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Georgia Tech Football 2020 Signee Profile: WR Nate McCollum

By Dylan Callaghan-Croley

ATLANTA, GA - OCTOBER 13: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Cheerleaders celebrate after a touchdown against the Duke Blue Devils on October 13, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA - OCTOBER 13: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Cheerleaders celebrate after a touchdown against the Duke Blue Devils on October 13, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images) /
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Georgia Tech in 2020 put a focus on the wide receiver position much like they did in 2019. The Jackets coaching staff brought in quite the wide receiver haul in the process including two four-stars, one being Bryce Gowdy and the other being Nate McCollum.

Out of Duchtown High School and Hampton, Georgia, four-star wide receiver Nate McCollum was ranked by 247Sports composite as a top-375 player in the country, a top-70 wide receiver, and a top-40 player in the state of Georgia. 247Sports themselves are much higher on McCollum, ranking him in the top 225-nationally as well as a top-40 wide receiver.

McCollum wasn’t always set to come to The Flats, in fact at one point he was going to go to another ACC program. From March 31st to September 26th, McCollum was committed to the NC State Wolfpack. However, once he decommitted from the Wolfpack, it didn’t take long for the Jackets to swoop in and pick him as he would commit to the Jackets on October 25th

The four-star wideout in total collected 18 reported scholarship offers including offers from Michigan, Michigan State, Syracuse, and Tennessee.

For the Yellow Jackets, McCollum will most likely have a role similar to that of Ahmarean Brown. The 5-foot-11, 195-pound McCollum has a 4.41 forty-yard dash according to 247Sports.

In terms of playing time in 2020, McCollum could go either way. By being a big play and home run threat anytime he’s on the field due to his speed, it would make sense to have him out there from the start. That being said, it could also make sense to try and redshirt the Hampton (GA) native. A lot of it will depend on where he stands when he enrolls this summer, had he been early enrolling this season, the likelihood of him redshirting this season would probably be slim to none.

Either way, once McCollum hits the field he’ll be another game changing wide receiver threat for the Yellow Jackets. While it will be hard to replicate the impact and production of Ahmarean Brown, McCollum certainly has the talent and speed to do so. It is also worth noting that McCollum will also be playing baseball for Georgia Tech.