Last confirmed: Ole Miss, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · 221 lb · Hampton, GA · Lovejoy
DeMarquis Gates: LB · Ole Miss · #3.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
DeMarquis Gates
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. DeMarquis Gates has played for two head coaches in two seasons at Ole Miss. A game that shows it: 15 tackles and 3 tackles for loss against Arkansas — Week 9, 2017.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
114 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 10 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 47-27vs South Alabama | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-23vs UT Martin | 9 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 16-27@ California | 14 | 11 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 3-66@ No. 1 Alabama | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 23-44@ No. 12 Auburn | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 57-35vs Vanderbilt | 10 | 6 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 8 | L 24-40vs No. 24 LSU | 10 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 37-38vs Arkansas | 15 | 10 | 3.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 15 tackles |
| Wk 10 | W 37-34@ Kentucky | 14 | 13 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 50-22vs Louisiana | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 24-31vs Texas A&M | 11 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 31-28@ No. 16 Mississippi State | 13 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 114 | 70 | 10.0 | 2.0 | — | 3 |
Week 7 · 2017
W 57-35
vs Vanderbilt
2 sacks · 2 tackles for loss · 10 tackles
Dominant 22-point win at home against Vanderbilt.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
114tackles this seasonTFL rate
9%10 TFLSack rate
2%2 sacksPD rate
3%3 pass breakups114 tackles · 10 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 8.7 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Road5g | 10.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 7.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 11.2 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Luke
Pass share
54.1%
433 pass / 367 run
Plays / game
66.7
12 games
Team sack rate
6.8%
473 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2017
114 tackles in 12 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Ole Miss, 193 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2014–2017
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Hugh Freeze → Matt Luke. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
