Quae Drake: LB · Jacksonville State · #10.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Quae Drake
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Played for two head coaches at two programs in three seasons: Terry Bowden and Rich Rodriguez. The first career honor came in 2023: All-Conference USA. A game that shows it: 11 tackles against New Mexico State — Week 13, 2023.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
92 tackles. 2 passes defended. 1 interception. 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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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Jacksonville State | 92 | 48 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2022 | UL Monroe | 47 | 28 | 8.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | UL Monroe | 54 | 26 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 1 | 1 |
| Career | 193 | 102 | 18.0 | 5.0 | 4 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 17-14vs UTEP | 11 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | W 49-3vs East Tennessee State | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 16-30@ Coastal Carolina | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 21-0vs Eastern Michigan | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 35-28@ Sam Houston | 10 | 6 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 6 | W 45-30@ Middle Tennessee | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 13-31vs Liberty | 9 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 20-17vs Western Kentucky | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 41-16@ Florida International | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 28-38@ South Carolina | 4 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 56-17vs Louisiana Tech | 8 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 17-20@ New Mexico State | 11 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 34-31vs Louisiana | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 92 | 48 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
92tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%6 TFLSack rate
2%2 sacksPD rate
2%2 pass breakups92 tackles · 6.5 for loss · 2 sacks · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 6.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 7.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 7.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 6.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rich Rodriguez
Pass share
35.4%
348 pass / 635 run
Plays / game
75.6
13 games
Team sack rate
3.8%
367 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2023
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #98 at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons, at UL Monroe and Jacksonville State, 193 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE USA
All-Conference USA mention (2023)
Coaching lineage · 2021–2023
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Terry Bowden and Rich Rodriguez.
