Player Dossier

2018-2021

Middle Tennessee

Gregory Grate

S • 5'11" • 197 lbs • Miami, FL, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Gregory Grate shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 34 disruption score.

Usage / Role

47%

Rotational defensive role

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Impact Production

42

Developing production for a safety

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Reliability

70

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

38

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Middle Tennessee
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Liberty

Player Story

Gregory Grate built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a safety from Miami, FL wearing No. 9, spending time with Middle Tennessee. The clearest part of Gregory Grate's career was his defensive production:...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2018 · Rating 0.8014

Miami Carol City · Miami, FL

Committed To
Middle Tennessee
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2018

Gregory Grate, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee. Gregory Grate shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 34 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
227
TFL
7
Sacks
2
Passes defended
11
Touchdowns
3

Quick Answers

Gregory Grate quick answers

Latest team and position
Middle Tennessee · S
Career Tackles
227
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 43 games
Best season
2020 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee
Top game
Liberty
Recruit profile
3-star · Miami Carol City · Middle Tennessee
High school pipeline
Miami Carol City · 1 FBS recruit · 1 drafted player
Latest roster
No. 9 · Senior
2021 Tackles rank
89 tackles · S 13th (top 3%) · Conference USA 15th (top 3%) · National 111th (top 2%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2018 PostseasonMiddle Tennessee930.50--029.2
2018 Regular SeasonMiddle Tennessee92211-2229.2
2019 Regular SeasonMiddle Tennessee123920-2023.4
2020 Regular SeasonMiddle Tennessee9742.51-3169.4
2021 PostseasonMiddle Tennessee136-0--044.5
2021 Regular SeasonMiddle Tennessee138310-4044.5

Related Context

Gregory Grate played S for Middle Tennessee. Across 4 tracked seasons, Gregory Grate recorded 4 receiving yards, 227 tackles, and 3 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Middle Tennessee.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season

Middle Tennessee paired 10.5 primary output with 45 efficiency.

Supporting note

2021 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 34 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Liberty

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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Season Workbench

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2021 Postseason · Middle Tennessee

Games

13

Havoc Plays / G

0.6

Efficiency

34

Usage

6.3

Consistency

15.4

Best Game by takeover score

Liberty

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Toledo: 0. Monmouth: 0. Virginia Tech: 0. UTSA: 0. Charlotte: 0. Marshall: 0. Liberty: 3. UConn: 1. Southern Miss: 1. Western Kentucky: 1. Florida International: 1. Old Dominion: 0. Florida Atlantic: 1

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Toledo: 6 by 25. Monmouth: 6 by 25. Virginia Tech: 5 by 20.8. UTSA: 14 by 50. Charlotte: 6 by 25. Marshall: 9 by 37.5. Liberty: 12 by 80. UConn: 6 by 35. Southern Miss: 3 by 22.5. Western Kentucky: 5 by 30.8. Florida International: 3 by 22.5. Old Dominion: 8 by 33.3. Florida Atlantic: 6 by 35

Split Comparison

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

Wins0.6 · Games = 7 · -0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 6 · +0.1 vs Wins

Game Log

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

13 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Liberty

Best efficiency game

80 vs Liberty

Result
Fri 12/17@ ToledoW 31-2464000
Sun 11/28@ Florida AtlanticW 27-17620010
Sat 11/20vs Old DominionL 17-2485000
Sat 11/13vs Florida InternationalW 50-1032001
Sat 11/6@ Western KentuckyL 21-4855001
Sat 10/30vs Southern MissW 35-1032001
Fri 10/22@ UConnW 44-13660010
Sat 10/9@ Liberty10+ tackles · Splash gameL 13-411281011
Sat 10/2vs MarshallW 34-2897000
Fri 9/24@ CharlotteL 39-4263000
Sat 9/18@ UTSA10+ tacklesL 13-271410000
Sat 9/11@ Virginia TechL 14-3554000
Sat 9/4vs MonmouthW 50-1563000

Player Story

Gregory Grate story

Gregory Grate built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a safety from Miami, FL wearing No. 9, spending time with Middle Tennessee. The clearest part of Gregory Grate's career was his defensive production: 227 tackles, 7 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 8 interceptions across 43 career games in the available record. His career also includes 4 receiving yards and 5 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Gregory Grate's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Middle Tennessee

    2018-2021

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201820182019202020212021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 PostseasonMiddle Tennessee5.517.73.8
2018 Regular SeasonMiddle Tennessee5.517.73.80
2019 Regular SeasonMiddle Tennessee416.93.3-1.5
2020 Regular SeasonMiddle Tennessee10.5459.46.5
2021 PostseasonMiddle Tennessee8346.3-2.5
2021 Regular SeasonMiddle Tennessee8346.30

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Liberty

Week 6 · L 13-41

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Havoc Plays

93.3 takeover

3 disruption/tackle impact with 93.3 takeover score.

#2

vs North Texas

Week 7 · L 35-52 · Conference game

3

Havoc Plays

91.9 takeover

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 91.9 takeover score.

#3

vs UT Martin

Week 2 · W 61-37

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Havoc Plays

85.6 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 85.6 takeover score.

#4

@ Rice

Week 8 · W 40-34 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

78.9 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.

#5

@ UTSA

Week 4 · L 35-37 · Conference game

2.5

Havoc Plays

77.8 takeover

Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 77.8 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2020 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee

10.5 primary output · 45 efficiency · 9.4 usage

69.4

#2

2021 Postseason · Middle Tennessee

44.5

8 primary · 34 efficiency · 6.3 usage

#3

2021 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee

44.5

8 primary · 34 efficiency · 6.3 usage

Milestones

7

Impact games

5

Splash games

4

10+ tackle games