He played college football for the Ole Miss Rebels, earning unanimous All-American honors in 2014.
Golson suffered a series of major injuries during the preseason and never appeared in an official NFL game.
As a senior, he hit for a .345 batting average with three home runs, 25 runs batted in and 16 stolen bases, leading Pascagoula to the second round of the State Playoffs, and was named a first team All-America selection by Rawlings and was an All-Region first team selection for the Southeast.
He was selected in the eighth round of the 2011 MLB Draft by the Boston Red Sox with the 262nd overall pick, but did not sign.
[1] Despite being drafted by Boston of the MLB, he elected not to sign with the team and decided to return to Ole Miss and fulfill his college commitment.
[8] In a game against #1 Alabama, he made an interception in the back of the end zone sealing the victory and upset for the Rebels.
[9] He was named a first-team All-SEC selection and earned unanimous All-American honors,[10] the first in school history since Michael Oher in 2008.
[16] On August 21, 2015, Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin announced that Golson underwent surgery on his shoulder that would likely keep him out for his entire rookie season.
The Steelers gave Golson competition at cornerback when they selected Artie Burns with their first-round pick in the 2016 NFL draft.
[20] The Steelers signed veteran cornerback Coty Sensabaugh and drafted Cameron Sutton and Brian Allen with their third and fifth-round picks respectively in the 2017 NFL draft, giving Golson ample competition for a roster spot after missing the previous two seasons with injuries.
[21] On November 15, 2017, Golson was signed to the practice squad of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but was released a week later.