Khalil Tate
American gridiron football player (born 1998)
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Khalil Tate (born October 23, 1998) is an American former football quarterback. He played college football at the University of Arizona. He signed with the Philadelphia Eagles as a wide receiver in 2020.
Inglewood, California, U.S.
Tate with the Toronto Argonauts in 2022 | |
| Profile | |
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| Position | Quarterback / Wide receiver |
| Personal information | |
| Born | October 23, 1998 Inglewood, California, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Junípero Serra (Gardena, California) |
| College | Arizona (2016–2019) |
| NFL draft | 2020: undrafted |
| Career history | |
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
| Stats at CFL.ca | |
Early life
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]
| Name | Hometown | School | Height | Weight | 40‡ | Commit date |
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| 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 |
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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. He made his season debut against Hawaii, narrowly losing 38–45. Tate completed 22 of 39 attempts for 361 yards, 2 touchdowns, and 3 interceptions.
Statistics
| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | INT | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | |
| Arizona Wildcats | |||||||||||||||
| 2016 | 7 | 1 | 0–1 | 18 | 45 | 40.0 | 243 | 5.4 | 3 | 3 | 94.0 | 49 | 237 | 4.8 | 1 |
| 2017 | 11 | 8 | 4–4 | 111 | 179 | 62.0 | 1,591 | 8.9 | 14 | 9 | 152.4 | 153 | 1,411 | 9.2 | 12 |
| 2018 | 11 | 11 | 5–6 | 170 | 302 | 56.3 | 2,530 | 8.4 | 26 | 8 | 149.8 | 74 | 224 | 3.0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 11 | 9 | 3–6 | 160 | 266 | 60.2 | 1,954 | 7.3 | 14 | 11 | 131.0 | 90 | 413 | 4.6 | 3 |
| Career | 40 | 29 | 12–17 | 459 | 792 | 58.0 | 6,318 | 8.0 | 57 | 31 | 140.9 | 366 | 2,285 | 6.2 | 18 |
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
Philadelphia Eagles
On April 26, 2020, the Philadelphia Eagles signed Tate as an undrafted free agent with the intention of converting him to wide receiver.[11] He was waived on July 20.[12] On January 13, 2021, Tate signed a reserve/futures contract with the Eagles.[13] He was waived on June 9.[14]
Edmonton Elks
On January 18, 2022, Tate signed with the Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a quarterback.[15] He was released at the start of training camp on May 15.[16]
Toronto Argonauts
On July 27, 2022, Tate signed with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League.[17] Tate was released by the Argos on August 9.[18] He did not make an appearance for the Argonauts during the 2022 season.
Edmonton Elks (second stint)
Tate returned to the Elks on March 21, 2023.[19] On May 28, he was released by the Elks as part of the training camp roster cuts.[20] The Elks brought Tate back on June 27.[21]
