Tatum Slack: CB · Buffalo · #9.
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Tatum Slack
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. Third year in the same secondary at Buffalo. A game that shows it: 11 tackles against Troy — Bowl, 2018.
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
33 tackles. 4 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 1 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 48-10vs Delaware State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 36-29@ Temple | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 35-28vs Eastern Michigan | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 13-42vs Army | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 51-42vs Miami (OH) | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 48-14vs Kent State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 17-52@ Ohio | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 44-14@ Bowling Green | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | L 29-30vs Northern Illinois | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Bowl | L 32-42vs Troy | 11 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 33 | 26 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 4 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
12%4 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
33tackles this season33 tackles · 1 for loss · 4 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
3 seasons under Lance Leipold — 18-20 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 4.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Leipold
Pass share
42.2%
419 pass / 573 run
Plays / game
70.9
14 games
Team sack rate
3.5%
456 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2018
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Buffalo, 77 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
1 coachPlayed every college season under Lance Leipold.
