University of Arizona Athletics

High School: Graduated in 2009 from Cartersville (Ga.) High School…Earned four letters in football as a quarterback and safety and four in baseball as a centerfielder and pitcher…Three-time all-region pick in football…Three-time all-state pick…Army All-American selection as a senior…Old Spice Player of the Year…Aflac All-American for baseball…UnderArmour All-American for baseball…Two-time state champion in baseball…Rated as the 89^th best recruit in the country in the ESPNU Top 150 for football…Threw for 1,197 yards and 17 touchdowns in just six games as a senior.
 
Personal: Son of Lars Tate and Traci Sims…Has one brother, Stephen, and one sister, Lauren…Drafted No. 3 overall by the San Diego Padres in the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft…Played six seasons of minor league baseball for the Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers…Retired from baseball in 2016…Majoring in pre-business.