Greg Grate Jr
Greg Grate Jr
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. This is his third year in the same secondary at Middle Tennessee. The receipt: 14 tackles against UTSA — Week 3, 2021.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Middle Tennessee, 188 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2018–2021
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Rick Stockstill.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Derek Mason
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR07 · Impact starter
Impact starter. Tackle volume for the position among the most productive regulars.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Middle Tennessee | 89 | 61 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 3 | -- |
| 2020 | Middle Tennessee | 74 | 41 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 3 | 4 | -- |
| 2018 | Middle Tennessee | 25 | 15 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 188 | 117 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 9 | 8 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 5 · 2021
W 34–28
vs Marshall
7 SOLO · 9 TOT
Edged out Marshall at home in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Rover
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Tywan Francis’s 2021 season.
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As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Tywan Francis's senior season at Colorado State (2021).
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