Linebacker, Florida State (from UCF), 2019–23
Tatum Bethune
Lettered 2022–23 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 15
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 230 lb
- Class (2023)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Miami, FL
- Born
- Feb 19, 2001
Tatum Bethune played linebacker at UCF (2019–21) and Florida State (2022–23). The San Francisco 49ers took Bethune in round 7, No. 251 overall in the 2024 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
18tackles, career highvs. South Florida, 2021Team titles: ACC champions, 2023
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | UCF | 20 | 15 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | UCF | 57 | 28 | 7 | 2.5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2021 | UCF | 108 | 60 | 5.5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2022 | Florida State | 77 | 39 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2023 | Florida State | 70 | 32 | 6.5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Career | 332 | 174 | 28.5 | 8.5 | 4 | 9 | 9 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | UCF | 15 | LB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2020 | UCF | 15 | LB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2021 | UCF | 15 | LB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2022 | Florida State | 15 | LB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2023 | Florida State | 15 | LB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′1″ | 230 |
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
2023 Florida State 12 games, 70 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. LSU | W 45–24 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | at Boston College | W 31–29 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 23 | at Clemson | W 31–24 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs. Virginia Tech | W 39–17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs. Syracuse | W 41–3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs. Duke | W 38–20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | at Wake Forest | W 41–16 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | at Pittsburgh | W 24–7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 11 | vs. Miami | W 27–20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. North Alabama | W 58–13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | at Florida | W 24–15 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 2 | vs. Louisville | W 16–6 | 8 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2022 Florida State 13 games, 77 tackles, 3 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27 | vs. Duquesne | W 47–7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 4 | vs.LSU | W 24–23 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | atLouisville | W 35–31 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs.Boston College | W 44–14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs.Wake Forest | L 21–31 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | at NC State | L 17–19 | 14 | 7 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs.Clemson | L 28–34 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 29 | vs. Georgia Tech | W 41–16 | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | atMiami | W 45–3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | atSyracuse | W 38–3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs. Louisiana | W 49–17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 25 | vs.Florida | W 45–38 | 11 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. Oklahoma | W 35–32 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
2021 UCF 12 games, 108 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Boise State | W 36–31 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | vs. Bethune-Cookman | W 63–14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | atLouisville | L 35–42 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | vs. East Carolina | W 20–16 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | at Cincinnati | L 21–56 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs. Memphis | W 24–7 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | at Temple | W 49–7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | vs. Tulane | W 14–10 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 13 | at SMU | L 28–55 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | vs. UConn | W 49–17 | 14 | 7 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs. South Florida | W 17–13 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 23 ✦ | vs.Florida | W 29–17 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 UCF 10 games, 57 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | atGeorgia Tech | W 49–21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | atEast Carolina | W 51–28 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | vs. Tulsa | L 26–34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | atMemphis | L 49–50 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | vs.Tulane | W 51–34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | at Houston | W 44–21 | 8 | 5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 14 | vs.Temple | W 38–13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | vs.Cincinnati | L 33–36 | 10 | 6 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | atSouth Florida | W 58–46 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 22 ✦ | vs. BYU | L 23–49 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2019 UCF 6 games, 20 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | at Florida Atlantic | W 48–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Stanford | W 45–27 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 28 | vs.UConn | W 56–21 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | atCincinnati | L 24–27 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | atTemple | W 63–21 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | atTulane | W 34–31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2024 | Combine or pro day 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 5′11½″ | |
| Weight | 229 lb | |
| Arm length | 32⅜″ | |
| Hand size | 10″ | |
| Wingspan | 78¼″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.77 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.63 sW | |
| Vertical jump | 30½″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′7″ | |
| Bench press | 16 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.03 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.35 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
2 seasons, 16 games with a stat; latest team: San Francisco 49ers.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | San Francisco 49ers | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | San Francisco 49ers | 12 | 92 | 1 | 0 |
| NFL career | 16 | 99 | 1 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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