Usage / Role
68%
Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2014-2017Ole Miss
DeMarquis Gates
LB • 6'2" • 221 lbs • Hampton, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
DeMarquis Gates shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 53.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
74
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
87
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Ole Miss
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Ole Miss
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas
Player Story
DeMarquis Gates built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a linebacker from Hampton, GA wearing No. 3, spending time with Ole Miss. The clearest part of DeMarquis Gates' career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- Ole Miss
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
DeMarquis Gates, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Ole Miss. DeMarquis Gates shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 53.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 193
- TFL
- 15.5
- Sacks
- 6
- QB hurries
- 8
- Passes defended
- 5
Quick Answers
DeMarquis Gates quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Ole Miss · LB
- Career Tackles
- 193
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 23 games
- Best season
- 2017 Regular Season · Ole Miss
- Top game
- Arkansas
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Lovejoy · Ole Miss
- High school pipeline
- Lovejoy · 41 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 3 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 114 tackles · LB 20th (top 2%) · SEC 4th (top 1%) · National 26th (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 11 | 79 | 5.5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 56.8 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 12 | 114 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 68.6 |
Related Context
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DeMarquis Gates played LB for Ole Miss. Across 4 tracked seasons, DeMarquis Gates recorded 193 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Ole Miss.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
Ole Miss paired 20 primary output with 53.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 43.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2017 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Florida State
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Regular Season · Ole Miss
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
1.3
Efficiency
43.1
Usage
8.9
Consistency
37.4
Best Game by takeover score
Florida State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Florida State: 5. Wofford: 0. Alabama: 1. Georgia: 2. Arkansas: 3. LSU: 2. Auburn: 1. Georgia Southern: 0.5. Texas A&M: 0. Vanderbilt: 0. Mississippi State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Florida State: 7 by 79.2. Wofford: 6 by 25. Alabama: 8 by 43.3. Georgia: 9 by 57.5. Arkansas: 7 by 59.2. LSU: 7 by 49.2. Auburn: 9 by 47.5. Georgia Southern: 11 by 50.8. Texas A&M: 6 by 25. Vanderbilt: 5 by 20.8. Mississippi State: 4 by 16.7
Split Comparison
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Wins0.6 · Games = 4 · -1.1 vs Losses
Losses1.7 · Games = 7 · +1.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Florida State
Best efficiency game
79.2 vs Florida State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/26 | vs Mississippi State | L 20-55 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/20 | @ Vanderbilt | L 17-38 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/13 | @ Texas A&M | W 29-28 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | vs Georgia Southern10+ tackles | W 37-27 | 11 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | vs Auburn | L 29-40 | 9 | 7 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/23 | @ LSUSplash game | L 21-38 | 7 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | @ ArkansasSplash game | L 30-34 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | vs GeorgiaSplash game | W 45-14 | 9 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Alabama | L 43-48 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Wofford | W 38-13 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Tue 9/6 | @ Florida State2+ sacks · Splash game | L 34-45 | 7 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
DeMarquis Gates story
DeMarquis Gates built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a linebacker from Hampton, GA wearing No. 3, spending time with Ole Miss. The clearest part of DeMarquis Gates' career was his defensive production: 193 tackles, 15.5 tackles for loss, 6 sacks, and 5 passes defended across 23 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with Ole Miss. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but DeMarquis Gates' production has multiple signals. With 23 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Ole Miss.
The arc is straightforward: DeMarquis Gates moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Ole Miss
2014-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2014201520162017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 14.5 | 43.1 | 8.9 | 14.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 20 | 53.5 | 10.5 | 5.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Arkansas
Week 9 · L 37-38 · Conference game
Loss with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5
Havoc Plays
100 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 100 takeover score.
#2
vs Vanderbilt
Week 7 · W 57-35 · Conference game
5
Havoc Plays
97.2 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 97.2 takeover score.
#3
@ Florida State
Week 1 · L 34-45
5
Havoc Plays
93.1 takeover
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 93.1 takeover score.
#4
@ Arkansas
Week 7 · L 30-34 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
71.1 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 71.1 takeover score.
#5
vs Georgia
Week 4 · W 45-14 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
64.4 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 64.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Regular Season · Ole Miss
20 primary output · 53.5 efficiency · 10.5 usage
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#2
2016 Regular Season · Ole Miss
56.8
14.5 primary · 43.1 efficiency · 8.9 usage
#3
2014 Regular Season · Ole Miss
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
7
Impact games
7
Splash games
8
10+ tackle games
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