He played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs and was selected by the Redskins in the sixth round of the 2006 NFL draft.

[1] While there, he was honored as a Parade Magazine All-American and Georgia Sports Writers Association All-State.

He was the Fayette County Player of the Year as a junior and senior, and was a three-time All-County pick.

He sustained a broken right femur, had his lungs fill with fluid, spent two weeks in intensive care, and had to go through lengthy rehabilitation.

Golston played in all 14 games, starting three, and recorded 34 tackles (ten individual) with 2.5 stops for losses and a forced fumble.

During the surgery, the doctors also found a calcium deposit nearly four inches long in his hip and removed it.

[4] During his sophomore season, Golston suffered a broken shoulder blade during practice and was limited to eight games.

As a junior, he was the recipient of the Coaches Leadership Award for defense, and earned All-SEC honorable mention.

[2] Golston played in ten games as a senior, with nine starts after being hindered by an elbow injury.

[3] In April 2003, Golston was one of nine Georgia football players declared ineligible by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) for selling their 2002 SEC Championship Game rings.

On September 24, 2006, he made his first professional start against the Houston Texans and recorded three tackles (one individual) and his first career fumble recovery.

On November 15, 2011, Golston was officially placed on injured reserve suffering a third-degree MCL tear and a partially torn ACL.

He moved from his home in South Carolina to live with his father and stepmother outside Atlanta, Georgia after his maternal grandparents declined to take him in.

Tori has become successful child model who has appeared in Macy's billboards in Times Square and in advertisements for Target, Toys "R" Us, and Linens 'n Things.

[26] Golston also co-owns and runs a Pilates studio in Ashburn, along with former Redskins teammate, Lorenzo Alexander.