Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-76@ Ole Miss | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
#22
Jalen Tate
Junior safety on Georgia State's 2023 roster.
6′0″ · 198 lb · Pelzer, SC
CFB Index 17 · #469 of 493 safetiesMedium confidenceGeorgia State 2023 alumnus
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
3★
S recruit
No. 1941 nationally · Signed with Georgia State
Last played in 2024.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Junior safety on Georgia State's 2023 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Georgia State in 2020.
- Transferred from Jackson State to Furman in 2024.
Jalen Tate
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Jackson State to Furman — the move that set up everything since. One game to point at: 2 tackles against Ole Miss — Week 1, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Georgia State, 53 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
2020
- Signed with Georgia State3-star out of Greenville
2024
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Georgia State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2020–2023
1 coach2020–2023
Georgia State
Played his entire career under Shawn Elliott.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Georgia State | 12 | 10 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Georgia State | 22 | 19 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Georgia State | 18 | 14 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Georgia State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 53 | 44 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Game log
2024 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Shawn Elliott — 25-23 over that span.
2020Georgia State6-4HC: Shawn Elliott · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2021Georgia State8-5HC: Shawn Elliott · Run-heavy
2022Georgia State4-8HC: Shawn Elliott · Run-heavy
2023Georgia State7-6HC: Shawn Elliott · Run-leaning
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dell McGee
Pass share
47.5%
105 pass / 116 run
Plays / game
73.7
3 games
Team sack rate
1.8%
111 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2022
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
17 · #469 of 493 safeties
Three-star recruit. Now #469 at the position.
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
S
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Greg Laday’s 2022 season.
Matches Greg on
Class year
Height
PD rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Alex Ford's junior season at Kennesaw State (2025).
Matches Alex on
Class year
Height
PD rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Jalen Tate
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology