Tatum Bethune
San Francisco 49ersModel Score
How good he is at what he is supposed to be doing, out of 100. Not a projection of what he will do next, and not a read on his contract. Median is about 70, and a 95 is rare. How it is built →
Season Stats · 14 games
Draft & College
He went about where consensus had him.
Covers the college seasons in our data, which does not always reach back to a player's first year.
Comps
STM Take
First STTM ranking at tier 5 (#33) in year two for a 215th overall pick puts Bethune in the outlier-positive class for Day 3 LB late-round prospects. The Florida State-via-UCF transfer pedigree plus the 49ers' position-specific coaching gives him basic developmental foundation. The 2026 question is whether Bethune crosses into tier 4 territory or whether the role compresses to swing depth.
Bethune came out of Florida State as the San Francisco 49ers' 6th-round pick (215th overall) in 2024 after transferring from UCF. He spent his rookie year as developmental depth before emerging into a rotational role in 2025. His first STTM appearance comes in 2025 at tier 5 (#33), an unusual year-two emergence for a Day 3 6th-round pick.
Strengths
- Year-two tier 5 (#33) STTM finish for a 215th overall 6th-round pick puts him in the outlier-positive class for Day 3 LB prospects.
- Florida State-via-UCF transfer pedigree plus the structural 49ers anchor reps gives him real developmental foundation.
Concerns
- Single tier 5 finish without prior STTM history caps the long-term projection certainty.
- San Francisco's broader defensive identity around Fred Warner's primary anchor role compresses Bethune's structural snap share.
What to watch: Whether Bethune crosses into tier 4 (top 30) in 2026, the threshold for confirming the developmental climb continues.