Player Dossier

2022-2024

Michigan State

Antonio Gates Jr.

WR • 6'2" • 193 lbs • Detroit, MI, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

Antonio Gates Jr. reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

2%

Rotational offensive role

lowfeatured

Impact Production

21

Developing production for a receiver

lowelite

Reliability

33

Sporadic game-to-game production

lowhigh

Star Power

30

Limited ceiling signals so far

limitedstar

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Michigan State

222324

Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
3
Program Path
Michigan State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Prairie View A&M
4★

Recruit Profile

Class 2022 · Rating 0.8969

Fordson · Dearborn, MI

Committed To
Michigan State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2022

Antonio Gates Jr., WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Michigan State. Antonio Gates Jr. reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
131
Receptions
9
Touchdowns
1

Quick Answers

Antonio Gates Jr. quick answers

Latest team and position
Michigan State · WR
Career Receiving Yards
131
Tracked sample
3 unique seasons · 3 entries · 5 games
Best season
2023 Regular Season · Michigan State
Top game
Prairie View A&M
Recruit profile
4-star · Fordson · Michigan State
High school pipeline
Fordson · 11 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 1 · Sophomore
2024 Receiving yards rank
49 receiving yards · WR 770th (top 72%) · Big Ten 162nd (top 58%) · National 1,309th (top 62%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2022 Regular SeasonMichigan State0-00-
2023 Regular SeasonMichigan State3582167.3
2024 Regular SeasonMichigan State2449055.3

Related Context

Antonio Gates Jr. played WR for Michigan State. Across 3 tracked seasons, Antonio Gates Jr. recorded 131 receiving yards and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Michigan State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season

Michigan State paired 82 primary output with 72.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 70 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2024 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Prairie View A&M

Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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Season Explorer

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2024 Regular Season · Michigan State

Games

2

Receiving Yards / G

24.5

Efficiency

70

Usage

9.6

Consistency

59.5

Best Game by takeover score

Prairie View A&M

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Maryland: 7. Prairie View A&M: 42

Volume vs Efficiency

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Split Comparison

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First Half7 · Games = 1 · -35 vs Second Half
Second Half42 · Games = 1 · +35 vs First Half

Game Log

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

2 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Prairie View A&M

Best efficiency game

93.3 vs Prairie View A&M

Result
Sat 9/14vs Prairie View A&MW 40-03421414028
Sat 9/7@ MarylandW 27-24177707

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Michigan State

    2022-2024

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

202220232024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 Regular SeasonMichigan State0
2023 Regular SeasonMichigan State8272.28.582
2024 Regular SeasonMichigan State49709.6-33

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Prairie View A&M

Week 3 · W 40-0

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

42

Receiving Yards

81.1 takeover

42 receiving yards with a 93.3 efficiency score.

#2

vs Richmond

Week 2 · W 45-14

45

Receiving Yards

72.6 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

45 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

vs Maryland

Week 4 · L 9-31 · Conference game

32

Receiving Yards

65.6 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

32 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

@ Maryland

Week 2 · W 27-24 · Conference game

7

Receiving Yards

25.8 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

7 receiving yards with a 46.7 efficiency score.

#5

vs Michigan

Week 8 · L 0-49 · Conference game

5

Receiving Yards

23.2 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

5 receiving yards with a 16.7 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2023 Regular Season · Michigan State

82 primary output · 72.2 efficiency · 8.5 usage

67.3

#2

2024 Regular Season · Michigan State

55.3

49 primary · 70 efficiency · 9.6 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · Michigan State

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games