Senior linebacker for Wisconsin. 2023: 9 tackles.
6′2″ · 234 lb · Holmen, WI
The story
4 linebacker for Wisconsin. 2023: 9 tackles.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearTatum Grass
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Tatum Grass has been at Wisconsin through three head coaches in four seasons. One game to point at: 3 tackles against LSU — Bowl, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Four seasons at Wisconsin, 43 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2020–2023
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Paul Chryst, Jim Leonhard, and Luke Fickell. Multi-era developmental context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2023 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Luke Fickell
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2022
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 6 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-17vs Buffalo | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 22-31@ Washington State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 35-14vs Georgia Southern | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 10-24vs Ohio State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 10-24vs Northwestern | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Bowl | L 31-35@ LSU | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Alston Orji’s 2021 season.
Matches Alston on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jimmy Rolder's junior season at Michigan (2024).
Matches Jimmy on
Player DNA