Quarterback, Southern Miss, 2018–⁠20

Tate Whatley

Number: No. 6
Height: 6′2″
Weight: 198 lb
Class (2020): Sophomore
Hometown: Lakeland, FL

Tate Whatley played quarterback at Southern Miss (2018–⁠20).

272passing yards, career highvs. UTSA, 2020 4rushing touchdowns, career highat Liberty, 2020

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

451

199

460

6–⁠57–⁠63–⁠7

Season	Team	Cmp	Att	Pct	Yds	Y/A	TD	Int
2018	Southern Miss	42	75	56.0	451	6.0	4	1
2019	Southern Miss	12	29	41.4	199	6.9	0	2
2020	Southern Miss	37	65	56.9	460	7.1	3	2
Career		91	169	53.8	1,110	6.6	7	5

Rushing

Season	Team	Car	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
2018	Southern Miss	66	162	2.5	3	23
2019	Southern Miss	13	19	1.5	0	17
2020	Southern Miss	19	36	1.9	4	19
Career		98	217	2.2	7	23

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

Season	Team	No.	Pos	Class	Ht	Wt
2018	Southern Miss	6	QB	Yr 1
2019	Southern Miss	6	QB	Yr 2
2020	Southern Miss	6	QB	So. (Yr 3)	6′2″	198

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

Season	Team	Plays	EPA/play	Pctile	Median	Total	Usage	Adj. pass	Adj. rush
2018	Southern Miss	140	0.17	–	–	24.0	32%	0.32	0.09
2019	Southern Miss	40	-0.10	–	–	-3.9	20%	–	–
2020	Southern Miss	83	0.20	–	–	16.6	30%	0.23	–

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). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2020 Southern Miss 4 games, 460 passing yards, 3 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Rush
Sep 3	vs.South Alabama	L 21–⁠32	–	–	–	–	–	−1
Oct 3	atNorth Texas	W 41–⁠31	–	–	–	–	–	−5
Oct 24	atLiberty	L 35–⁠56	15	26	188	1	1	52
Nov 21	vs.UTSA	L 20–⁠23	22	39	272	2	1	−10

2019 Southern Miss 3 games, 199 passing yards

Date	Opponent	Result	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Rush
Aug 31	vs.Alcorn State	W 38–⁠10	–	–	–	–	–	8
Nov 23	vs.Western Kentucky	L 10–⁠28	3	7	65	0	0	8
Jan 4 ✦	vs.Tulane	L 13–⁠30	9	22	134	0	2	3

2018 Southern Miss 6 games, 451 passing yards, 4 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Rush
Sep 1	vs.Jackson State	W 55–⁠7	1	1	5	0	0	41
Oct 27	atCharlotte	L 17–⁠20	6	8	87	2	0	62
Nov 3	vs.Marshall	W 26–⁠24	16	25	134	1	0	40
Nov 10	atUAB	L 23–⁠26	16	38	160	1	1	−42
Nov 17	vs.Louisiana Tech	W 21–⁠20	2	2	31	0	0	15
Nov 24	atUTEP	W 39–⁠7	1	1	34	0	0	46

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

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