Running back, Vanderbilt, 2009–⁠13

Wesley Tate

Number
No. 24
Height
6′1″
Hometown
Hendersonville, TN

Wesley Tate played running back at Vanderbilt (2009–⁠13).

Career highs

81rushing yards, career highvs. Massachusetts, 20122rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Ole Miss, 20136catches, career highvs. Missouri, 2013

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2010Vanderbilt401403.5022
2011Vanderbilt3268.7123
2012Vanderbilt1073763.5825
2013Vanderbilt903553.9418
Career2408973.71325

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2010Vanderbilt5255.0012
2011Vanderbilt221878.5033
2012Vanderbilt121169.7125
2013Vanderbilt181498.3126
Career574778.4233

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2009Vanderbilt24RB
2010Vanderbilt24RB
2011Vanderbilt24RB
2012Vanderbilt24RB
2013Vanderbilt24RB6′1″

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2013Vanderbilt1050.0339th (n=226)0.073.615%-0.03

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

2013 Vanderbilt 12 games, 355 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 29vs.Ole MissL 35–⁠39173923130
Sep 7vs.Austin PeayW 38–⁠35170–––
Sep 14atSouth CarolinaL 25–⁠35107101191
Sep 21atMassachusettsW 24–⁠7146401260
Sep 28vs.UABW 52–⁠2495311180
Oct 5vs.MissouriL 28–⁠5172716570
Oct 19vs.GeorgiaW 31–⁠274100170
Oct 26atTexas A&ML 24–⁠56330–––
Nov 9atFloridaW 34–⁠17––––––
Nov 23atTennesseeW 14–⁠108350590
Nov 30vs.Wake ForestW 23–⁠2110340–––
Jan 4 ✦vs.HoustonW 41–⁠24320–––
2012 Vanderbilt 12 games, 376 rushing yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 30vs.South CarolinaL 13–⁠1771701170
Sep 8atNorthwesternL 13–⁠231−20150
Sep 15vs.PresbyterianW 58–⁠09242–––
Sep 22atGeorgiaL 3–⁠48880–––
Oct 13vs.FloridaL 17–⁠31106601−10
Oct 20vs.AuburnW 17–⁠137141–––
Oct 27vs.MassachusettsW 49–⁠715811–––
Nov 3atKentuckyW 40–⁠0114412230
Nov 10atOle MissW 27–⁠26154312160
Nov 17vs.TennesseeW 41–⁠1813400190
Nov 24atWake ForestW 55–⁠2122712371
Dec 31 ✦vs.NC StateW 38–⁠2491412100
2011 Vanderbilt 12 games, 22 catches, 187 yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 3vs.ElonW 45–⁠141231–––
Sep 10vs.UConnW 24–⁠21–––120
Sep 17vs.Ole MissW 30–⁠7–––4260
Sep 24atSouth CarolinaL 3–⁠21–––280
Oct 8atAlabamaL 0–⁠34–––3460
Oct 15vs.GeorgiaL 28–⁠33–––100
Oct 22vs.ArmyW 44–⁠21–––3380
Oct 29vs.ArkansasL 28–⁠31–––3140
Nov 5atFloridaL 21–⁠261−301180
Nov 12vs.KentuckyW 38–⁠8–––120
Nov 19atTennesseeL 21–⁠271602210
Dec 31 ✦vs.CincinnatiL 24–⁠31–––1120
2010 Vanderbilt 11 games, 140 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 4vs.NorthwesternL 21–⁠23120–––
Sep 11vs.LSUL 3–⁠27340–––
Sep 18atOle MissW 28–⁠1410300–––
Oct 2atUConnL 21–⁠401−10–––
Oct 9vs.Eastern MichiganW 52–⁠68380180
Oct 16atGeorgiaL 0–⁠43350–––
Oct 30atArkansasL 14–⁠49120160
Nov 6vs.FloridaL 14–⁠557410–––
Nov 13atKentuckyL 20–⁠38230–––
Nov 20vs.TennesseeL 10–⁠2431503110
Nov 27vs.Wake ForestL 13–⁠34110–––

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

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