Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-24@ Tulsa | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 39-31vs Oregon | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 14 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
#3
Tate Romney
Redshirt senior linebacker for Oklahoma State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 223 lb · Chandler, AZ · Chandler
CFB Index 53 · #266 of 577 LBsHigh confidenceTransferred Arizona State → Oklahoma State for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
14
tackles · 2026
1 PBU
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 7 tackles, vs Oregon
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Oklahoma State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Chandler in 2020.
- Transferred from Arizona State to Oklahoma State in 2026.
Tate Romney
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Two head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. One game to point at: 7 tackles against Oregon — Week 2, 2026.
14 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
5 programs, one constant: he played.
2020
- Recruited3-star out of Chandler
202312 games
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coaches2023–2024
Oklahoma State
2025era →
Doug Meacham
Oklahoma State
Played under 3 different head coaches: Mike Gundy, Doug Meacham, and Eric Morris. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Oklahoma State
2025Arizona State
2026Oklahoma State
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Arizona State3-9HC: Kenny Dillingham · Balanced
2024Arizona State11-3HC: Kenny Dillingham · Run-leaning
2025Arizona State8-5HC: Kenny Dillingham · Balanced
2026Oklahoma State1-1HC: Eric Morris · Pass-leaning, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidence
Concern: tackles for loss (20th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 splits
Through 2 games: 7.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Eric Morris
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2023
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
53 · #266 of 577 LBs
Three-star recruit. Now #266 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Oklahoma State | 14 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Arizona State | 13 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Arizona State | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Arizona State | 52 | 29 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 4 | -- | -- |
| Career | 84 | 46 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 6 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 39–31
vs Oregon
7 TOT · 2 SOLO · 1 PD
Edged out Oregon at home in a shootout.
With D. Mestemaker — 317 yds · 2 TD · 2 INT · QBR 80.1 · 109 rush yds (6 car) · 1 TD · L. Pozzobon — 44 AVG · 47 LONG · 3 NO
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Coverage 'Backer
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
LB
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Everett Roussaw Jr.’s 2023 season.
70%match
Matches Everett on
TFL rate
Solo tackle rate
PD rate
Differs from Everett on
Hurry rate (higher)
Height (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Payton Wilgar's freshman season at BYU (2020).
83%match
Matches Payton on
Solo tackle rate
Weight
Tackle volume
Player DNA
Players who play like Tate Romney
Background
2025 Academic All-Big 12 2024 Academic All-Big 12 A 2026 addition from the transfer portal who began his career at BYU before transferring to Arizona State then Oklahoma State ... The oldest player on OSU's roster. 2025 (Junior at Arizona State): Academic All-Big 12 honoree ... Appeared in 10 gam...
The linebacker corps · Oklahoma State
- #32Ethan Wesloski113 tackles · 2025
- #2Isaiah Chisom84 tackles · 2025
- #30Trip White34 tackles · 2025
- #3Tate Romney13 tackles · 2025
- #16Dallas Winner-Johnson5 tackles · 2025
6 more on the roster · Oklahoma State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology