Player Dossier

2008-2011

UTEP

Tate Smith

QB • 6'1" • Odessa, TX, USA

Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator

Tate Smith is a balanced quarterback profile with 8.3 usage in the latest tracked season.

Usage / Role

11%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

0

Developing production for a quarterback

lowelite

Reliability

15

Sporadic game-to-game production

lowhigh

Star Power

11

Limited ceiling signals so far

limitedstar

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2008 Regular Season · New Mexico

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Unique Seasons
3
Program Path
New Mexico • UTEP
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: BYU

Tate Smith, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2008 Regular Season · New Mexico. Tate Smith is a balanced quarterback profile with 8.3 usage in the latest tracked season.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Total offense
155
Passing yards
123
Rushing yards
32
Touchdowns
1

Quick Answers

Tate Smith quick answers

Latest team and position
UTEP · QB
Career Total Offense
155
Tracked sample
3 unique seasons · 3 entries · 9 games
Best season
2008 Regular Season · New Mexico
Top game
BYU
Latest roster
No. 14 · Class 2011
2011 Total offense rank
39 total offense · QB 245th (top 88%) · Conference USA 79th (top 61%) · National 832nd (top 65%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTotal OffensePass YdsRush YdsTDOverall
2008 Regular SeasonNew Mexico41078225055.8
2010 Regular SeasonUTEP3927024.1
2011 Regular SeasonUTEP239390139.9

Related Context

Tate Smith played QB for New Mexico and UTEP. Across 3 tracked seasons, Tate Smith recorded 123 passing yards, 32 rushing yards, and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2008 with New Mexico.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2008 Regular Season

New Mexico paired 107 primary output with 37.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2008 Regular Season role shape

pass-led usage with 37.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2011 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across New Mexico, UTEP.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: BYU

Loss with 53 yards of offense and 40 efficiency. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2008 Regular Season · New Mexico

Games

4

Primary Metric / G

26.8

Efficiency

37.3

Usage

11.9

Consistency

59.4

Best Game by takeover score

BYU

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Wyoming: 0. BYU: 53. San Diego State: 21. Air Force: 33

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Wyoming: 1 by 33.3. BYU: 19 by 40. San Diego State: 6 by 48.9. Air Force: 13 by 27.1

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins10.5 · Games = 2 · -32.5 vs Losses
Losses43 · Games = 2 · +32.5 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

4 games

Featured metric

Total Offense

Top game by takeover score

BYU

Best efficiency game

48.9 vs San Diego State

Result
Fri 10/24@ Air ForceL 10-2317814.30127.16254.20013
Sat 10/18vs San Diego StateW 70-7131433.30048.9372.3006
Sat 10/11@ BYUL 3-215106050.001409-7-0.80011
Sun 10/5vs WyomingW 24-00100.00033.3

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    New Mexico

    2008

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    UTEP

    2010-2011

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

200820102011
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2008 Regular SeasonNew Mexico10737.311.9
2010 Regular SeasonUTEP947.42.9-98
2011 Regular SeasonUTEP3948.28.330

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ BYU

Week 7 · L 3-21 · Conference game

Loss with 53 yards of offense and 40 efficiency.

53

Total Offense

60 takeover

53 total offense with 40 efficiency.

#2

vs New Mexico State

Week 3 · W 42-10

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Total Offense

58.8 takeover

Win with 7 yards of offense and 70 efficiency.

7 total offense with 70 efficiency.

#3

vs Tulsa

Week 12 · L 28-57 · Conference game

35

Total Offense

56.8 takeover

Loss with 35 yards of offense and 54.6 efficiency.

35 total offense with 54.6 efficiency.

#4

@ New Mexico

Week 5 · W 38-20

2

Total Offense

50.4 takeover

Win with 2 yards of offense and 72.2 efficiency.

2 total offense with 72.2 efficiency.

#5

@ Air Force

Week 9 · L 10-23 · Conference game

33

Total Offense

39.3 takeover

Loss with 33 yards of offense and 27.1 efficiency.

33 total offense with 27.1 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2008 Regular Season · New Mexico

107 primary output · 37.3 efficiency · 11.9 usage

55.8

#2

2011 Regular Season · UTEP

39.9

39 primary · 48.2 efficiency · 8.3 usage

#3

2010 Regular Season · UTEP

24.1

9 primary · 47.4 efficiency · 2.9 usage

Milestones

0

250+ passing yards

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300+ total offense

0

3+ TD games

2

Above avg efficiency