Posted 10/10/22

A University of Tennessee Defensive Captain, Jaylen McCollough has been arrested and is charged with aggravated assault in a bizarre case involving a victim who told investigators that he was assaulted after he entered the wrong apartment, in the wrong building, after having been drinking.

McCollough, 21 of Georgia, was arrested on a warrant accusing him of assaulting the man and causing him to fall down stairs at an apartment building around 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, October 9th in Knoxville.

McCollough is a senior defensive captain on the UT football team and has served in that role in each game this season. He has appeared in 41 games over 4 years and made 7 total tackles in Saturday’s game against LSU.

No word on his status for this week’s game with Alabama.