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1 Tony Tate

  • Position Wide Receiver
  • Height 5-9
  • Weight 180
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown DeKalb, Ill.
  • Highschool DeKalb (Walsh)

Biography

SENIOR (2021): All-Missouri Valley Football Conference Honorable Mention... MVFC All-Academic First Team... Second Team All-Missouri Valley Football Conference Preseason Team... third in the Valley in receptions per game (6.29) and receptions (44)... fourth in all-purpose yards per game (108.71)... collected 1,040 all-purpose yards... went 4-5 in pass completions for 128 yards and one touchdown... ended the year with three receiving touchdowns, 598 receiving yards, and two rushing touchdowns… posted two showings of 100 or more receiving yards (109 at Indiana State and 115 versus South Dakota)… racked up 313 kick return yards.

SENIOR (2020-21): First Team All-Missouri Valley Football Conference (RS) … Second Team All-Missouri Valley Football Conference (WR) … First Team MVFC All-Academic (WR/RS) … MVFC President's Council Academic Excellence ... MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence ... MVFC Academic Honor Roll ... appeared in all six games, started five … voted team captain … caught 36 passes for 389 yards and two touchdowns … rushed for 58 yards and two touchdowns on 13 attempts … longest reception was 43 yards versus Youngstown State … caught a career-high eight passes versus Northern Iowa … ranked third in the MVFC and 22nd in the nation in receptions per game (6.0) … ranked seventh in the MVFC  in receiving yards per game (64.8) … ranked fourth in the Valley in total touchdowns (5) … led the Missouri Valley in all-purpose yards per game (129) … returned 13 kicks for 318 yards and a touchdown … ranked third in the Valley in yards per kick return (24.5) … recorded three touchdowns in WIU’s win vs Youngstown State, including a 95-yard kick return

JUNIOR (2019): MVFC Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence Award ... MVFC Honor Roll ... played in all 12 games with six starts … finished third on the team in receiving yards (386) … added three receiving touchdowns and 128 kick return yards … hauled in six receptions for 100 yards in Western’s 38-34 win over South Dakota 

SOPHOMORE (2018): Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award (2018) … played in eight games… caught 21 passes for 382 yards and two touchdowns... led the team with 14 kickoff returns, 332 yards and a long of 63… finished fifth on the team in receiving yards and receiving touchdowns… caught his first touchdown as a Leatherneck against Illinois and totaled 68 receiving yards… caught a 71-yard pass at Illinois State for a touchdown, finishing with 87 yards and two catches… tied for longest reception (71 yards) on the team… in 13 attempts, rushed for 77 yards with a long of 18

AT WALSH: Spent a year at Walsh University before transferring to Western Illinois... played in 11 football games last season... caught 41 passes for 371 yards... season-high seven receptions totaling 97 yards in the season-finale against Northwood... also caught seven passes (67 yards) at Wayne State... five catches for 34 yards at Grand Valley State... caught at least two passes in every game

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in football and track & field... senior year won both the conference and sectional title in the 100 meters, 200 meters and long jump... placed second at State in the long jump, finished 10th in the 100 meters and 11th in the 200 meters... participated in an All-Star track meet following the season and set a new meet record in the long jump (24-8.25)... personal best marks: long jump (24-8.25), 100 meters (10.6 seconds) and 200 meters (21.6 seconds)... played football for coach Michael Newman... twice named Academic All-State and was a three-time Academic All-Conference selection

PERSONAL: Born January 28, 1998... son of Terrence and Camyle Tate

Statistics

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2021

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Historical Player Information

  • 21

    2017Sophomore

    Wide Receiver
    5'8" 170 lbs
    21
  • 1

    2018Redshirt Sophomore

    Wide Receiver
    5'8" 170 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2019Junior

    Wide Receiver
    5'9" 180 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2020Senior

    Wide Receiver
    5'9" 180 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2021Senior

    Wide Receiver
    5'9" 180 lbs
    1