Tate Hallock is a safety at Western Michigan who has not played in Western Michigan's 9 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025.
Western Michigan lists 29 defensive backs this season.
Western Michigan is 6-3. Next: at Akron, Tue Nov 10.
Hallock hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Played for three head coaches across five seasons and two programs. Named All-MAC two seasons running, most recently in 2025. On tape: 7 tackles against Eastern Michigan, Week 14, 2025.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
67 tackles. 2 passes defended. 3 interceptions. 2 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Western Michigan | 67 | 34 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 2 | 3 |
| 2024 | Western Michigan | 84 | 51 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 4 |
| 2023 | Western Michigan | 75 | 48 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 4 | 2 |
| 2022 | Michigan State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Michigan State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 231 | 135 | 8.5 | 0.5 | 11 | 9 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 14 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 6-23@ Michigan State | 9 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 30-33vs North Texas | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 0-38@ No. 9 Illinois | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 14-13vs Toledo | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 47-14vs Rhode Island | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 21-3@ Massachusetts | 6 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 42-0vs Ball State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 17-26@ Miami (OH) | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 24-21vs Central Michigan | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 17-13vs Ohio | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 35-19@ Northern Illinois | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 31-21@ Eastern Michigan | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | W 23-13vs Miami (OH) | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 41-6vs Kennesaw State | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 67 | 34 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 3 | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
3%2 pass breakupsInterceptions
3interceptionsTackle volume
67tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%2 TFL67 tackles · 2 for loss · 0.5 sacks · 2 pass breakups · 3 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 14 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road6g | 5.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 5.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Taylor
Pass share
33.3%
304 pass / 609 run
Plays / game
65.2
14 games
Team sack rate
7.1%
324 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2025
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #86 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix to repeat All-MAC
Based on 2025: #4 of 23 Mid-American Ss
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 35% of returning players who ranked #4–10 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 31–38%).
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MAC · 2ND TEAM
All-MAC 2nd team (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2019–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Mark Dantonio, Mel Tucker and Lance Taylor.
