Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2021Florida International
Jamal Gates
LB • 6'2" • 225 lbs • Palm Beach Gardens, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jamal Gates shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
41
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
31
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
67
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Florida International
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Florida International
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Texas State
Player Story
Jamal Gates built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a linebacker from Palm Beach Gardens, FL wearing No. 9, spending time with Florida International. The clearest part of Jamal Gates' career was his...
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- Committed To
- Utah
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2024
Jamal Gates, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Florida International. Jamal Gates shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 175
- TFL
- 10.5
- Sacks
- 1
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
Jamal Gates quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Florida International · LB
- Career Tackles
- 175
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 39 games
- Best season
- 2020 Regular Season · Florida International
- Top game
- Texas State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Mater Dei · Utah
- High school pipeline
- Mater Dei · 95 FBS recruits · 7 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 9 · Senior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 36 tackles · LB 410th (top 33%) · Conference USA 121st (top 19%) · National 1,106th (top 19%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Florida International | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2018 Postseason | Florida International | 10 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 20.6 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Florida International | 10 | 32 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 20.6 |
| 2019 Postseason | Florida International | 13 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 60 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Florida International | 13 | 76 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 60 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Florida International | 4 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 62.8 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Florida International | 12 | 36 | 4.5 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 38.8 |
Related Context
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Jamal Gates played LB for Florida International. Across 5 tracked seasons, Jamal Gates recorded 175 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Florida International.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season
Florida International paired 4 primary output with 37.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 17.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2021 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Texas State
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Regular Season · Florida International
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
17.1
Usage
5.5
Consistency
13.9
Best Game by takeover score
Texas State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Long Island University: 1. Texas State: 2. Texas Tech: 0. Central Michigan: 0. Florida Atlantic: 1. Charlotte: 0. Western Kentucky: 1. Marshall: 0. Old Dominion: 0. Middle Tennessee: 0.5. North Texas: 0. Southern Miss: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Long Island University: 5 by 30.8. Texas State: 7 by 49.2. Texas Tech: 1 by 4.2. Central Michigan: 2 by 8.3. Florida Atlantic: 2 by 18.3. Charlotte: 3 by 12.5. Western Kentucky: 4 by 26.7. Marshall: 4 by 16.7. Old Dominion: 1 by 4.2. Middle Tennessee: 3 by 17.5. North Texas: 2 by 8.3. Southern Miss: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
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Wins1 · Games = 1 · +0.6 vs Losses
Losses0.4 · Games = 11 · -0.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Texas State
Best efficiency game
49.2 vs Texas State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/27 | @ Southern Miss | L 17-37 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/21 | vs North Texas | L 7-49 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/13 | @ Middle Tennessee | L 10-50 | 3 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | vs Old Dominion | L 24-47 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | @ Marshall | L 0-38 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/23 | vs Western Kentucky | L 19-34 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/8 | vs Charlotte | L 33-45 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | @ Florida Atlantic | L 21-58 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/25 | @ Central Michigan | L 27-31 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | @ Texas Tech | L 21-54 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | vs Texas StateSplash game | L 17-23 | 7 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/3 | vs Long Island University | W 48-10 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Jamal Gates story
Jamal Gates built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a linebacker from Palm Beach Gardens, FL wearing No. 9, spending time with Florida International. The clearest part of Jamal Gates' career was his defensive production: 175 tackles, 10.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 2 interceptions across 39 career games in the available record. That gives Jamal Gates' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Florida International
2017-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2017201820182019201920202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Florida International | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2018 Postseason | Florida International | 2 | 16.6 | 3.7 | 2 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Florida International | 2 | 16.6 | 3.7 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Florida International | 7 | 31.2 | 7.2 | 5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Florida International | 7 | 31.2 | 7.2 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Florida International | 4 | 37.1 | 9.2 | -3 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Florida International | 5.5 | 17.1 | 5.5 | 1.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Texas State
Week 2 · L 17-23
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
83.1 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 83.1 takeover score.
#2
vs Florida Atlantic
Week 10 · L 14-49 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
78.9 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.
#3
@ Liberty
Week 4 · L 34-36
1.5
Havoc Plays
77 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 77 takeover score.
#4
vs UTEP
Week 8 · W 32-17 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
72.2 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 72.2 takeover score.
#5
vs Florida Atlantic
Week 11 · L 19-38 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
68.6 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 68.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Regular Season · Florida International
4 primary output · 37.1 efficiency · 9.2 usage
62.8
#2
2019 Postseason · Florida International
60
7 primary · 31.2 efficiency · 7.2 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Florida International
60
7 primary · 31.2 efficiency · 7.2 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
2
Splash games
3
10+ tackle games
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