Bethune-Cookman freshman LB Joel Tavares brings size and upside, but game-day production is still being built
Joel Tavares is a 6-foot-2, 207-pound linebacker from North Miami Beach who entered Bethune-Cookman as a freshman, giving the Wildcats a longer-term developmental piece with frame and athletic upside at a premium position[3][7]. Public roster and stats pages list him on the team, but no season statistics were available in the latest data, so the value here is projection: he looks like a physical, in-state defender with the body to grow into a special-teams and rotational role if he shows urgency, tackle range, and consistency[5][7].
