Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2025Pittsburgh
Tamon Lynum
DB • 6'2" • 185 lbs • Orlando, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Tamon Lynum shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
7
Developing production for a defensive back
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
17
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Pittsburgh
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Nebraska • Pittsburgh
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Virginia
Player Story
Tamon Lynum built his college career from 2020 through 2025 as a defensive back from Orlando, FL wearing No. 8, spending time with Nebraska and Pittsburgh. The clearest part of Tamon Lynum's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Nebraska
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Tamon Lynum, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Pittsburgh. Tamon Lynum shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 73
- TFL
- 3
- Sacks
- 2
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 7
Quick Answers
Tamon Lynum quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Pittsburgh · DB
- Career Tackles
- 73
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 8 entries · 31 games
- Best season
- 2024 Postseason · Pittsburgh
- Top game
- Virginia
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Evans · Nebraska
- High school pipeline
- Evans · 18 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 8 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 22 tackles · DB 411th (top 43%) · ACC 257th (top 33%) · National 1,933rd (top 32%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Nebraska | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2021 Regular Season | Nebraska | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Nebraska | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.4 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Nebraska | 8 | 12 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 11.7 |
| 2024 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 12 | 4 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 50.9 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 12 | 33 | 2 | 1 | - | 5 | 0 | 50.9 |
| 2025 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 9 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 19.8 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 9 | 21 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19.8 |
Related Context
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Tamon Lynum played DB for Nebraska and Pittsburgh. Across 6 tracked seasons, Tamon Lynum recorded 73 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Pittsburgh.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason
Pittsburgh paired 10 primary output with 21.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 13.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 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 Nebraska, Pittsburgh.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Notre Dame
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · Pittsburgh
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
0.3
Efficiency
13.5
Usage
2.9
Consistency
11.1
Best Game by takeover score
Notre Dame
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. East Carolina: 0. Duquesne: 0. Central Michigan: 0. Florida State: 0. Syracuse: 1. NC State: 1. Stanford: 0. Notre Dame: 1. Georgia Tech: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. East Carolina: 1 by 4.2. Duquesne: 2 by 8.3. Central Michigan: 3 by 12.5. Florida State: 3 by 12.5. Syracuse: 1 by 14.2. NC State: 3 by 22.5. Stanford: 4 by 16.7. Notre Dame: 4 by 26.7. Georgia Tech: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0.3 · Games = 7 · -0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 2 · +0.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Notre Dame
Best efficiency game
26.7 vs Notre Dame
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/27 | @ East Carolina | L 17-23 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/23 | @ Georgia Tech | W 42-28 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | vs Notre Dame | L 15-37 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | @ Stanford | W 35-20 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | vs NC State | W 53-34 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Syracuse | W 30-13 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Florida State | W 34-31 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Central Michigan | W 45-17 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | vs Duquesne | W 61-9 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Tamon Lynum story
Tamon Lynum built his college career from 2020 through 2025 as a defensive back from Orlando, FL wearing No. 8, spending time with Nebraska and Pittsburgh. The clearest part of Tamon Lynum's career was his defensive production: 73 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 2 interceptions across 31 career games in the available record. That gives Tamon Lynum'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
Nebraska
2020-2023
Opening stop
- 2
Pittsburgh
2024-2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
20202021202220232024202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Nebraska | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | Nebraska | 0 | 4.2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Nebraska | 0 | 4.2 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Nebraska | 2 | 8.8 | 1.7 | 2 |
| 2024 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 10 | 21.2 | 3.1 | 8 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 10 | 21.2 | 3.1 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 3 | 13.5 | 2.9 | -7 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 3 | 13.5 | 2.9 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Virginia
Week 11 · L 19-24 · Conference game
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
86.4 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 86.4 takeover score.
#2
vs No. 5 Notre Dame
Week 12 · L 15-37 · Ranked opponent
1
Havoc Plays
62.8 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 62.8 takeover score.
#3
@ Colorado
Week 2 · L 14-36
2
Havoc Plays
55.6 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 55.6 takeover score.
#4
@ No. 115 Syracuse
Week 8 · W 30-13 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
54.7 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 54.7 takeover score.
#5
vs No. 55 NC State
Week 9 · W 53-34 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
48.9 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 48.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Postseason · Pittsburgh
10 primary output · 21.2 efficiency · 3.1 usage
50.9
#2
2024 Regular Season · Pittsburgh
50.9
10 primary · 21.2 efficiency · 3.1 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Nebraska
37.5
0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 1 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
2
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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