Bethune has met with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and San Francisco 49ers during the pre-draft process.
We are hours away from the 2024 NFL Draft and as many as 13 former 'Noles have a chance to hear their name called throughout the weekend. What these articles will attempt to accomplish is catch you up on where each prospect is projected to go, which teams they've met with, measurables, and what scouts and executives have said about these players . Tatum Bethune started his career at UCF before transferring to Florida State for the final two seasons of his college career.
The distinction between Bethune and Kalen DeLoach is DeLoach tested much better athletically. Bethune ran a 4.75 40-yard dash, 4.35 shuttle, 7.03 3-cone drill, and jumped a 30.5-inch vertical and a 9'7" broad. This resulted in a relative athletic score of just 4.10, giving Bethune a likely uphill battle to be drafted.Bethune has only met with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and been on a pre-draft visit with the San Francisco 49ers, at least from what's been made available publically.
The Buccaneers and 49ers have been the only teams mentioned with him, with the Bucs holding pick 246 in the 7th round and the 49ers with pick 251. Tampa has been looking for some developmental linebackers as Lavonte David is nearing the end of his superb playing career, while the 49ers will need to add some depth in that room with Dre Greenlaw recovering from a torn Achilles tendon in the Super Bowl.
Some other teams that could use a late-round developmental linebacker include the Minnesota Vikings, the Tennessee Titans, the Houston Texans, and the Green Bay Packers. He's going to have to make an impact on special teams no matter where he ends up if he wants to stick on a roster.Because of his athletic testing, I have Bethune going undrafted but being one of the main undrafted free agents at the top of teams' lists.
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