Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 8 | L 7-45@ Wisconsin | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Wk 10 | L 14-41vs Minnesota | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 16 | L 21-56@ Penn State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Deon Pate
Senior linebacker for Illinois. 2020: 3 tackles.
6′2″ · 265 lb · Jacksonville, FL
Illinois 2020 alumnus
Recruiting
3★
SDE recruit
No. 1563 nationally · Signed with Illinois
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Illinois. 2020: 3 tackles.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Illinois in 2017.
Deon Pate
Deon Pate has played for two head coaches in three seasons at Illinois. The receipt on tape: 1 tackles against Penn State, Week 16, 2020.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Illinois, 13 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
2017
- Signed with Illinois3-star out of Trinity Christian Academy
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Illinois
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2018–2020
2 coaches2018–2019
Illinois
2020era →
Rod Smith
Illinois
Coaching transition mid-career: Lovie Smith → Rod Smith. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2020 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2018Illinois4-8HC: Lovie Smith · Run-heavy
2019Illinois6-7HC: Lovie Smith · Run-leaning
2020Illinois2-6HC: Rod Smith · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bret Bielema
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2020
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Game log
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology