college career from 2015 through 2017 as a linebacker from Birmingham, AL wearing No. 6, spending time with Purdue and Western Kentucky. The clearest part of T.J. McCollum's career was his...
Read the storyT.J. McCollum, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Purdue. T.J. McCollum shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 46.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 154
- TFL
- 10
- Sacks
- 3
- QB hurries
- 6
- Passes defended
- 5
Quick Answers
T.J. McCollum quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Purdue · LB
- Career Tackles
- 154
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 21 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · Purdue
- Top game
- Northwestern
- Latest roster
- No. 6 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 69 tackles · LB 188th (top 18%) · Big Ten 37th (top 6%) · National 331st (top 6%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 42.6 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 11 | 85 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 62.1 |
| 2017 Postseason | Purdue | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 71.4 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Purdue | 9 | 61 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 71.4 |
Related Context
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T.J. McCollum played LB for Western Kentucky and Purdue. Across 3 tracked seasons, T.J. McCollum recorded 154 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Western Kentucky.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
Purdue paired 13 primary output with 46.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 46.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Western Kentucky, Purdue.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Postseason · Purdue
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
1.4
Efficiency
46.4
Usage
11.7
Consistency
41.7
Best Game by takeover score
Northwestern
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Arizona: 2. Louisville: 3. Ohio: 0. Missouri: 1. Michigan: 0. Minnesota: 1. Northwestern: 3.5. Iowa: 2.5. Indiana: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Arizona: 8 by 53.3. Louisville: 9 by 67.5. Ohio: 9 by 37.5. Missouri: 1 by 14.2. Michigan: 9 by 37.5. Minnesota: 12 by 60. Northwestern: 10 by 76.7. Iowa: 4 by 41.7. Indiana: 7 by 29.2
Split Comparison
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Wins1.1 · Games = 6 · -1.1 vs Losses
Losses2.2 · Games = 3 · +1.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Northwestern
Best efficiency game
76.7 vs Northwestern
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12/28 | vs ArizonaSplash game | W 38-35 | 8 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/25 | vs Indiana | W 31-24 | 7 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | @ IowaSplash game | W 24-15 | 4 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/12 | @ Northwestern10+ tackles · Splash game | L 13-23 | 10 | 6 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | vs Minnesota10+ tackles | W 31-17 | 12 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | vs Michigan | L 10-28 | 9 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | @ Missouri | W 35-3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Ohio | W 44-21 | 9 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs LouisvilleSplash game | L 28-35 | 9 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
T.J. McCollum story
T.J. McCollum built his college career from 2015 through 2017 as a linebacker from Birmingham, AL wearing No. 6, spending time with Purdue and Western Kentucky. The clearest part of T.J. McCollum's career was his defensive production: 154 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, and 1 interception across 21 career games in the available record. That gives T.J. McCollum's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Western Kentucky
2015-2016
Opening stop
- 2
Purdue
2017
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2015201620172017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 1 | 20 | — | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 11 | 42.2 | 8.1 | 10 |
| 2017 Postseason | Purdue | 13 | 46.4 | 11.7 | 2 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Purdue | 13 | 46.4 | 11.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Northwestern
Week 11 · L 13-23 · Conference game
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5
Havoc Plays
92.2 takeover
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 92.2 takeover score.
#2
vs Louisville
Week 1 · L 28-35
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Havoc Plays
84.4 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 84.4 takeover score.
#3
@ Marshall
Week 13 · W 60-6 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
80.6 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 80.6 takeover score.
#4
vs North Texas
Week 11 · W 45-7 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
76.4 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 76.4 takeover score.
#5
vs Louisiana Tech
Week 14 · W 58-44 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
75 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 75 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · Purdue
13 primary output · 46.4 efficiency · 11.7 usage
71.4
#2
2017 Regular Season · Purdue
71.4
13 primary · 46.4 efficiency · 11.7 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
62.1
11 primary · 42.2 efficiency · 8.1 usage
Milestones
10
Impact games
8
Splash games
6
10+ tackle games
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