[1] His father Cory Carr had a stint with the Chicago Bulls basketball team and his twin brother, Zyon, also played defensive back with him through college.
[2] They both attended Ball High School in Galveston, Texas, with Tristin being ranked a two-star recruit by 247Sports and the 40th-best player at his position in state.
[3] As a true freshman at Sam Houston State University in 2017, McCollum appeared in 13 games, one as a starter, and totaled 30 tackles while being mostly a special teams player.
[5] McCollum was part of the national championship team in the 2020–21 season, being named second-team All-Southland Conference while having 50 tackles and two interceptions.
[12] He had an "outstanding" training camp and preseason, according to the Tampa Bay Times, but was waived on August 29 and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.