A Bucs Thumbs-Up For Keeping Zyon McCollum
September 6th, 2025
New contract.
Earlier this summer, a stat floated around Twitter that had the Bucs with 82 percent of their roster consisting of guys the team drafted.
It was the highest percentage of own drafted-and-developed talent in the league. And from the keyboard of NFL analyst Ben Solak of BSPN, that is why the Bucs are and will continue to be a good team.
Yesterday, the Bucs were able to get an extension done with starting cornerback Zyon McCollum. His new contract will keep him under Bucs control through the 2028 season.
And Solak then took to Twitter to announce drafts and re-signings like this are why the Bucs are a successful franchise.
@BenjaminSolak: This is great business. McCollum is an ascending player who will still hit the market before he turns 30 for a third contract, but the Bucs get him at a decent discount for now.
Bucs are locking up young pieces. This is a gonna be a good team for a while folks!
What is interesting to Joe about this is that McCollum got a fat new contract after only starting one full season. So either the Bucs were very impressed with his first year as a starting corner, or they believe McCollum is on the verge of a breakout year.