#15

Tatum Bethune

Former linebacker at Florida State. 2023: 70 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack.

LB · Florida State · Sr. · #15

6′1″ · 230 lb · Miami, FL

CFB Index 67 · #142 of 577 LBsHigh confidenceAll-ConferenceSan Francisco — drafted 2024, Rd 7, Pick 31, #251 overall

Recruiting

3★

OLB recruit

No. 1347 nationally · Signed with Miami Central

Statement game18 tacklesvs South Florida (FBS) · W 17-13

Top 0.1% tackles game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former linebacker at Florida State. 2023: 70 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Miami Central in 2019.
Transferred from UCF to Florida State in 2022.
Drafted round 7 by the San Francisco in 2024.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Florida State, 332 tackles — drafted at #251 overall by San Francisco.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

20196 games

Recruited3-star out of Miami Central

202213 games

The role got bigger.

Entered the portal

202312 games

All-ACCthird

2024

Drafted by San Franciscoround 7, pick 251

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1347 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2019–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

R7 · #251

San Francisco · 2024

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

2 honors · 1 category

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ALL-ACC

All-ACC mention (2023)

Coaching lineage · 2019–2023

2 coaches

2019

Willie Taggart

Florida State

2020–2023

Mike Norvell

Florida State

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Willie Taggart → Mike Norvell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

San FranciscoEntering 3rd NFL season

#251Rd 7 · Pick 31

San FranciscoEntering 3rd NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2019UCF10-3HC: Josh Heupel · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2020UCF6-4HC: Josh Heupel · Balanced, fast tempo

2021UCF9-4HC: Gus Malzahn · Run-leaning

2022Florida State10-3HC: Mike Norvell · Run-leaning

2023Florida State13-1HC: Mike Norvell · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

67Quality starter #142 of 577?

High confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles (92nd percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (87th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Tackles#233 / 2842 · 92nd pct

Tackles for loss#338 / 2842 · 87th pct

6.5

Solo tackles#439 / 2842 · 84th pct

QB hurries#369 / 2842 · 83rd pct

Passes defended#512 / 2842 · 78th pct

Sacks#847 / 2842 · 62nd pct

1.0

Interceptions#323 / 827 · 31st pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2023 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	5.4	0.5	0.0	0.1
Road5g	6.4	0.6	0.2	0.4

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-75g	5.4	0.4	0.0	0.2
Weeks 8+7g	6.1	0.6	0.1	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Mike Norvell

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

All-Conference

Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

67 · #142 of 577 LBs

Three-star recruit. Now #142 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Florida State	70	32	6.5	1.0	3	1	--
2022	Florida State	77	39	9.0	3.0	2	--	--
2021	UCF	108	60	5.5	2.0	1	2	--
2020	UCF	57	28	7.0	2.5	2	1	1
2019	UCF	20	15	0.5	0.0	1	--	--
Career		332	174	28.5	8.5	9	4	1

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2023

W 45–24

vs LSU

3 SOLO · 9 TOT

Dominant 21-point win at home against LSU.

With J. Travis — 342 yds · 4 TD · 1 INT · QBR 93.8 · 38 rush yds (7 car) · 1 TD · A. Mastromanno — 46 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 51 LONG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 45-24vs LSU	9	3	0.0	0.0	—	0	Season-high 9 tackles
Wk 3	W 31-29@ Boston College	7	5	1.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 4	W 31-24@ Clemson	7	4	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 6	W 39-17vs Virginia Tech	1	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 7	W 41-3vs Syracuse	3	1	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	W 38-20vs Duke	6	3	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 9	W 41-16@ Wake Forest	9	4	1.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 10	W 24-7@ Pittsburgh	2	1	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 11	W 27-20vs Miami	6	3	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	W 58-13vs North Alabama	5	3	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 13	W 24-15@ Florida	7	4	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 14	W 16-6vs Louisville	8	0	0.5	0.0	1	1
Total		70	32	6.5	1.0	1	3

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology