John Tate IV: DL · Memphis · #7.
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John Tate IV
Wins the gap play after play. Played for two head coaches at Memphis: Mike Norvell and Ryan Silverfield. The first one came in 2021: All-AAC. One game to point at: 6 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Navy — Week 7, 2021.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
36 tackles. 4 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 6.5 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 this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-17vs Nicholls | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 55-50@ Arkansas State | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 31-29vs Mississippi State | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 28-31vs UTSA | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 31-34@ Temple | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 29-35@ Tulsa | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 35-17vs Navy | 6 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 7-24@ UCF | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 28-25vs No. 23 SMU | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 29-30vs East Carolina | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 13-31@ No. 17 Houston | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 33-28vs Tulane | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 36 | 22 | 6.5 | 2.0 | — | 4 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
18%6 TFLSack rate
6%2 sacksHurry rate
6%2 hurries36 tackles · 6.5 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 2.7 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Road5g | 3.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.7 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Silverfield
Pass share
52.4%
443 pass / 402 run
Plays / game
70.4
12 games
Team sack rate
6.1%
474 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2021
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Four seasons at Memphis, 6 sacks — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 44 games over four seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AAC · 2ND TEAM
All-AAC 2nd team (2021)
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mike Norvell → Ryan Silverfield. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
