Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2019-2023Florida State
Tatum Bethune
LB • 6'1" • 230 lbs • Miami, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Tatum Bethune shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 36.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
88
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
80
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
88
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · UCF
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- UCF • Florida State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Tulane
Player Story
Tatum Bethune built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a linebacker from Miami, FL wearing No. 15, spending time with Florida State and UCF. The clearest part of Tatum Bethune's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Washington
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2025
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2024
- Selection
- Round 7 · Pick 31
- Overall
- No. 251
- NFL Team
- San Francisco 49ers
Tatum Bethune, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · UCF. Tatum Bethune shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 36.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 332
- TFL
- 28.5
- Sacks
- 8.5
- QB hurries
- 9
- Passes defended
- 9
Quick Answers
Tatum Bethune quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Florida State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 332
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 53 games
- Best season
- 2021 Postseason · UCF
- Top game
- Tulane
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · West Albany · Washington
- High school pipeline
- West Albany · 4 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2024 · Round 7 · Pick 31 · San Francisco 49ers
- Latest roster
- No. 15 · Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 70 tackles · LB 145th (top 12%) · ACC 27th (top 5%) · National 236th (top 4%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | UCF | 6 | 20 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25.2 |
| 2020 Postseason | UCF | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 60.9 |
| 2020 Regular Season | UCF | 10 | 52 | 6 | 1.5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 60.9 |
| 2021 Postseason | UCF | 12 | 7 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 66.8 |
| 2021 Regular Season | UCF | 12 | 101 | 5.5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 66.8 |
| 2022 Postseason | Florida State | 13 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | - | - | 0 | 66 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Florida State | 13 | 76 | 8.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 66 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Florida State | 12 | 70 | 6.5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 65.3 |
Related Context
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Tatum Bethune played LB for UCF and Florida State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Tatum Bethune recorded 332 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with UCF.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason
UCF paired 13.5 primary output with 44.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 36.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across UCF, Florida State.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Louisville
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Regular Season · Florida State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.2
Efficiency
36.4
Usage
7.8
Consistency
62.8
Best Game by takeover score
Louisville
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. LSU: 0. Boston College: 2. Clemson: 0. Virginia Tech: 0. Syracuse: 2. Duke: 2. Wake Forest: 2. Pittsburgh: 2. Miami: 1. North Alabama: 0. Florida: 1. Louisville: 2.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. LSU: 9 by 37.5. Boston College: 7 by 49.2. Clemson: 7 by 29.2. Virginia Tech: 1 by 4.2. Syracuse: 3 by 32.5. Duke: 6 by 45. Wake Forest: 9 by 57.5. Pittsburgh: 2 by 28.3. Miami: 6 by 35. North Alabama: 5 by 20.8. Florida: 7 by 39.2. Louisville: 8 by 58.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
First Half1 · Games = 6 · -0.4 vs Second Half
Second Half1.4 · Games = 6 · +0.4 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Louisville
Best efficiency game
58.3 vs Louisville
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/3 | vs LouisvilleSplash game | W 16-6 | 8 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/26 | @ Florida | W 24-15 | 7 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | vs North Alabama | W 58-13 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | vs Miami | W 27-20 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | @ PittsburghSplash game | W 24-7 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | @ Wake ForestSplash game | W 41-16 | 9 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | vs DukeSplash game | W 38-20 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | vs SyracuseSplash game | W 41-3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | vs Virginia Tech | W 39-17 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | @ Clemson | W 31-24 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | @ Boston CollegeSplash game | W 31-29 | 7 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 9/3 | vs LSU | W 45-24 | 9 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Tatum Bethune story
Tatum Bethune built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a linebacker from Miami, FL wearing No. 15, spending time with Florida State and UCF. The clearest part of Tatum Bethune's career was his defensive production: 332 tackles, 28.5 tackles for loss, 8.5 sacks, and 4 interceptions across 53 career games in the available record. That gives Tatum Bethune's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
UCF
2019-2021
Opening stop
- 2
Florida State
2022-2023
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | UCF | 2.5 | 18.1 | 3.5 | — |
| 2020 Postseason | UCF | 13.5 | 37.2 | 10.9 | 11 |
| 2020 Regular Season | UCF | 13.5 | 37.2 | 10.9 | 0 |
| 2021 Postseason | UCF | 13.5 | 44.2 | 9.7 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | UCF | 13.5 | 44.2 | 9.7 | 0 |
| 2022 Postseason | Florida State | 15 | 35.6 | 9.2 | 1.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Florida State | 15 | 35.6 | 9.2 | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Florida State | 14.5 | 36.4 | 7.8 | -0.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Tulane
Week 10 · W 14-10 · Conference game
Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4.5
Havoc Plays
96.9 takeover
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 96.9 takeover score.
#2
vs Cincinnati
Week 12 · L 33-36 · Conference game
4.5
Havoc Plays
95.6 takeover
Loss with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 95.6 takeover score.
#3
vs LSU
Week 1 · W 24-23
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Havoc Plays
86.4 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 86.4 takeover score.
#4
@ NC State
Week 6 · L 17-19 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
86.1 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 86.1 takeover score.
#5
vs Georgia Tech
Week 9 · W 41-16 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
82.2 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 82.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Postseason · UCF
13.5 primary output · 44.2 efficiency · 9.7 usage
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#2
2021 Regular Season · UCF
66.8
13.5 primary · 44.2 efficiency · 9.7 usage
#3
2022 Postseason · Florida State
66
15 primary · 35.6 efficiency · 9.2 usage
Milestones
18
Impact games
17
Splash games
10
10+ tackle games
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