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    Joshua Tatum
    Joshua Tatum

    Class:
    Sophomore
    Hometown:
    Oakland
    High School:
    McClymonds
    Height / Weight:
    6-1 / 225
    Position:
    LB
    Birthdate:
    01/15/1988
    Experience:
    HS

    2007: Tatum, who missed last season because of an injury, will be a backup linebacker as a redshirt freshman in 2007.

    2006: Tatum redshirted as a freshman linebacker in 2006, his first year at USC, while recuperating from a high school knee injury.

    HIGH SCHOOL: He was a 2005 Prep Star Dream Team, ESPN 150, Super Prep All-American, Prep Star All-American, Super Prep All-Farwest, Prep Star All-Western, Long Beach Press-Telegram Best in the West first team, Orange County Register Fab 15 first team and Tacoma News-Tribune Western 100 pick as a senior linebacker and running back at McClymonds High in Oakland (Calif.)...He had 82 tackles and 6 sacks in 2005 despite missing the last half of the season with a torn knee ligament...As a junior in 2004 at St. Mary's High in Berkeley (Calif.), he had 45 tackles and 4 sacks in his first 3 games, but was sidelined the rest of the season with a shoulder injury...He was an All-League Defensive MVP as a 2003 sophomore when he recorded 135 tackles, 30 tackles for loss, 10 sacks, 8 forced fumbles and 5 interceptions.