Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2020Southern Miss
Tate Whatley
QB • 6'2" • 198 lbs • Lakeland, FL, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
Tate Whatley is a balanced quarterback profile with 13.4 usage in the latest tracked season.
Impact Production
36
Developing production for a quarterback
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Reliability
35
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
47
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Southern Miss
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Southern Miss
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Marshall
Player Story
Tate Whatley built his college career from 2018 through 2020 as a quarterback from Lakeland, FL wearing No. 6, spending time with Southern Miss. The clearest part of Tate Whatley's career was his passing role: 1,110...
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- Committed To
- Southern Miss
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Tate Whatley, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Southern Miss. Tate Whatley is a balanced quarterback profile with 13.4 usage in the latest tracked season.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 1,327
- Passing yards
- 1,110
- Rushing yards
- 217
- Touchdowns
- 14
Quick Answers
Tate Whatley quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Southern Miss · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 1,327
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 13 games
- Best season
- 2018 Regular Season · Southern Miss
- Top game
- Marshall
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Lakeland Christian School · Southern Miss
- High school pipeline
- Lakeland Christian School · 6 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 6 · Sophomore
- 2020 Total offense rank
- 496 total offense · QB 156th (top 49%) · Conference USA 29th (top 23%) · National 262nd (top 21%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 6 | 613 | 451 | 162 | 7 | 75.3 |
| 2019 Postseason | Southern Miss | 3 | 137 | 134 | 3 | 0 | 44.8 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 3 | 81 | 65 | 16 | 0 | 44.8 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 4 | 496 | 460 | 36 | 7 | 46.9 |
Related Context
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Tate Whatley played QB for Southern Miss. Across 3 tracked seasons, Tate Whatley recorded 1,110 passing yards, 217 rushing yards, and -19 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Southern Miss.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
Southern Miss paired 613 primary output with 74 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Regular Season role shape
pass-led usage with 28.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2020 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Liberty
Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value. It landed in the 75th percentile of the selected season.
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2020 Regular Season · Southern Miss
Games
4
Primary Metric / G
124
Efficiency
28.2
Usage
13.4
Consistency
48.8
Best Game by takeover score
Liberty
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. South Alabama: -1. North Texas: -5. Liberty: 240. UTSA: 262
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. South Alabama: 1 by 0. North Texas: 1 by 0. Liberty: 38 by 61.5. UTSA: 44 by 51.1
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins-5 · Games = 1 · -172 vs Losses
Losses167 · Games = 3 · +172 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
Liberty
Best efficiency game
61.5 vs Liberty
Player Story
Tate Whatley story
Tate Whatley built his college career from 2018 through 2020 as a quarterback from Lakeland, FL wearing No. 6, spending time with Southern Miss. The clearest part of Tate Whatley's career was his passing role: 1,110 passing yards, 7 touchdown passes, 169 attempts, and 217 rushing yards across 13 career games in the available record. His career also includes 217 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Tate Whatley's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Southern Miss
2018-2020
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2018201920192020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 613 | 74 | 27.4 | — |
| 2019 Postseason | Southern Miss | 218 | 42.8 | 16.3 | -395 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 218 | 42.8 | 16.3 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 496 | 28.2 | 13.4 | 278 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Marshall
Week 10 · W 26-24 · Conference game
Win with 174 yards of offense and 56.2 efficiency.
174
Total Offense
85.4 takeover
174 total offense with 56.2 efficiency.
#2
@ Charlotte
Week 9 · L 17-20 · Conference game
149
Total Offense
73.6 takeover
Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
149 total offense with 85.8 efficiency.
#3
@ Liberty
Week 8 · L 35-56
240
Total Offense
72.7 takeover
Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
240 total offense with 61.5 efficiency.
#4
@ UAB
Week 11 · L 23-26 · Conference game
118
Total Offense
69.8 takeover
Loss with 118 yards of offense and 41.7 efficiency.
118 total offense with 41.7 efficiency.
#5
@ Tulane
Week 1 · L 13-30 · Postseason
137
Total Offense
69.2 takeover
Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.
137 total offense with 39.9 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Regular Season · Southern Miss
613 primary output · 74 efficiency · 27.4 usage
75.3
#2
2020 Regular Season · Southern Miss
46.9
496 primary · 28.2 efficiency · 13.4 usage
#3
2019 Postseason · Southern Miss
44.8
218 primary · 42.8 efficiency · 16.3 usage
Milestones
1
250+ passing yards
0
300+ total offense
1
3+ TD games
6
Above avg efficiency
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