| Dustin Tatum |
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 | Class: Senior
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 | Hometown: Lafayette, La.
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 | High School: St. Thomas More
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 | Height / Weight: 5-11 / 181
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 | Position: CB
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2007: Played in 11 games ... Recorded 8 tackles, including 5 solo tackles ... Recorded career highs in total tackles with three and passes broken up with one against Gardner-Webb (Sept. 1).
2006: Played in 10 games, mostly on special teams ... Had two tackles ... Recorded his first career tackle in the season opener against UT-Martin ... Registered a solo tackle against Western Michigan.
2005: Appeared in the season opener against Northwestern.
2004: Contributed to scout team defense while being redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL: An all-district and all-parish selection ... All-America selection by Prep Star and all-region by SuperPrep ... A member of the Louisiana Football Magazine's All-Defensive Team ... Credited with 91 tackles, five interceptions and 17 pass breakups during his career ... Had 45 stops and two interceptions as a senior ... Helped the Cougars to the quarterfinal round of the state playoffs after a first-place finish in the district ... Earned three letters in both football and track.
PERSONAL: A sport industry major ... Son of Coy and Jerri Tatum ... Brother, Spencer, lettered for the Bobcats in 2002, 2004 and 2005.