Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2022-2024Michigan 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.
Impact Production
33
Developing production for a receiver
lowelite
Reliability
33
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
40
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Michigan State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Michigan State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Prairie View A&M
4★
- 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
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2023 Regular Season | Michigan State | 3 | 5 | 82 | 1 | 67.3 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Michigan State | 2 | 4 | 49 | 0 | 55.3 |
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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
2023 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 72.2 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: Richmond
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Regular Season · Michigan State
Games
3
Receiving Yards / G
27.3
Efficiency
72.2
Usage
8.5
Consistency
68.6
Best Game by takeover score
Richmond
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Richmond: 45. Maryland: 32. Michigan: 5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Richmond: 1 by 100. Maryland: 2 by 100. Michigan: 2 by 16.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins45 · Games = 1 · +26.5 vs Losses
Losses18.5 · Games = 2 · -26.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
3 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Richmond
Best efficiency game
100 vs Maryland
Career Arc
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- 1
Michigan State
2022-2024
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
202220232024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | Michigan State | 82 | 72.2 | 8.5 | 82 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Michigan State | 49 | 70 | 9.6 | -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
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
0
100+ receiving yards
0
8+ catch outings
0
2+ TD games
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