MSU Athletics

At Midwestern State

Individual Awards

Junior (2019)

garnered second-team All-Lone Star Conference honors... competed in 11 games making 10 starts at rover... third on the team with 50 tackles including 34 solo stops and 5.5 tackles for loss... posted five pass breakups... posted at least four tackles in nine of his 11 games... forced a fumble... made season-high six tackles -- all solo stops -- and broke up a pass in a 28-13 win over Western New Mexico (11/9)... matched campaign high with six tackles and broke up a pass in season finale at West Texas A&M (11/16)... finished with five tackles on four occasions against Northwestern State (9/7), Lindenwood (9/14), UT Permian Basin (9/21) and Western Oregon (10/26)... accounted for two tackles for loss against UT Permian Basin (9/21)... forced a fumble against Eastern New Mexico (10/5)...

Sophomore (2018)

played in each of MSU's 10 games as a reserve linebacker and on special teams... closed campaign with 11 tackles including nine solo stops.. second on team with four special teams tackles... made season-high five tackles against Angelo State (9/22)...

Freshman (2017)

competed in eight games as a reserve linebacker and on special teams as a true frosh... logged six tackles with four solo stops... made two solo tackles against Texas A&M-Commerce (10/7)... made tackles against Quincy (Ill.) (8/31), Texas A&M-Kingsville (9/16), UT Permian Basin (10/28) and Eastern New Mexico (11/11)...

At Arlington High School

a two-year starter for coach Mike Morano at Arlington (Texas) High School... led Colts to a bi-district appearance in the Texas UIL Class 6A-II playoffs in 2016 with a 6-5 record ... recorded 135 tackles (27 for loss), seven sacks, six forced fumbles, one interception, one fumble recovery and a blocked kick to earn first-team All-District 4-6A honors as a senior at linebacker... helped AHS to a showing in the opening round of the playoffs earning second-team All-District 4-6A honors at safety in 2015... district champion high jumper as a senior in 2017...

Personal

son of Dwayne C. Tate and Mattie Woodfin...