Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 27-24@ Maryland | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 3 | W 40-0vs Prairie View A&M | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 0 | 28 | Season-high 42 yds |
| Total | 4 | 49 | 10.5 | 0 | 28 |
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Antonio Gates Jr.
Former wide receiver at Michigan State. 2024: 4 catches, 49 receiving yards.
6′2″ · 193 lb · Detroit, MI
Michigan State 2024 — college career complete
Recruiting
4★
WR recruit
No. 354 nationally · Signed with Michigan State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Former wide receiver at Michigan State. 2024: 4 catches, 49 receiving yards.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Michigan State in 2022.
- Transferred from Michigan State to Delaware State in 2025.
Antonio Gates Jr.
Antonio Gates Jr. has played for two head coaches in two seasons at Michigan State. The receipt: 42 rec yds, 3 receptions against Prairie View A&M — Week 3, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Two seasons at Michigan State, 131 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
His career
2022
- Signed with Michigan State4-star out of Fordson
2024
- Entered the portal
2025
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Michigan State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2024
2 coaches2023
Michigan State
Coaching transition mid-career: Mel Tucker → Jonathan Smith. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2024 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Michigan State4-8HC: Mel Tucker · Balanced
2024Michigan State5-7HC: Jonathan Smith · Balanced, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 2.0 REC/g, 24.5 YDS/g, 10.5 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pat Fitzgerald
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Michigan State | 4 | 49 | 12.2 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Michigan State | 5 | 82 | 16.4 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 9 | 131 | 14.6 | 1 | -- |
Game log
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology