Khalil Tate

Khalil Tate (born October 23, 1998) is an American football wide receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). After playing quarterback at the University of Arizona, he signed with the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent in 2020.

Khalil Tate
Philadelphia Eagles
Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1998-10-23) October 23, 1998
Inglewood, California
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:216 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school:Junípero Serra
(Gardena, California)
College:Arizona
Undrafted:2020
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Reserve/Future
Career highlights and awards
  • All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention (2017)
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Early years

Tate attended Junípero Serra High School in Gardena, California. As a senior, he had over 2,000 passing and 2,000 rushing yards and accounted for 43 touchdowns.[1] Tate was a consensus 4-star recruit and named a top-ten dual threat quarterback by ESPN.[2] On March 16, 2015, Tate committed to play college football for the University of Arizona.[3][4]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date
Khalil Tate
QB		 Inglewood, California Junípero Serra High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 4.72 Mar 16, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN grade: 80
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

    College career

    In 2016, at only 17 years old, Tate started his college career as a true freshman at Arizona. He became the first true freshman to start a game at Arizona since Willie Tuitama in 2005.[2] Tate played in seven games and made one start. In his debut against UCLA, Tate completed five of nine passes for 72 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 79 yards on 15 carries.[5] Two weeks later he made his first career start against USC and completed seven of 18 passes for 58 yards with an interception and added 72 rushing yards and a touchdown.[6] For the season, Tate completed 18 of 45 passes for 243 yards, three touchdowns, three interceptions and rushed for 237 yards over 49 carries with one touchdown.

    Tate entered his sophomore season in 2017 as the backup to Brandon Dawkins. When Dawkins went down with an injury early against Colorado Tate relieved him for the remainder of the game. During the game, he rushed for an FBS quarterback-record 327 yards, breaking the previous record of 321 held by Jordan Lynch.[7][8] Following his performance, Tate was awarded the Pac-12 Offensive player of the week and would be named starting quarterback. He would follow up his opening performance with wins over UCLA, Cal, and Washington St. eventually being named Pac-12 Offensive player of the week for four consecutive weeks - setting a conference record.[9]

    Tate entered his senior season as the full-time starter for the Wildcats. They made their season debut against Hawaii, narrowly losing 38-45. Tate completed 22 of 39 attempts for 361 yards, 2 touchdowns, and 3 interceptions.

    Statistics
    YearTeamW-LGGSPassingRushing
    CmpAttPctYdsTDIntRtgAttYdsAvgTD
    2016Arizona*0–1 (.000)71184540.02433394.0492374.81
    2017Arizona5–4 (.556)11911117962.01,591149152.41531,4119.212
    2018Arizona5–6 (.455)111117030256.32,530268149.8742243.02
    2019Arizona3–8 (.273)111116026660.21,9541411131.0904134.63
    Career13–19 (.406)403245979258.06,3185731140.93662,2856.218

    Awards and honors
    • AP Pac-12 Newcomer Player of the Year (2017)
    • 4× Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week (2017)
    • All-Pac-12 Academic Honorable Mention (2017)
    • All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention (2017)

    Professional career

    On April 26, 2020, the Philadelphia Eagles signed Tate as an undrafted free agent with the intention of converting him to wide receiver.[10] He was waived on July 20, 2020.[11] On January 13, 2021, Tate signed a reserve/futures contract with the Eagles.

    References
    1. High school standout: Dual-threat Tate records over 4,000 yards in senior year
    2. "2017 Arizona Football (player, coach, staff bios)".
    3. Serra quarterback Khalil Tate, an Arizona commit, has youth on his side
    4. Just an athlete? Khalil Tate looks to prove he can be a QB at the next level
    5. Khalil Tate’s stellar college debut did not surprise Zona Zealots
    6. QB Sam Darnold, USC steamroll Arizona football
    7. QB Khalil Tate rushes for FBS record in Arizona Wildcats' win over Colorado
    8. Arizona Backup Khalil Tate Sets FBS QB Rushing Record on Just 14 Carries
    9. Spears, Justin (October 30, 2017). "Arizona Wildcats QB Khalil Tate named Pac-12 Offensive Player of Week for record 4th straight time". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
    10. Gowton, Brandon (April 26, 2020). "Eagles sign Arizona quarterback Khalil Tate, list him at wide receiver". Bleeding Green Nation. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
    11. McPherson, Chris (July 20, 2020). "Eagles waive WR Khalil Tate". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
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