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Now with one season as a starter under his belt, a year of full-time experience should benefit him greatly … Played last season with a shoulder injury and had limited participation in the spring as his shoulder healed … Opens the fall as a starter at one cornerback … Plays with great enthusiasm … Counted on as a leader in the UK secondary ... Has played in 33 games with 10 starts. 2001 (Junior): Played in all 11 games, drawing seven starting assignments … Totaled 42 tackles and nine pass breakups … Grabbed an interception at Georgia … Had a career-high three pass breakups against Florida … Had seven tackles in the win over Ball State, tying his career high. 2000 (Sophomore): Played in all 11 games … Started three games late in the season when Kenneth Grant was battling injuries … Made 37 tackles … Had a career-high seven tackles in two games … Got an interception against Tennessee, the second consecutive season he made a pickoff against the Volunteers … Had one pass breakup and a fumble recovery. 1999 (Freshman): Played in all 11 games ... Saw most of his playing time on special teams ... Did see extensive action at cornerback in the Tennessee game with Eric Kelly out of action and came up with an interception and a fumble recovery ... Totaled six tackles for the season. High School: Talented two-way high-school star ... Three-year starter at tailback at Shaker Heights (Ohio) HS ... Rushed for approximately 3,900 yards and 50 touchdowns in his career ... Senior year numbers were 187 carries for 1,497 yards and 21 touchdowns ... Best game was 295 yards, including a 98-yard run ... Returned a kickoff for a touchdown ... Started at safety as a senior and made three interceptions, returning two for touchdowns ... Started at linebacker during his junior year ... Made more than 100 tackles during his career ... Honorable mention All-America as a senior by USA Today ... Second-team all-state as a senior by The Associated Press and also named Lake Erie League most valuable player and MVP of his county ... Three-year All-Lake Eric League selection ... Two years on the all-county and all-district team ... First-team all-region as a senior, second team as a junior ... Won several player-of-the-week awards ... Helped his team win three conference championships and advance to the state playoffs the last two seasons, reaching the state quarterfinals his junior year ... The No. 65 prospect in the six-state Midwest region, according to SuperPrep ... Coached by David Sedmak ... Played in the 1999 “Big 33” Football Classic, the Pennsylvania vs. Ohio High School all-star game ... A two-year letterman in track, running the 100- and 200-meter dashes along with the 4x100-meter relay ... His finalists included Kentucky, West Virginia, and Indiana. Personal: Full name is Derrick Antonio Tatum ... Born 2-7-81 in Cleveland, Ohio ... Son of Timothy Tatum and Madonna Davis... Major is family and consumer sciences. The Cats’ Cause: Helped work the annual UK Children’s Hospital “Breakfast With Santa” (1999). Tatum Career Statistics Year Position G-GS Tackles PBU Int.-Yds. FC FR 1999 Cornerback 11-0 6 0 1-6 0 1 2000 Cornerback 11-3 37 1 1-16 0 1 2001 Cornerback 11-7 42 9 1-0 1 0 Totals 33-10 85 10 3-22 1 2 |
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