Four-star athlete Dillon Tatum, the No. 266 overall prospect in the Class of 2022, will make his college commitment live Wednesday at 7 p.m. ET on CBS Sports HQ. You can watch his announcement live in the video at the top of the page, on the CBS Sports App or via your connected device (Roku, Amazon Fire, Apple TV).
Tatum has narrowed down his college choices to Michigan State, Michigan, Tennessee, Baylor, Georgia and Iowa. The 247Sports Crystal Ball gives Michigan State a 94.1% chance of landing his services, with intra-state rival Michigan holding a 5.9% chance.
Tatum is a 5-foot-11, 190-pounder from West Bloomfield (Michigan) High School, is the 13th-ranked athlete in the country and fifth-ranked player in the state of Michigan. He has played running back, slot receiver, safety and cornerback in high school, and is expected to be a defensive back once he arrives at his college destination.
Allen Trieu, national recruiting analyst for 247Sports, provided this scouting report on Tatum.
“Has played all over from running back and slot on offense to safety and corner on defense and returning kicks on special teams,” Trieu wrote. “Projects most likely as a nickel corner in college. Has run track and has gotten good results and that shows up in his straight-line speed but also in his conditioning and being able to play all three phases in high school. Shows good ball skills and has gotten interceptions from his safety spot. Has short-area quickness and twitch to be able to play man. Physically speaking, he is not big, but also is not undersized. It is not impossible a school gives him offensive looks but is most likely to play defense and be a special teams guy.”
