Honors and Awards:
- 2018 Preseason Watch Lists: Walter Camp, Davey O’Brien, Maxwell and Manning Awards.
- 2017 Manning Award Finalist
- 2017 Maxwell Award Semifinalist
- 2017 Davey O’Brien Award Semifinalist
- 2017 Four Straight Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week honors for first time in league history
- 2017 Walter Camp National Player of the Week (Oct. 9)
- 2017 Maxwell Award National Player of the Week (Oct. 9)
- 2017 Athlon National Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 9)
- 2017 CFPA National Performer of the Week (Oct. 16)
- 2017 Manning Award Star of the Week (Oct. 16 and Oct. 30)
- 2017 Davey O’Brien Great 8 (Oct. 9, Oct. 16 and Oct. 30)
2019: Enters season with 4,364 passing yards (No. 12 in school history) and 43 passing touchdowns (No. 6 in school history)…Ranks No. 7 all-time at UA with 6,236 total offense yards)…Needs 128 rushing yards to become the program’s 17th 2,000-yard rusher.
2018: Started all 11 games played while establishing career-highs for passing yards (2,530) and passing touchdowns (26)…Posted a pass efficiency rating of 149.77, which was the No. 23 mark in FBS, No. 2 in the Pac-12 and fifth-best in Arizona single-season history…Ranks No. 9 in school single-season history for passing yards (2,530) and No. 5 for passing touchdowns (26)…Totaled 2,754 total offense yards to post No. 10 season tally in program history…Twice passed for five touchdowns, including victories against Colorado (Nov. 2) and Southern Utah (Sept. 22). Also passed for four touchdowns at Washington State (Nov. 17)…Finished season with 15 touchdowns to only four interceptions over final four contests…Posted three games passing for at least 340 yards, including career high 350 against Colorado…Member of team’s leadership council and was game captain against BYU, California and Colorado…Season-high 46 rushing yards on nine attempts came in finale against ASU (Nov. 24). Also completed 21-of-39 passing for 282 yards and three scores against one interception…Approached 300-yard mark while connecting on 18-of-30 attempts for 294 yards with four touchdowns and one interception at Washington State (Nov. 17). Added 25 yards on eight rushes…Led UA to victory over Buffaloes with 350 yards on 17-of-22 passing, which included give touchdowns and just one interception…Sparked the team to upset over No. 19 Oregon while completing 19-of-33 passes for 189 yards, three touchdowns and an interception. Added 15 rushing yards…Missed contest at UCLA due to injury (Oct. 20)…Completed just one of four attempts before leaving contest early due to injury at Utah (Oct. 12)…Connected on 15-of-25 passes for 141 yards and a touchdown while adding 40 yards on the ground in victory over California (Oct. 6)…Completed 16-of-33 passes for 232 yards and two touchdowns, while picking up 38 rushing yards on 13 carries against USC (Sept. 29)…Needed only 17 pass attempts to complete nine balls for 152 yards and two touchdowns in road win at Oregon State (Sept. 22)…Passed for 349 yards and five touchdowns in 13-of-20 passing in win against Southern Utah (Sept. 15). Added 18 yards on the ground…Rushed for a score and completed 24-of-45 pass attempts for 341 yards, but had two interceptions at Houston (Sept. 8)…Opened season with 197 yards and one touchdown on 17-of-34 passing while rushing for 14 yards and a touchdown against BYU (Sept. 1).
2017: Played in 11 games, starting the final eight … Burst onto the scene of numerous national award watch lists with a spectacular month of October in which he became the first player in Pac-12 Conference history to win the offensive player of the week award four consecutive weeks … Rushed for 327 yards, establishing a new FBS rushing record for a quarterback against Colorado (Oct. 7) … Became the first Pac-12 quarterback to rush for 1,000 yards in a season, finishing with 1,411 yards, which ranks fourth in UA single-season history … The 128.3 rushing yards per game ranked seventh among all FBS players … Led the FBS in yards per rush average (9.22) and ranked second in FBS behind Baker Mayfield in total QBR (92.0) … Third nationally in total offense average (9.04 yds per play) … First player in program history to post three 200-yard rushing games in the same season … Ranked No. 10 nationally in average per pass attempt (8.9 yards) … Led all FBS players with five rushing plays of 70-plus yards, four of which were touchdowns … Averaged 47.7 yards on 12 rushing touchdowns, 28.6 yards on 14 passing touchdowns and 37.4 yards on all 26 touchdowns accounted for … Passed for 302 yards and five touchdowns – both career highs – against Purdue in the Foster Farms Bowl (Dec. 27. Each passing touchdown went for at least 29 yards … Posted his third 200-yard rushing game against Oregon State (Nov. 11), rushing for 206 yards and two touchdowns on 16 carries … Ran for 161 yards against USC (Nov. 4), the highest total by an Arizona player versus USC since 1999 … Passed for a regular season-high 275 yards against No. 15 Washington State (Oct. 28), while still rushing for 146 yards … Accounted for 303 yards of total offense and three touchdowns in program’s first overtime road victory at Cal (Oct. 21) … Rushed for 230 yards and two touchdowns on 15 carries against UCLA (Oct. 14). Finished with 378 yards of total offense and three touchdowns against the Bruins … Rushed for 327 yards, establishing a new FBS rushing record for a quarterback against Colorado (Oct. 7). Also completed 12 of 13 passes for 154 yards and a touchdown against the Buffaloes, and accounted for five total touchdowns … Previously saw limited action as a reserve against Houston (Sept. 9) and Northern Arizona (Sept. 2), while missing the UTEP (Sept. 15) and Utah games (Sept. 22).
2016: Played in seven games and made one start, becoming first UA true freshman to start at quarterback since Willie Tuitama (2005) … Entered season with intentions of redshirting, but was forced into early action due to injuries … Finished season with 237 rushing yards and one touchdown along with 243 passing yards and three scoring throws … Made collegiate debut as a reserve at UCLA (Oct. 1), completing 5-of-9 pass attempts for 72 yards and two touchdowns. Added 79 rushing yards on 15 total carries … Played a similar role the following week at No. 24 Utah, passing for 105 yards and a touchdown, while completing 5-of-8 attempts with one interception. Tallied 33 rushing yards on 10 carries … Made first collegiate start at age 17 against USC on Family Weekend (Oct. 15), totaling 58 passing yards and 72 rushing yards, while scoring first career rushing touchdown … Also saw limited action against Stanford (Oct. 29), at Washington State (Nov. 5), against Colorado (Nov. 12) and at Oregon State (Nov. 19).
Spring 2016: Enrolled at Arizona in January and participated in spring practice.
High School: Graduated in December 2015 from Junipero Serra High School (Calif.) …. Consensus four-star recruit, including No. 10 dual-threat QB by ESPN … Los Angeles Times QB of the Year … USA Today First-Team Offense Honors … As senior, collected 4,000 total yards & 43 TDs, including 2,000 rushing, 2,000 passing … Cal High Sports Mr. California State Football Finalist (Me & JJ Taylor were the last two finalists) … Named Blue-Grey All-American … Rivals #4 Dual-Threat QB in the nation … Nominated MaxPreps Player of the Year Finalists
Personal: Son of Brian and Lesli Tate…Has one brother, Alhili Tate, a senior at Hiram College in Ohio…Majoring in Information Science and eSociety with a minor in communication.
