Senior defensive lineman for Arizona. 2021: 1 sack, 4 tackles for loss, 17 tackles.
6′1″ · 285 lb · Fresno, CA
Recruiting
DT recruit
No. 1520 nationally · Signed with UNLV
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman for Arizona. 2021: 1 sack, 4 tackles for loss, 17 tackles.
Leevel Tatum III
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Leevel Tatum III has played for three head coaches across four seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 5 tackles against Washington — Week 8, 2021.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Four seasons at Arizona, 2 sacks — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2018–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Kevin Sumlin → Jedd Fisch. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: passes defended (19th 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
2021 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Brennan
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2021
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Arizona | 17 | 9 | 4.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Fresno State | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Fresno State | 11 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2018 | Fresno State | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| Career | 37 | 20 | 6.0 | 2.5 | -- | 1 | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 7 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 14-38vs San Diego State | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 19-21vs Northern Arizona | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 0-34@ Colorado | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 16-21vs Washington | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 9 | L 34-41@ USC | 4 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 18-44@ Washington State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 15-38@ Arizona State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 17 | 9 | 4.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Nico Ezidore’s 2020 season.
Matches Nico on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Malcolm Ray's senior season at Florida State (2021).
Matches Malcolm on
Differs from Malcolm on
Player DNA