Tatum Bethune

Golden Nuggets

• Both of his parents work in education with his father, Greg- ory, being a longtime principal at Miami Central and current administrator for the Miami-Dade County Public Schools. His mother, Shovon, is a guidance counselor at Miami Jackson High.
• Was the recipient of the Monk Bonasorte Award in 2022 at Florida State, given to the defensive player who displays the most heart on the field.

Golden Nuggets

• Both of his parents work in education with his father, Greg- ory, being a longtime principal at Miami Central and current administrator for the Miami-Dade County Public Schools. His mother, Shovon, is a guidance counselor at Miami Jackson High.
• Was the recipient of the Monk Bonasorte Award in 2022 at Florida State, given to the defensive player who displays the most heart on the field.

Goldmine

• Many athletes come from a family of other athletes. For Bethune, the case was different. He comes from a family of academics. Bethune's parents are both educators, but the person
  who set the precedent for this line of work that runs in his family was his great-aunt, Mary McLeod Bethune, who founded Bethune-Cookman University. Originally an all-girls school, the historically black college was founded in 1904 in Florida. The rich history of education in his family was passed on to Bethune as well. "I came from a family where education was a huge thing," Bethune said. "[The main goal is] to get my degree and make sure my grades are straight. And that's always the main focus. Growing up, school was always the priority."

College

• Appeared in 61 games (37 starts) over five seasons at Florida State (2022-23) and Central Florida (2019-21) and registered 339 tackles, 28.0 TFLs, 7.5 sacks, 10 PDs, 4 INTs and 2 FFs. In 2023, ap- peared in 13 games (10 starts) and recorded a team-high 70 tack- les, 5.5 TFLs, 3 PDs and 1 INT, earning Third-Team All-ACC honors. In 2022, appeared in 13 games (11 starts) and tallied 84 tackles, 9.5 TFLs, 3.0 sacks and 1 FR, Honorable Mention All-ACC. Started in 11 games at Central Florida in 2021 and registered a team-high 101 tackles, 5.5 TFLs, 2.0 sacks, 2 INTs and 1 FF, earning Honorable Mention All-AAC. As a sophomore in 2020, appeared in 10 games and registered 57 tackles, 7.0 TFLs, 2.5 sacks, 2 PDs and 1 INT. As a true freshman in 2019, appeared in 13 games and finished with 20 tackles, 1 PD and 1 FF.