2025 NFL Draft Prospect Interview: Nate McCollum, WR, North Carolina

- Name: Nate McCollum
- Position: WR
- College: UNC
- Height: 5’9
- Weight: 185
- Twitter: nate_mccollum
- Instagram: n8mccollum
What makes you a top prospect at your position in the 2025 NFL Draft?
I’m a very dynamic wide receiver and a very dependable player.
What is one thing that NFL teams should know about you?
I’m big on team chemistry and I’m able to bring a locker room together.
If you could donate to one cause in the world, what would it be?
ALS awareness
Who was your role model?
My dad
Who is your favorite NFL team?
The Falcons
Who is the most underrated teammate at your school?
What is your biggest pet peeve?
Getting my foot stepped on
Who is the most underrated prospect on your team?
Who is your favorite teacher ever?
My mom
Overcoming adversity is what defines character, what was the hardest moment in your life to overcome?
People close to me that I’ve lost and still having to go out and perform.
If you could have any franchise restaurant in your house what would it be?
American deli
What is your favorite snack food?
Honey buns
What is your degree in?
Exercise sports science
If you could have dinner with three people dead or alive, who would it be and why?
Lil Wayne, Martin Luther King Jr, and Jesse Owens
What is your biggest weakness?
Caring too much

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