Receiver, Ball State, 2018–⁠22

Dean Tate

Lettered 2022 (school media guide)

Number
No. 10
Height
5′8″
Weight
168 lb
Class (2022)
Sophomore
Hometown
Indianapolis, IN

Dean Tate played receiver at Ball State (2018–⁠22).

Team titles: MAC champions, 2020

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2021Ball State144.004
2022Ball State3196.308
Career4235.808

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2022Ball State420.5000

Returns

SeasonTeamPRYdsTD
2022Ball State110

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2022Ball State100.000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2018Ball State10WR
2019Ball State10WR
2020Ball State10WRRS
2021Ball State10WRFr.
2022Ball State10WRSo.5′8″168

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2021Ball State1-0.13––-0.1–
2022Ball State5-0.03––-0.2–

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2022 Ball State 3 games, 3 catches, 19 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Sep 1atTennesseeL 10–⁠59180–––
Sep 17vs.Murray StateW 31–⁠02110–––
Nov 22atMiami (OH)L 17–⁠18–––400
2021 Ball State 1 game, 1 catch, 4 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Sep 18atWyomingL 12–⁠45140–––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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