Toledo · L 24-39
No catches.
Northwestern · L 14-45
No catches.
Bowling Green · W 32-31
No catches.
Massachusetts · L 30-31
1 catch, 20 yards
The other 5 games average 14 yards. This one was 6 above.
Hoover has catches in 6 of Ball State’s 9 games: none against Toledo, Northwestern and Bowling Green.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Tate Hoover
Second year in the Ball State receiving corps. A game that shows it: 34 receiving yards and 2 receptions against Sacramento State — Week 8, 2026.
91 receiving yards · 11 catches · 1 receiving TD
Play style
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Against Massachusetts on Nov. 4: 1 catch for 20 yards. In the 3 games drawn here: 3 catches for 54 yards. Ball State has thrown to Tate Hoover 5 times in 88 passes.
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when the play moved the chains.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Ball State | 11 | 91 | 8.3 | 1 | 20 |
| 2025 | Ball State | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Career | 12 | 100 | 8.3 | 1 | 20 |
Last game (Wk 10): 20 receiving yards, 1 catch.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 3-56@ No. 1 Ohio State | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 2 | W 41-17vs Stony Brook | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 1 | 3 | |
| Wk 3 | L 15-51@ Liberty | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 4 | L 13-26@ Kent State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 24-39vs Toledo | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 8 | W 34-17vs Sacramento State | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | 20 | Season-high 34 yds |
| Wk 10 | L 30-31@ Massachusetts | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 | |
| Total | 11 | 91 | 8.3 | 1 | 20 |
Week 2 · 2026
W 41-17
vs Stony Brook
Ratings of the games shown run from -29 to +14 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often the receiver is targeted, and how well it works
Targets
176% of team targetsCatch rate
65%11 of 17 targetsShort · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
65% catch rate on 17 targets · 6% of the team's targets.
2 seasons under Mike Uremovich — 7-14 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.0 | 12.3 | 10.0 | 0.3 |
| Road4g | 2.0 | 13.5 | 9.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.6 | 7.4 | 5.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.5 | 27.0 | 18.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Uremovich
Pass share
48.5%
277 pass / 294 run
Plays / game
63.4
9 games
Team sack rate
5.4%
313 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer catches a game than most FBS tight ends who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #112 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
