Senior defensive tackle on UAB's 2026 roster.
6′3″ · 330 lb · Washington, DC · Bullis School
Recruiting
DL recruit
No. 894 nationally · Signed with Boston College
Last played in 2023.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior defensive tackle on UAB's 2026 roster.
Nigel Tate
He got to UAB by way of Boston College. The receipt on tape: 3 tackles against Virginia, Week 5, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2021–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Bill Clark → Trent Dilfer. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Boston College | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Boston College | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 9 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 4 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 5 | W 27-24vs Virginia | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 8 | W 38-23@ Georgia Tech | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 21-14vs UConn | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 17-10@ Syracuse | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Jeff Hafley — 13-12 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2023 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-71g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Alex Mortensen
Pass share
36.0%
73 pass / 130 run
Plays / game
67.7
3 games
Team sack rate
8.2%
85 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2023
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
2025 (UAB): Missed the season due to injury 2024 (Boston College): Did not see any action 2023: Played in nine games with eight tackles Assisted on four tackles versus Virginia (9/30) Made two tackles at Georgia Tech (10/21) 2022: Did not play in any games 2021: Played in three games Saw action…
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