Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-59@ Pittsburgh | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 45-7vs Holy Cross | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Dillon Tatum
Senior defensive back on Miami (OH)'s 2026 roster.
5′11″ · 210 lb · Farmington Hills, MI · West Bloomfield
CFB Index 39 · #221 of 339 cornersLow confidenceTransferred Northwestern → Miami (OH) for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
4★
ATH recruit
No. 279 nationally · Signed with Michigan State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive back on Miami (OH)'s 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Michigan State in 2022.
- Transferred from Northwestern to Miami (OH) in 2026.
Dillon Tatum
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Four head coaches in five seasons, at three different programs. The receipt: 5 tackles against Pittsburgh — Week 1, 2026.
8 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
5 programs, one constant: he played.
20225 games
- Signed with Michigan State4-star out of West Bloomfield
20257 games
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
1 coach2022–2026
Miami (OH)
Played his entire career under Chuck Martin.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Miami (OH)
2025Northwestern
2026Miami (OH)
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022Michigan State5-7HC: Mel Tucker · Balanced
2023Michigan State4-8HC: Mel Tucker · Balanced
2024Michigan State5-7HC: Jonathan Smith · Balanced, slow tempo
2025Northwestern7-6HC: David Braun · Run-leaning
2026Miami (OH)1-1HC: Chuck Martin · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 splits
Through 2 games: 4.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chuck Martin
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Miami (OH) | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Northwestern | 16 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Michigan State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Michigan State | 45 | 30 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 7 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Michigan State | 14 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 86 | 60 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 9 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 45–7
vs Holy Cross
3 TOT
Dominant 38-point win at home against Holy Cross.
With D. McComb — 234 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 94.5 · 12 rush yds (3 car) · 1 TD · K. McLaughlin — 24 LONG · 100 PCT · 9 PTS
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
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His 2025 production profile sits closest to Daiquain Jackson’s 2022 season.
Matches Daiquain on
Tackle volume
PD rate
Weight
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Devin Lemear's senior season at Baylor (2024).
76%match
Matches Devin on
Class year
Height
PD rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Dillon Tatum
Background
At Northwestern: Recorded 22 tackles and a pass breakup in 12 games with the Wildcats At Michigan State: Played in 22 career games with the Spartans Back in 2023 he made eight starts and recorded 45 tackles at defensive back before suffering an injury Started the season opener in 2024 before suff...
The secondary · Miami (OH)
- #24Mychal Yharbrough44 tackles · 2025
- #12Kaleb Martin31 tackles · 2025
- #21Toney Coleman Jr.21 tackles · 2025
- #6Adrian Walker Jr.20 tackles · 2025
- #1Dillon Tatum16 tackles · 2025
17 more on the roster · Miami (OH) team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology