Usage Score
5.1
Player Dossier
2019-2024Northwestern
Jaylen Pate
DL • 6'3" • 272 lbs • Chicago, IL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jaylen Pate shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15 disruption score.
Efficiency
15
Consistency
14.8
Season Value
15.5
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · Northwestern
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 8
- Program Path
- Wyoming • Northwestern
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Purdue
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Jaylen Pate, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · Northwestern. Jaylen Pate shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
Northwestern paired 6 primary output with 15 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 15 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Wyoming, Northwestern.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Purdue
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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2024 Regular Season · Northwestern
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
15
Usage
5.1
Consistency
14.8
Best Game by takeover score
Illinois
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Miami (OH): 0. Duke: 1. Washington: 0. Maryland: 1. Wisconsin: 1. Iowa: 0. Purdue: 3. Michigan: 0. Illinois: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Miami (OH): 1 by 4.2. Duke: 2 by 18.3. Washington: 3 by 12.5. Maryland: 3 by 22.5. Wisconsin: 2 by 18.3. Iowa: 2 by 8.3. Purdue: 3 by 42.5. Michigan: 0 by 0. Illinois: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.3 · Games = 3 · +1 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 6 · -1 vs Wins
First Half0.6 · Games = 5 · -0.2 vs Second Half
Second Half0.8 · Games = 4 · +0.2 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Purdue
Best efficiency game
42.5 vs Purdue
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/30 | vs Illinois | L 28-38 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | @ Michigan | L 6-50 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | @ PurdueSplash game | W 26-20 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | @ Iowa | L 14-40 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | vs Wisconsin | L 3-23 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Maryland | W 37-10 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Washington | L 5-24 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Duke | L 20-26 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Miami (OH) | W 13-6 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Wyoming
2019-2021
Opening stop
- 2
Northwestern
2022-2024
Final stop
Season Progression
20192020202120212022202320232024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Wyoming | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Wyoming | 2 | 12.3 | 3 | 2 |
| 2021 Postseason | Wyoming | 2.5 | 9 | 3.2 | 0.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Wyoming | 2.5 | 9 | 3.2 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Northwestern | 1 | 8.6 | 6 | -1.5 |
| 2023 Postseason | Northwestern | 6 | 15.2 | 5.6 | 5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Northwestern | 6 | 15.2 | 5.6 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Northwestern | 6 | 15 | 5.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Purdue
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Primary metric
3 disruption/tackle impact with 54.8 takeover score.
#2
Iowa
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 52 takeover score.
#3
UNLV
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.9 takeover score.
#4
Purdue
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 47.8 takeover score.
#5
Utah State
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 47.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2024 Regular Season · Northwestern
6 primary output · 15 efficiency · 5.1 usage
15.5
#2
2023 Postseason · Northwestern
14.5
6 primary · 15.2 efficiency · 5.6 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Northwestern
14.5
6 primary · 15.2 efficiency · 5.6 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2019 · Rating 0.8006
Lane Technical · Chicago, IL
- Committed To
- Wyoming
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
Career Facts
2
Career teams
8
Seasons tracked
77
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 8 tracked seasons, 41 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.