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Tatum Bethune San Francisco 49ers · #48

Linebacker · 6' 1", 230 lbs · Miami, FL · Age 25

Tatum Bethune is a Linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers, drafted 251st overall, 2024. In 2025 he recorded 94 tackles, 1 sacks.

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San Francisco 49ers · #48 · Linebacker

Tatum Bethune

Season avg94 tkl · 1 sacks · 0 int

Career avg101 tkl · 1 sacks · 0 int

Live win probabilitySeason

No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.

Tonight's projectionmodel

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Scouting report

Tatum Bethune — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

Linebacker · Rotation piece · Impact 50

Tatum Bethune is a Linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers, drafted 251st overall, 2024. In 2025 he recorded 94 tackles, 1 sacks.

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Tackling

Coverage

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Tackling

Excellent · defense

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Pass rush

Strong · defense

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C+

Coverage

Solid · defense

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Splash plays

Solid · defense

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Disruption

Elite · defense

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Act II

Where Tatum Bethune stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly

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29%

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23%

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22%

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11%

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✦ Balladex Consensus: #282 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.

Futures & chases

—MVP odds

50Impact index

55Star score

Career scoring average0.0 ppg

Seasons in the index0

Accolades on file0

Stat explorer

Tatum Bethune — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

A+

Tackling

94 TKL

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Pass rush

1.0 SACK

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Coverage

4 PD

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The engine

How the model sees Tatum Bethune

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2026 modeled

tackles

31–101

0.7

sacks

0.3–1.1

int

0–0

games

12–14

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 2-season history below.

What moves the tackles line vs last season

Last season 94 → projected 66 tackles

Baseline (recency-weighted)

-29.0

Age curve

+1.3

Net vs last season-27.7 tackles

Everything it reads

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2 seasons of real box production

every game line, verified

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Recency × games weight

recent, healthy years anchor the baseline

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Year-over-year trend

his own trajectory, season to season

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Position aging curve

age 25 — applied to the projection

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Role & usage context

target / carry share and snaps fold in

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Availability signal

games last 3: 11 / 14

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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Tatum Bethune career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
Season	G	Tkl	Sack	PD
2024	11	7	0	0
2025	14	94	1	4
Career	25	101	1.0	4

Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.

Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.

Player DNA + compssimilarity model

Closest comps

Pete Werner 100%Jack Gibbens 99%Devin Bush 99%Eric Wilson 99%Payton Wilson 98%Tremaine Edmunds 98%

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Context

Are the San Francisco 49ers built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

13–4proj record

98off index

99def index

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95%playoff odds

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Roster delta · what changed

Offense grades A+ (98), defense A+ (99) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 97, pass rush 99, coverage 99.

How his role moves

Projected 13–4 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.

Balladex Impact

50 of 99

Rotation piece tier.

Rarity

◆ Rated

Collectible tier.

Résumé

0 accolades

Career honors on file.

Act IV

The Ballad of Tatum Bethune

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

2001-02-19

The beginning

Tatum Bethune is a Linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers, in his 3rd NFL season.

San Francisco 49ers

Turning pro

Drafted 251st overall, 2024 as a Linebacker.

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Tatum Bethune is a San Francisco 49ers linebacker, drafted 251st overall, 2024.

Chapter

Across 2 seasons (2024–2025) he has recorded 101 tackles, 1 sack and 0 interceptions.

Chapter

Most recently he posted 94 tackles, 1 sack and 0 interceptions in 2025.

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Bethune's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

▶ Fernando Mendoza throws INT to Tatum Bethune across the middle ▶ NFL Draft Film Ep 815: Tatum Bethune / LB / Florida State / 2023 / Full Highlights ▶ NFL Draft Film Ep 398: Tatum Bethune / LB / Florida State / 2022 / Full Highlights

Off the field

Measurables

Active

Height: 6' 1"
Weight: 230 lbs
Draft: 251st overall, 2024
Born: Miami, FL
Age: 25
Jersey: #48

Background

Tatum Bethune is from Miami, FL and is 25 years old. He was drafted 251st overall, 2024 and plays linebacker at 6' 1", 230 lbs.

Over 2 seasons (2024–2025) he has recorded 101 tackles, 1 sacks and 0 interceptions. Bethune is currently on the San Francisco 49ers roster.

The person

Tatum Bethune is a role and rotational linebacker who has piled up 101 tackles with 1 sacks and 0 interceptions across 2 seasons (2024–2025).

Tackle volume101 career tackles over 2 seasons.

Pass rush1 career sacks blitzing off the second level.

Takeaways0 interceptions, 0 forced fumbles and 4 passes defensed.

Draft pedigree251st overall, 2024.

Verified profiles & sources

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FAQ

Tatum Bethune — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Tatum Bethune, answered.

What position does Tatum Bethune play?

Tatum Bethune is a Linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers.

When was Tatum Bethune drafted?

Tatum Bethune was drafted 251st overall, 2024.

How many seasons has Tatum Bethune played?

2 (2024–2025).

What are Tatum Bethune's career stats?

He has recorded 101 tackles, 1 sack and 0 interceptions.

Tatum Bethune career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.

Tatum Bethune San Francisco 49ers · #48

Tatum Bethune — the report card

Where Tatum Bethune stands

Tatum Bethune — every number, three levels deep

How the model sees Tatum Bethune

Tatum Bethune career stats, season by season

The Lab

Are the San Francisco 49ers built to win?

The Ballad of Tatum Bethune

The beginning

Turning pro

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Chapter

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Off the field

Tatum Bethune — frequently asked

Injury history

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