#10

Quae Drake

Senior linebacker for Jacksonville State. 2023: 92 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks.

LB · Jacksonville State · Sr. · #10

6′1″ · 225 lb · Wadley, AL

CFB Index 73 · #98 of 577 LBsHigh confidenceAll-ConferenceJacksonville State 2023 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

WR recruit

No. 1988 nationally · Signed with Wadley

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 linebacker for Jacksonville State. 2023: 92 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Wadley in 2018.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Jacksonville State, 193 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

2018

Recruited3-star out of Wadley

202313 games

Entered the portal
All-Conference USAhonorable_mention

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1988 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2021–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

1 honor

🎖

ALL-CONFERENCE USA

All-Conference USA mention (2023)

Coaching lineage · 2021–2023

1 coach

2021–2022

—

Jacksonville State

2023

Rich Rodriguez

Jacksonville State

era →

Played his entire career under Rich Rodriguez.

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021UL Monroe4-8HC: Terry Bowden · Run-leaning

2022UL Monroe4-8HC: Terry Bowden · Run-leaning, slow tempo

2023Jacksonville State9-4HC: Rich Rodriguez · Run-heavy, fast tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

73Quality starter #98 of 577?

High confidence8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles (97th percentile). Strength: solo tackles (96th percentile).

Box-score production (8)

Tackles#71 / 2842 · 97th pct

Solo tackles#101 / 2842 · 96th pct

Tackles for loss#338 / 2842 · 87th pct

6.5

Sacks#517 / 2842 · 78th pct

2.0

QB hurries#574 / 2842 · 74th pct

Passes defended#744 / 2842 · 67th pct

Forced fumbles#54 / 710 · 46th pct

Interceptions#323 / 827 · 31st pct

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 & context

Splits · Per-game

2023 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	6.8	0.3	0.0	0.0
Road7g	7.3	0.6	0.3	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

2026 season

Head Coach

Charles Kelly

Pass share

43.2%

79 pass / 104 run

Plays / game

61.0

3 games

Team sack rate

4.5%

88 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

All-Conference

Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

73 · #98 of 577 LBs

Three-star recruit. Now #98 at the position.

Career stats

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	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2023

W 49–3

vs East Tennessee State

2 TOT · 0 TFL

Dominant 46-point win at home against East Tennessee State.

With J. Dawson — 43 AVG · 3 IN 20 · 54 LONG · L. Smothers — 127 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 39.8 · 40 rush yds (14 car) · 2 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 17-14vs UTEP	11	3	0.0	0.0	—	0	Season-high 11 tackles
Wk 1	W 49-3vs East Tennessee State	2	0	0.5	0.0	—	0	Season-high 11 tackles
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 34-31@ Louisiana	6	3	1.0	1.0	—	0
Total		92	48	6.5	2.0	1	2

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology