Dillon Tatum

DB • 5'11" • 210 lbs • Farmington Hills, MI, USA

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Usage / Role

Rotational defensive role

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Impact Production

Developing production for a defensive back

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Reliability

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Career Arc

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Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Michigan State

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Snapshot

Career Teams: 2
Unique Seasons: 4
Program Path: Michigan State • Northwestern
Peak Game: Peak game by takeover score: Nebraska

Player Story

Dillon Tatum built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a defensive back from Farmington Hills, MI wearing No. 8, spending time with Michigan State and Northwestern. The clearest part of Dillon Tatum's career...

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Class 2022 · Rating 0.9046

West Bloomfield · West Bloomfield, MI

Committed To: Michigan State
Commit Date: Jan 1, 2022

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Latest team and position: Northwestern · DB
Career Tackles: 78
Tracked sample: 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 22 games
Best season: 2023 Regular Season · Michigan State
Top game: Nebraska
Recruit profile: 4-star · West Bloomfield · Michigan State
High school pipeline: West Bloomfield · 40 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
Latest roster: No. 8 · Junior
2025 Tackles rank: 16 tackles · DB 485th (top 50%) · Big Ten 279th (top 36%) · National 2,336th (top 38%)

Dillon Tatum played DB for Michigan State and Northwestern. Across 4 tracked seasons, Dillon Tatum recorded 78 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Michigan State.

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