Charting
Where Tate's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
The play-by-play names the defender on breakups, interceptions and tackles, but not the man in coverage on every throw, so true times-targeted isn't in the text. Coverage plays is the closest stand-in; exact targets come from hand charting.
Game Log
Michael Tate's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Defense | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Hur | PD | INT | TD |
| 1 | @ Virginia | L 8–34 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 2 |  Richmond | W 73–0 | 6.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | · | · |
| 3 | @ Vanderbilt | L 31–35 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 4 |  App State | W 41–31 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 5 |  Louisville | W 31–28 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 6 |  Wake Forest | L 14–38 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 2026 · 1 game | 6.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | · | · | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 1 | 4244th / 5408 |
| Solo | 0 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 2 | 337th / 1589 |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
Snaps by Game
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Opp. plays | Est. snaps | Plays made | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 · Richmond | 49 | ~44 (18–47) | 3 | 90% |
| Season | 362 | 44 (18–47) | 3 | 12% |
Position Room
23 DBs on the NC State roster, ordered by tkl
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Brian Nelson II | CB | SR | 28 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 |
| Jackson Vick | CB | 21 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 2 | Ronnie Royal III | S | JR | 19 | 1.5 | 0 | — | 3 |
| 4 | King Mack | S | SR | 18 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Jaren Sensabaugh | CB | JR | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 29 | Brody Barnhardt | S | JR | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tristan Teasdell | S | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | ||
| Ty White | DB | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | ||
| 6 | Asaad Brown Jr. | CB | JR | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Jamel Johnson | CB | SR | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | |
| Pluto Surratt | S | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | ||
| 12 | Caden Gordon | CB | SO | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 21 | Chino Aguirre | S | FR | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 26 | Jordyn Best | CB | FR | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Michael Tate | CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | ||
| 8 | Isaiah Crowell | CB | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | Ondre Evans | DB | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | Dy'Lan Johnson | CB | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | Jordan Jackson | CB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 36 | Tristen Hill | S | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 38 | DJ Dillard | CB | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 39 | Tristan Clapp | S | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 49 | Hampton Roderick | S | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes —+ plays per team game. NC State depth chart →