Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2021Arizona
Leevel Tatum III
DL • 6'1" • 285 lbs • Fresno, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Leevel Tatum III shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
48
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
44
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
60
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Arizona
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 3
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- UNLV • Fresno State • Arizona
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Washington State
Player Story
Leevel Tatum III built his college career from 2016 through 2021 as a defensive lineman from Fresno, CA wearing No. 97, spending time with Arizona, Fresno State, and UNLV. The clearest part of Leevel Tatum III's...
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- Committed To
- UNLV
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
Leevel Tatum III, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Arizona. Leevel Tatum III shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 37
- TFL
- 6
- Sacks
- 2.5
Quick Answers
Leevel Tatum III quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Arizona · DL
- Career Tackles
- 37
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 6 entries · 20 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · Arizona
- Top game
- Washington State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Edison · UNLV
- High school pipeline
- Edison · 27 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 97 · Senior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 17 tackles · DL 399th (top 43%) · Pac-12 195th (top 36%) · National 2,222nd (top 38%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | UNLV | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2017 Regular Season | Fresno State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2018 Regular Season | Fresno State | 3 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 17.2 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Fresno State | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0.5 | - | - | 0 | 16.3 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Fresno State | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 26.7 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Arizona | 7 | 17 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 50.5 |
Related Context
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Leevel Tatum III played DL for UNLV, Fresno State, and Arizona. Across 6 tracked seasons, Leevel Tatum III recorded 37 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Arizona.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
Arizona paired 5 primary output with 17.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 17.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2021 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across UNLV, Fresno State, Arizona.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Washington State
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Regular Season · Arizona
Games
7
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
17.3
Usage
5.7
Consistency
37.6
Best Game by takeover score
Washington State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. San Diego State: 0.5. Northern Arizona: 0. Colorado: 1. Washington: 0. USC: 1.5. Washington State: 2. Arizona State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. San Diego State: 2 by 13.3. Northern Arizona: 2 by 8.3. Colorado: 1 by 14.2. Washington: 5 by 20.8. USC: 4 by 31.7. Washington State: 2 by 28.3. Arizona State: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
First Half0.4 · Games = 4 · -0.8 vs Second Half
Second Half1.2 · Games = 3 · +0.8 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
7 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Washington State
Best efficiency game
31.7 vs USC
Player Story
Leevel Tatum III story
Leevel Tatum III built his college career from 2016 through 2021 as a defensive lineman from Fresno, CA wearing No. 97, spending time with Arizona, Fresno State, and UNLV. The clearest part of Leevel Tatum III's career was his defensive production: 37 tackles, 6 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 20 career games in the available record. That gives Leevel Tatum III's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
UNLV
2016
Opening stop
- 2
Fresno State
2017-2020
Peak year stop
- 3
Arizona
2021
Final stop
Season Value Progression
201620172018201920202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | UNLV | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Fresno State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Fresno State | 1 | 10.3 | 3.3 | 1 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Fresno State | 1.5 | 8.7 | 2 | 0.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Fresno State | 2 | 12.2 | 5.2 | 0.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Arizona | 5 | 17.3 | 5.7 | 3 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Washington State
Week 12 · L 18-44 · Conference game
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
76.1 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 76.1 takeover score.
#2
@ Nevada
Week 14 · L 26-37 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
74.7 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.7 takeover score.
#3
@ USC
Week 9 · L 34-41 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
67.5 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 67.5 takeover score.
#4
vs Idaho
Week 1 · W 79-13
1
Havoc Plays
58.1 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 58.1 takeover score.
#5
@ New Mexico State
Week 5 · W 30-17
1
Havoc Plays
56.1 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 56.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · Arizona
5 primary output · 17.3 efficiency · 5.7 usage
50.5
#2
2020 Regular Season · Fresno State
26.7
2 primary · 12.2 efficiency · 5.2 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Fresno State
17.2
1 primary · 10.3 efficiency · 3.3 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
2
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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