Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 39-61@ Arizona | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Wk 8 | W 50-45@ Utah State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Dominic Tatum
Former safety at New Mexico. Career stats, games and honors on CFB Zeitgeist.
6′3″ · 201 lb · Culver City, CA
CFB Index 24 · #438 of 493 safetiesMedium confidenceNew Mexico 2024 — college career complete
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
3★
ATH recruit
No. 1923 nationally · Signed with Utah State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Former safety at New Mexico. Career stats, games and honors on CFB Zeitgeist.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Utah State in 2019.
- Transferred from Washington State to New Mexico in 2024.
Dominic Tatum
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Across five seasons and two programs, four head coaches: Gary Andersen, Frank Maile, Blake Anderson and Bronco Mendenhall. The receipt: 1 tackles against Utah State — Week 8, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Five seasons at New Mexico, 69 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
3 programs, one constant: he played.
20193 games
- Signed with Utah State3-star out of Culver City
2023
- Entered the portal
2024
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Bob Davie, Danny Gonzales, and Bronco Mendenhall. Multi-era developmental context.
2024 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2019Utah State7-6HC: Gary Andersen · Balanced
2020Utah State1-5HC: Frank Maile · Balanced, slow tempo
2021Utah State11-3HC: Blake Anderson · Balanced, fast tempo
2022Utah State6-7HC: Blake Anderson · Run-leaning
2024New Mexico5-7HC: Bronco Mendenhall · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium 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: 1.0 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
Jason Eck
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2022
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
24 · #438 of 493 safeties
Three-star recruit. Now #438 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | New Mexico | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Utah State | 23 | 17 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Utah State | 22 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Utah State | 19 | 13 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Utah State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| Career | 69 | 41 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 6 | -- | -- |
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 2022 production profile sits closest to Jayden Johnson’s 2021 season.
Matches Jayden on
PD rate
Tackle volume
TFL rate
Differs from Jayden on
Height (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Kolbey Taylor's senior season at Vanderbilt (2024).
Matches Kolbey on
Class year
Height
PD rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Dominic Tatum
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology