#24
Ball State · 2026

Tate Hoover

TESenior6' 2", 252 lbsManhattan, KS
Ball State Cardinals2-5 · TDC #133
Snap share
52%
5 of 7 started · likely 40–73%
Receptions
8
694th of 1994 in FBS
Rec. yards
37
1172nd of 1980 in FBS
Yards / catch
4.6
Rec. TD
1
345th of 824 in FBS
EPA / play
-0.21
14 plays

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

14 plays · -2.9 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays-0.21
Passing+0.04
Rushing-3.43
1st down-0.31
2nd down+0.69
3rd down-0.44
Standard downs-0.07
Passing downs-0.38
HooverWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays4%
Pass plays6%
Run plays1%
1st down3%
2nd down4%
3rd down4%
Standard downs3%
Passing downs4%
HooverWR/TE average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets10—
Target share6.1%—
Catch rate50.0%—
Success rate per target20.0%—
Yards per target2.5—
Explosive catches0.0%—
Deep-target rate20.0%—
3rd-down targets2—
Red-zone targets3—

Charting

Where Hoover's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Targets
13
8 caught (62%)
Avg. depth of target
8.3
air yards per target
YAC per catch
1.0
8 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
29
of 37 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
15%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted13 targets charted

62% comp8.3 avg. depth1.0 YAC/catch15% 20+ air yds1–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: 3 targets (23%), 3 caught (100%), 9 yds, 3.0 per target3100% · 9yLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (8%), 1 caught (100%), 10 yds, 10.0 per target1100% · 10yLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (8%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: noneMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (8%), 1 caught (100%), 13 yds, 13.0 per target1100% · 13yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: noneRight, 0–4 air yards: 5 targets (38%), 3 caught (60%), 5 yds, 1.0 per target560% · 5yRight, 5–9 air yards: noneRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (8%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: 1 targets (8%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0y
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Career

2 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnaps
2026 so farBall State#133 · 2-5752%
2025Ball State#132 · 4-834%

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Tate Hoover's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Tate Hoover'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

5.0 avg. game scoreBest: 6.3 at Ohio State (Week 1)0 of 4 games at 8.0+
Receiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLong
1@Ohio StateL 3–566.35204.0010
2Stony BrookW 41–176.0133.013
3@LibertyL 15–515.311313.0013
4@Kent StateL 13–262.5111.001
5ToledoL 24–39—·····
6@NorthwesternL 14–45—no stats recorded
7@Bowling GreenW 32–31—no stats recorded
2026 · 5 games5.08374.6113

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries1—
Yards91059th / 1453
Yards / carry9—
Touchdowns0—
Long9—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions8694th / 1994
Yards371172nd / 1980
Yards / catch4.6—
Touchdowns1345th / 824
Long13—

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

GameStartTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSnap share
Wk 1 · Ohio State✓ TE60~49 (42–59)682%
Wk 2 · Stony Brook✓ TE68~42 (36–51)262%
Wk 3 · Liberty✓ TE56~34 (16–49)161%
Wk 4 · Kent State✓ TE54~33 (15–47)261%
Wk 5 · Toledo—61~28 (13–40)246%
Wk 6 · Northwestern—78~46 (39–56)159%
Wk 7 · Bowling Green✓ TE66··—
Season5 GS443232 (177–324)1452%

Position Room

8 TEs on the Ball State roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
24Tate HooverTESR83716%-0.21
88Alex ScherleTESR33615%+0.09
41Zach BeckerTEFR—————
42AJ SeymourTEFR—————
44Lucas AndresenTEFR—————
81Leo CollinsTESR—————
86Mason RigginsTESO—————
87Cole CoonrodTESR—————

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 4+ plays per team game. Ball State depth chart →