Report: Tennessee Vols player arrested on felony charge
Tennessee Vols senior defensive back Jaylen McCollough was arrested on October 9 according to a report from Outback.com's Trey Wallace. McCollough was arrested on a felony aggravated assault charge. McCollough is a former four-star recruit who signed with the Vols during the 2019 recruiting cycle. The Georgia native started every game for Tennessee in 2021. He's […]
Tennessee Vols senior defensive back Jaylen McCollough was arrested on October 9 according to a report from Outback.com's Trey Wallace.
McCollough was arrested on a felony aggravated assault charge.
McCollough is a former four-star recruit who signed with the Vols during the 2019 recruiting cycle.
The Georgia native started every game for Tennessee in 2021. He's totaled 23 tackles so far this season, including a season-high seven tackles in the Vols' 40-13 win against LSU this past Saturday.
It's unclear at this time what impact this arrest has on his status with the Vols.
Tennessee has Alabama next on the schedule. If McCollough is unavailable, junior Doneiko Slaughter would likely see an increased role.
Update:
Here are details of the incident, via WBIR:
A warrant states that McCollough, of Austell, Ga., punched Zion Spencer, who said he mistakenly entered an apartment at 2030 Grand Ave. while McCollough was inside.
The man said he'd been drinking with friends that live in the complex Sunday afternoon. He told authorities he stepped away to get something from a vehicle and when he headed back he went to the wrong building, the warrant states.
He went to what he thought was his friend's building on the top floor and knocked on the door but no one answered. He then opened the unlocked door and went inside.
"Mr. Spencer then stated that he immediately realized that he had entered the wrong apartment and apologized before closing the door and began walking back towards the stairs in the common area. Mr. Spencer said that an unknown male pursued him out of the apartment and started getting aggressive."
As he was walking away, he heard footsteps behind him. He turned around and the male punched him in the face.
"He fell backwards down the stairs and lost consciousness," the warrant states.
When he came to, another male and a female who turned out to be McCollough's girlfriend were trying to help him to his feet.
Police were called.
Spencer "had blood and swelling on his mouth and had multiple missing and broken teeth," according to the warrant.
Police found blood on the stairs leading to the top floor of the building.
"Officers attempted to make contact with the occupants of the apartment but were unsuccessful," the warrant states.
Police found the girlfriend in her car in the parking lot. According to the warrant, she called McCollough back to the scene.
"Mr. McCollough walked back to the scene with his right hand in bandages and blood showing through the bandage," the warrant states.
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