Sophomore quarterback for Southern Miss. 2020: 460 passing yards, 3 TD, 2 INT.
6′2″ · 198 lb · Lakeland, FL
Recruiting
DUAL recruit
No. 1930 nationally · Signed with Southern Miss
Last played in 2020.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Sophomore quarterback for Southern Miss. 2020: 460 passing yards, 3 TD, 2 INT.
Tate Whatley
Tate Whatley has been at Southern Miss through two head coaches in three seasons. The receipt on tape: 272 pass yds, 2 pass TD against UTSA, Week 12, 2020.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Three seasons at Southern Miss, 1,110 passing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2018–2020
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jay Hopson → Scotty Walden. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
| Season | Team | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Southern Miss | 37 | 65 | 56.9% | 460 | 7.1 | 3 | 2 | 125.4 | 47 | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Southern Miss | 12 | 29 | 41.4% | 199 | 6.9 | 0 | 2 | 85.2 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2018 | Southern Miss | 42 | 75 | 56.0% | 451 | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 121.4 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 91 | 169 | 53.8% | 1,110 | 6.6 | 7 | 5 | 116.8 | 47 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Southern Miss | 19 | 36 | 1.9 | 4 | -- |
| 2019 | Southern Miss | 13 | 19 | 1.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2018 | Southern Miss | 66 | 162 | 2.5 | 3 | -- |
| Career | 98 | 217 | 2.2 | 7 | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 4 games
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-32vs South Alabama | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 5 | W 41-31@ North Texas | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 8 | L 35-56@ Liberty | 15/26 | 188 | 1 | 1 | 7.2 | — | |
| Wk 12 | L 20-23vs UTSA | 22/39 | 272 | 2 | 1 | 7.0 | — | Season-high 272 yds |
| Total | 37/65 | 460 | 3 | 2 | 7.1 | — |
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: fumbles lost (89th percentile). Strength: interceptions (88th percentile). Concern: pass yards (3rd percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Pass Profile · Completions by yards gained (PBP)
Adjusted ANY/A, sack rate, and where the yards came from
Adjusted ANY/A
6.1093 of 171 QBsSack rate
4.4%44 of 171 QBsRarely sacked (44 of 171), but Adjusted ANY/A hasn't followed (93 of 171).
Adjusted ANY/A uses full-season box-score totals (attempts, yards, TDs, INTs); sack rate is play-by-play-derived.
Short
0–9 ydsMiddle
10–19 ydsDeep
20+ ydsOverall 56.9% completion on 65 attempts · 9 deep completions averaging 29.8 yds.
Zeitgeist Passer Rating
2020 · our own passing-efficiency number, shown next to the 1979 formula it does not replace.
Thin sample: 65 dropbacks47Zeitgeist Passer Ratingnot ranked until 125 dropbacks
--NCAA passer ratingno box-score line yet
Positive-play rate weight 24%
42.3%19th pct of FBS QBsshare of dropbacks that gained expected points · +3.9% schedule adj.Yards per attempt weight 56%
7.0035th pct of FBS QBssacks excluded · +0.3 schedule adj.Sack rate weight 21% (penalty)
4.4%77th pct of FBS QBsthe input passer rating cannot see · -0.2% schedule adj.Opponent-adjusted; garbage time excluded (3 of 68 dropbacks dropped). 50 = FBS average; the number is pulled toward 50 when the sample is thin. How ZPR is built.
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 136 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 0.5 |
| Road2g | 94.0 | 0.5 | 7.2 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 8+2g | 230 | 1.5 | 7.1 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Blake Anderson
Pass share
52.7%
127 pass / 114 run
Plays / game
80.3
3 games
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2020
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
Final Heisman position · 2020
Tate Whatley finished 93rd in our Heisman model, with a 0% chance of a finalist trip.