Senior defensive tackle on UAB's 2026 roster.
6′3″ · 330 lb · Washington, DC · Bullis School
Recruiting
DL recruit
No. 894 nationally · Signed with Boston College
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive tackle on UAB's roster.
Nigel Tate
He got to UAB by way of Boston College. The receipt on tape: 3 tackles against Virginia, Week 5, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2021–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Bill Clark → Trent Dilfer. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Jeff Hafley — 13-12 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2023 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-71g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Alex Mortensen
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2023
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Boston College | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Boston College | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 9 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 4 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 5 | W 27-24vs Virginia | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 8 | W 38-23@ Georgia Tech | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 21-14vs UConn | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 17-10@ Syracuse | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
2026 Outlook
UAB
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive tackle · UAB
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
UAB · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #92 · 2026 recruiting class #133
2025 (UAB): Missed the season due to injury 2024 (Boston College): Did not see any action 2023: Played in nine games with eight tackles Assisted on four tackles versus Virginia (9/30) Made two tackles at Georgia Tech (10/21) 2022: Did not play in any games 2021: Played in three games Saw action a...
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