Usage / Role
12%
Rotational defensive role
Player Dossier
2022-2023New Mexico
LB • 6'1" • 221 lbs • Irvine, CA, USA
Tate Zimmerman shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 7.2 disruption score.
Usage / Role
12%
Rotational defensive role
Impact Production
20
Developing production for a linebacker
Reliability
11
Sporadic game-to-game production
Star Power
42
Limited ceiling signals so far
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · New Mexico
Snapshot
Player Story
Tate Zimmerman built his college career from 2022 through 2023 as a linebacker from Irvine, CA wearing No. 26, spending time with New Mexico. The clearest part of Tate Zimmerman's career was his defensive production:...
Read the storyTate Zimmerman, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · New Mexico. Tate Zimmerman shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 7.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
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Season Ledger
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | New Mexico | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37 |
| 2023 Regular Season | New Mexico | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 35.3 |
Related Context
Transfer Portal History
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | New Mexico to Unlisted | G5/FCS to Unlisted | 16.6 | Apr 16, 2024 |
Tate Zimmerman played LB for New Mexico. Across 2 tracked seasons, Tate Zimmerman recorded 10 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with New Mexico.
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
New Mexico paired 0 primary output with 4.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 7.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Boise State
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Games
8
Havoc Plays / G
0.3
Efficiency
7.2
Usage
3.6
Consistency
4.2
Best Game by takeover score
Boise State
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Tennessee Tech: 0. New Mexico State: 0. Wyoming: 0. San José State: 0. Hawai'i: 0. Boise State: 2. Fresno State: 0. Utah State: 0
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Tennessee Tech: 1 by 4.2. New Mexico State: 1 by 4.2. Wyoming: 2 by 8.3. San José State: 1 by 4.2. Hawai'i: 1 by 4.2. Boise State: 1 by 24.2. Fresno State: 1 by 4.2. Utah State: 1 by 4.2
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8 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Boise State
Best efficiency game
24.2 vs Boise State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/24 | vs Utah State | L 41-44 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/19 | @ Fresno State | W 25-17 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/12 | @ Boise StateSplash game | L 14-42 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | vs Hawai'i | W 42-21 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | vs San José State | L 24-52 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | @ Wyoming | L 26-35 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/17 | vs New Mexico State | L 17-27 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/10 | vs Tennessee Tech | W 56-10 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Tate Zimmerman built his college career from 2022 through 2023 as a linebacker from Irvine, CA wearing No. 26, spending time with New Mexico. The clearest part of Tate Zimmerman's career was his defensive production: 10 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, and 1 sack across 9 career games in the available record. That gives Tate Zimmerman's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
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New Mexico
2022-2023
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | New Mexico | 0 | 4.2 | 0.8 | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | New Mexico | 2 | 7.2 | 3.6 | 2 |
#1 Featured game
@ Boise State
Week 11 · L 14-42 · Conference game
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
74.7 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.7 takeover score.
#2
@ Wyoming
Week 5 · L 26-35 · Conference game
0
Havoc Plays
7.8 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 7.8 takeover score.
#3
@ Fresno State
Week 12 · W 25-17 · Conference game
0
Havoc Plays
5.3 takeover
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 5.3 takeover score.
#4
vs San José State
Week 7 · L 24-52 · Conference game
0
Havoc Plays
4.5 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 4.5 takeover score.
#5
vs New Mexico State
Week 3 · L 17-27
0
Havoc Plays
4.5 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 4.5 takeover score.
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · New Mexico
0 primary output · 4.2 efficiency · 0.8 usage
37
#2
2023 Regular Season · New Mexico
35.3
2 primary · 7.2 efficiency · 3.6 usage
1
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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