Player Dossier

2009-2013

Vanderbilt

Wesley Tate

RB • 6'1" • Hendersonville, TN, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Wesley Tate leans balanced backfield option traits and 39.5 efficiency.

Usage / Role

12%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

1

Developing production for a back

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Reliability

15

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

13

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2012 Postseason · Vanderbilt

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Vanderbilt
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: South Carolina

Player Story

Wesley Tate built his college career from 2009 through 2013 as a running back from Hendersonville, TN wearing No. 24, spending time with Vanderbilt. The clearest part of Wesley Tate's career was his backfield work:...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2009 · Rating 0.84

Pope John Paul II · Hendersonville, TN

Committed To
Vanderbilt
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2009

Wesley Tate, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2012 Postseason · Vanderbilt. Wesley Tate leans balanced backfield option traits and 39.5 efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
1,374
Rushing yards
897
Receiving yards
477
Touchdowns
16

Quick Answers

Wesley Tate quick answers

Latest team and position
Vanderbilt · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards
1,374
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 47 games
Best season
2012 Postseason · Vanderbilt
Top game
South Carolina
Recruit profile
3-star · Pope John Paul II · Vanderbilt
High school pipeline
Pope John Paul II · 8 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
Latest roster
No. 24 · Class 2013
2013 Scrimmage yards rank
504 scrimmage yards · RB 167th (top 33%) · SEC 61st (top 23%) · National 435th (top 19%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2009 Regular SeasonVanderbilt00000-
2010 Regular SeasonVanderbilt1116514025027
2011 PostseasonVanderbilt1212012040.2
2011 Regular SeasonVanderbilt1220126175140.2
2012 PostseasonVanderbilt12241410163
2012 Regular SeasonVanderbilt12468362106963
2013 PostseasonVanderbilt12220060.5
2013 Regular SeasonVanderbilt12502353149560.5

Related Context

Wesley Tate played RB for Vanderbilt. Across 5 tracked seasons, Wesley Tate recorded 24 passing yards, 897 rushing yards, and 477 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2013 with Vanderbilt.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2012 Postseason

Vanderbilt paired 492 primary output with 37.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2013 Postseason role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 39.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2013 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: South Carolina

Loss with 90 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2013 Postseason · Vanderbilt

Games

12

Scrimmage Yards / G

42

Efficiency

39.5

Usage

15.9

Consistency

57.1

Best Game by takeover score

South Carolina

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Houston: 2. Ole Miss: 52. Austin Peay: 17. South Carolina: 90. Massachusetts: 90. UAB: 71. Missouri: 84. Georgia: 17. Texas A&M: 3. Florida: 0. Tennessee: 44. Wake Forest: 34

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Houston: 3 by 6.9. Ole Miss: 20 by 25.2. Austin Peay: 5 by 35.4. South Carolina: 11 by 78.5. Massachusetts: 15 by 53.6. UAB: 10 by 66.4. Missouri: 13 by 51. Georgia: 5 by 29.8. Texas A&M: 3 by 10.4. Tennessee: 13 by 41.4. Wake Forest: 10 by 35.4

Split Comparison

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

Wins34.4 · Games = 8 · -22.9 vs Losses
Losses57.3 · Games = 4 · +22.9 vs Wins

Game Log

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

12 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

South Carolina

Best efficiency game

78.5 vs South Carolina

Result
Sat 1/4@ HoustonW 41-24320.7000.7
Sat 11/30vs Wake ForestW 23-2110343.4003.4
Sun 11/24@ TennesseeW 14-108354.400593.4
Sat 11/9@ FloridaW 34-17
Sat 10/26@ Texas A&ML 24-5633101
Sat 10/19vs GeorgiaW 31-274102.500173.4
Sat 10/5vs MissouriL 28-517273.9016576.5
Sat 9/28vs UABW 52-249535.9011187.1
Sat 9/21@ MassachusettsW 24-714644.6001266
Sat 9/14@ South CarolinaL 25-3510717.1001198.2
Sat 9/7vs Austin PeayW 38-35173.4003.4
Fri 8/30vs Ole Miss2+ TDL 35-3917392.3023132.6

Player Story

Wesley Tate story

Wesley Tate built his college career from 2009 through 2013 as a running back from Hendersonville, TN wearing No. 24, spending time with Vanderbilt. The clearest part of Wesley Tate's career was his backfield work: 897 rushing yards, 240 carries, 13 rushing touchdowns, and 477 receiving yards across 47 career games in the available record. His career also includes 24 passing yards, 477 receiving yards, and 29 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Wesley Tate's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Vanderbilt

    2009-2013

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20092010201120112012201220132013
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2009 Regular SeasonVanderbilt0
2010 Regular SeasonVanderbilt16527.38.6165
2011 PostseasonVanderbilt21355.54.248
2011 Regular SeasonVanderbilt21355.54.20
2012 PostseasonVanderbilt49237.717.9279
2012 Regular SeasonVanderbilt49237.717.90
2013 PostseasonVanderbilt50439.515.912
2013 Regular SeasonVanderbilt50439.515.90

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ South Carolina

Week 3 · L 25-35 · Conference game

Loss with 90 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

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Scrimmage Yards

82.7 takeover

90 scrimmage yards and 24.4 usage.

#2

vs Massachusetts

Week 9 · W 49-7

81

Scrimmage Yards

80.1 takeover

Win with 81 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

81 scrimmage yards and 29.4 usage.

#3

@ Massachusetts

Week 4 · W 24-7

90

Scrimmage Yards

75.9 takeover

Win with 90 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

90 scrimmage yards and 25.9 usage.

#4

@ Alabama

Week 6 · L 0-34 · Conference game

46

Scrimmage Yards

75.3 takeover

Loss with 46 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

46 scrimmage yards and 9.1 usage.

#5

@ Wake Forest

Week 13 · W 55-21

64

Scrimmage Yards

67.3 takeover

Win with 64 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

64 scrimmage yards and 8 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2012 Postseason · Vanderbilt

492 primary output · 37.7 efficiency · 17.9 usage

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#2

2012 Regular Season · Vanderbilt

63

492 primary · 37.7 efficiency · 17.9 usage

#3

2013 Postseason · Vanderbilt

60.5

504 primary · 39.5 efficiency · 15.9 usage

Milestones

0

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

3

2+ TD games