Tamon Lynum
Tamon Lynum
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Across five seasons and two programs, four head coaches: Scott Frost, Mickey Joseph, Matt Rhule and Pat Narduzzi. The receipt on tape: 4 tackles against Notre Dame, Week 12, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Pat Narduzzi.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pat Narduzzi
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Pittsburgh | 22 | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Pittsburgh | 37 | 22 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 6 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Nebraska | 12 | 10 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Nebraska | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Nebraska | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 73 | 45 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 7 | 2 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 13 · 2025
W 42–28
at Georgia Tech
1 TOT
Edged out Georgia Tech on the road in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Pittsburgh
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Pittsburgh
Returning around him
- 1 Pittsburgh player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -5 net (16 in / 21 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Pittsburgh · Last season: 8-5 (AP #24) · Talent rank #56 · 2026 recruiting class #44
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Eric Rogers’s 2021 season.
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As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Brandon Turnage's graduate season at Ole Miss (2024).
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