Defensive back, Pittsburgh (from Nebraska), 2020–25
Tamon Lynum
Lettered 2024–25 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 8
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 185 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Orlando, FL
Tamon Lynum played defensive back at Nebraska (2020–23) and Pittsburgh (2024–25).
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Nebraska | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Nebraska | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Nebraska | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Pittsburgh | 37 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 2025 | Pittsburgh | 22 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Career | 73 | 45 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Nebraska | 8 | DB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2021 | Nebraska | 8 | DB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2022 | Nebraska | 8 | DB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2023 | Nebraska | 8 | DB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2024 | Pittsburgh | 8 | DB | Yr 5 | ||
| 2025 | Pittsburgh | 8 | DB | Sr. (Yr 6) | 6′2″ | 185 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2025 Pittsburgh 9 games, 22 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Duquesne | W 61–9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Central Michigan | W 45–17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | at Florida State | W 34–31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | at Syracuse | W 30–13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | vs. NC State | W 53–34 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 1 | at Stanford | W 35–20 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | vs. Notre Dame | L 15–37 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | at Georgia Tech | W 42–28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. East Carolina | L 17–23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Pittsburgh 12 games, 37 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Kent State | W 55–24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 7 | at Cincinnati | W 28–27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 14 | vs. West Virginia | W 38–34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Youngstown State | W 73–17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 5 | at North Carolina | W 34–24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 12 | vs. California | W 17–15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | vs.Syracuse | W 41–13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | at SMU | L 25–48 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 9 | vs. Virginia | L 19–24 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs. Clemson | L 20–24 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | at Boston College | L 23–34 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 26 ✦ | vs. Toledo | L 46–48 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2023 Nebraska 8 games, 12 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | at Colorado | L 14–36 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Northern Illinois | W 35–11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Louisiana Tech | W 28–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs. Michigan | L 7–45 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs. Northwestern | W 17–9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs. Purdue | W 31–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | at Wisconsin | L 17–24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | vs. Iowa | L 10–13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Nebraska 1 game, 1 tackle
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | vs. Oklahoma | L 14–49 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Nebraska 1 game, 1 tackle
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Fordham | W 52–7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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