Player Dossier

2009-2010

Michigan

Tate Forcier

QB • 6'1" • San Diego, CA, USA

Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator

Tate Forcier is a balanced quarterback profile with 7.5 usage in the latest tracked season.

Usage / Role

65%

Regular offensive contributor

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Impact Production

38

Developing production for a quarterback

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Reliability

44

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

52

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2009 Regular Season · Michigan

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
2
Program Path
Michigan
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Notre Dame

Player Story

Tate Forcier built his college career from 2009 through 2010 as a quarterback from San Diego, CA wearing No. 5, spending time with Michigan. The clearest part of Tate Forcier's career was his passing role: 2,647...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2009 · Rating 0.944

Scripps Ranch · San Diego, CA

Committed To
Michigan
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2009

Tate Forcier, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2009 Regular Season · Michigan. Tate Forcier is a balanced quarterback profile with 7.5 usage in the latest tracked season.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Total offense
2,938
Passing yards
2,647
Rushing yards
291
Touchdowns
21

Quick Answers

Tate Forcier quick answers

Latest team and position
Michigan · QB
Career Total Offense
2,938
Tracked sample
2 unique seasons · 2 entries · 20 games
Best season
2009 Regular Season · Michigan
Top game
Notre Dame
Recruit profile
4-star · Scripps Ranch · Michigan
High school pipeline
Scripps Ranch · 2 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 5 · Class 2010
2010 Total offense rank
648 total offense · QB 135th (top 47%) · Big Ten 20th (top 17%) · National 237th (top 18%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTotal OffensePass YdsRush YdsTDOverall
2009 Regular SeasonMichigan122,2902,0502401674.3
2010 Regular SeasonMichigan864859751534.5

Related Context

Tate Forcier played QB for Michigan. Across 2 tracked seasons, Tate Forcier recorded 2,647 passing yards, 291 rushing yards, and 21 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2009 with Michigan.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2009 Regular Season

Michigan paired 2,290 primary output with 60.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2009 Regular Season role shape

pass-led usage with 60.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2010 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Notre Dame

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2009 Regular Season · Michigan

Games

12

Primary Metric / G

190.8

Efficiency

60.3

Usage

27.8

Consistency

75

Best Game by takeover score

Notre Dame

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Western Michigan: 216. Notre Dame: 310. Eastern Michigan: 73. Indiana: 199. Michigan State: 250. Iowa: 120. Delaware State: 39. Penn State: 150. Illinois: 281. Purdue: 244. Wisconsin: 172. Ohio State: 236

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Western Michigan: 31 by 68.3. Notre Dame: 46 by 68. Eastern Michigan: 19 by 51.4. Indiana: 31 by 55.3. Michigan State: 45 by 54.9. Iowa: 27 by 48.7. Delaware State: 2 by 100. Penn State: 44 by 44. Illinois: 34 by 67.9. Purdue: 42 by 63.5. Wisconsin: 34 by 55.4. Ohio State: 44 by 46.2

Split Comparison

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

Wins167.4 · Games = 5 · -40.2 vs Losses
Losses207.6 · Games = 7 · +40.2 vs Wins

Game Log

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

12 games

Featured metric

Total Offense

Top game by takeover score

Notre Dame

Best efficiency game

100 vs Delaware State

Result
Sat 11/21vs Ohio StateL 10-21233822660.51446.26101.70011
Sat 11/14@ WisconsinL 24-45202618876.92155.48-16-205
Sat 11/7vs PurdueL 36-38152421262.51063.518321.80118
Sat 10/31@ IllinoisL 13-38132325756.50067.911242.20016
Sat 10/24vs Penn StateL 10-35133014043.3014414100.70012
Sat 10/17vs Delaware StateW 63-62239100.000100
Sun 10/11@ IowaL 28-308199442.10148.78263.3009
Sat 10/3@ Michigan StateL 20-26173222353.12154.913272.10013
Sat 9/26vs Indiana3+ TDW 36-33112118452.42155.310151.5019
Sat 9/19vs Eastern MichiganW 45-177136853.80051.4650.80021
Sat 9/12vs Notre Dame3+ TD · Dual-threatW 38-34233324069.7216813705.40131
Sat 9/5vs Western Michigan3+ TDW 31-7132017965.03068.311373.40010

Player Story

Tate Forcier story

Tate Forcier built his college career from 2009 through 2010 as a quarterback from San Diego, CA wearing No. 5, spending time with Michigan. The clearest part of Tate Forcier's career was his passing role: 2,647 passing yards, 17 touchdown passes, 365 attempts, and 291 rushing yards across 20 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2009 with Michigan. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. His career also includes 291 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 20 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Michigan.

The arc is straightforward: Tate Forcier moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

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    Michigan

    2009-2010

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20092010
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2009 Regular SeasonMichigan2,29060.327.8
2010 Regular SeasonMichigan648557.5-1,642

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Notre Dame

Week 2 · W 38-34

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

310

Total Offense

81.3 takeover

310 total offense with 68 efficiency.

#2

@ Michigan State

Week 5 · L 20-26 · Conference game

250

Total Offense

78.5 takeover

Loss with 250 yards of offense and 54.9 efficiency.

250 total offense with 54.9 efficiency.

#3

vs Purdue

Week 10 · L 36-38 · Conference game

244

Total Offense

77.7 takeover

Loss with 244 yards of offense and 63.5 efficiency.

244 total offense with 63.5 efficiency.

#4

@ Illinois

Week 9 · L 13-38 · Conference game

281

Total Offense

72.2 takeover

Loss with 281 yards of offense and 67.9 efficiency.

281 total offense with 67.9 efficiency.

#5

vs Western Michigan

Week 1 · W 31-7

216

Total Offense

62.6 takeover

Win with 216 yards of offense and 68.3 efficiency.

216 total offense with 68.3 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2009 Regular Season · Michigan

2,290 primary output · 60.3 efficiency · 27.8 usage

74.3

#2

2010 Regular Season · Michigan

34.5

648 primary · 55 efficiency · 7.5 usage

Milestones

1

250+ passing yards

1

300+ total offense

3

3+ TD games

7

Above avg efficiency