Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-18vs South Dakota State | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Total | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
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Montae Pate
Senior defensive back on Northwestern's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 175 lb · Las Vegas, NV · Legacy
Returning to Northwestern for 2026
The story
4 defensive back on Northwestern's 2026 roster.
- Signed with Weber State in 2022.
Recruiting
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CB recruit
Signed with Weber State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonMontae Pate
One game to point at: 5 tackles against South Dakota State — Week 1, 2026.
5 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
His career
2022
- Signed with Weber Stateout of Legacy
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Northwestern
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Northwestern1-0HC: David Braun · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 5.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 1.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
David Braun
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 1 game in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Northwestern | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 34–18
5 TOT · 4 SOLO · 1 PD
With A. Chiles — 273 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · 18 rush yds (8 car) · 1 TD · J. Himon II — 87 rush yds (4 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Northwestern
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Northwestern
Returning around him
- 2 Northwestern players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +9 net (17 in / 8 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Northwestern · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #60 · 2026 recruiting class #52
Background
2025 Redshirt Junior (at Weber State): Named to All-Big Sky Defensive First Team … Appeared in all 12 games for Weber State … Set career highs in total tackles (53), solo tackles (40), pass breakups (10) and tackles for loss (five) and matched his career high in interceptions (one) … Opened the s...
The secondary · Northwestern
- #6Robert Fitzgerald106 tackles · 2025
- #9Braden Turner52 tackles · 2025
- #18Garner Wallace45 tackles · 2025
- #13Josh Fussell29 tackles · 2025
- #4Montae Pate1 game · 2026
18 more on the roster · Northwestern team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology