2022 Football Roster

August 31, 2024, Evanston, IL: A game between Northwestern Football and Miami Ohio at Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium in Evanston, IL on Saturday, August 31, 2024. (Photo by Griffin Quinn/Northwestern Athletics)
Photo by: GRIFFIN QUINN/Northwestern Athletics
October 26, 2024, Iowa City, IA: A game between Northwestern Football and Iowa at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, IA on Saturday, October 26, 2024. (Photo by Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)
Photo by: Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics
September 21, 2024, Seattle, WA: A game between Northwestern Football and Washington at Husky Stadium in Seattle, WA on Saturday, September 21, 2024. (Photo by Griffin Quinn/Northwestern Athletics)
Photo by: GRIFFIN QUINN/Northwestern Athletics
September 6, 2024, Evanston, IL: A game between Northwestern Football and Duke at Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium in Evanston, IL on Friday, September 6, 2024. (Photo by Griffin Quinn/Northwestern Athletics)
Photo by: GRIFFIN QUINN/Northwestern Athletics
September 21, 2024, Seattle, WA: A game between Northwestern Football and Washington at Husky Stadium in Seattle, WA on Saturday, September 21, 2024. (Photo by Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)
Photo by: Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics
November 30, 2024, Chicago, IL: A game between Northwestern Football and Illinois at Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL on Saturday, November 30, 2024. (Photo by Bailey Black/Northwestern Athletics)
Photo by: Bailey Black/Northwestern Athlet
jaylen pate
Jaylen Pate
Jersey Number 41

Jaylen Pate

  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    255
  • Position:
    DL
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Hometown:
    Chicago, Ill.
  • High School:
    Lane Tech College Prep
  • Prev School:
    Wyoming

2024 Graduate Student:
Played in 12 games and made 11 starts, notching 18 tackles, five tackles for loss, and one pass breakup … Recorded a pass breakup and two tackles against Duke (9/6) … Had three tackles against Washington (9/21) … Registered three tackles and a tackle for loss in a win over Maryland (10/11) … Had a tackle for loss against Wisconsin (10/19) … Recorded two tackles at Iowa (10/26) … Notched a career-high three tackles for loss in an overtime win against Purdue (11/2) … Tallied two tackles against Illinois (11/24)

2023 Graduate Student:
Appeared in all 13 games and made seven starts, totaling 27 tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss, 3.0 sacks, and one forced fumble … Named Academic All-Big Ten … Made four tackles in the season-opener against Rutgers (9/3) … Had a career-high five tackles and a quarterback hurry against Minnesota (9/23) … Notched four tackles against Howard (10/7) … Had first career sack and forced a fumble alongside four tackles against Iowa (11/4) … Recorded three tackles and a sack in the final game in Ryan Field against Purdue (11/18) … Registered a tackle for loss for the second straight week at Illinois (11/25) … Made one stop in the Las Vegas Bowl win over Utah (12/23)

2022 Senior:
Appeared in eight games, starting two, and recorded 10 tackles … Made his first tackle in a Northwestern uniform against Southern Illinois (9/17)

2021 (Wyoming):
Appeared in 12 games for the Cowboys with five starts … Finished the season with 22 tackles with two tackles for loss, a sack and a half, a fumble recovery, and a pass defended … Recorded three tackles, a half sack, and three QB hits against conference champion Utah State … Had a career-high four tackles and a fumble recovery in a blowout win over Ball State

2020 (Wyoming):
Appeared in six games for the Cowboys with six starts … Finished the season with seven tackles with one tackle for loss and one sack … Recorded a career-high four tackles for the Cowboys and his first career sack against UNLV … Also added a tackle in games against Nevada, New Mexico, and Boise State

2019 (Wyoming):
Redshirted during his first season with the Cowboys

High School:
Named to the 2018 Chicago Sun-Times All-Public League football team as a senior … The All-Public League team was selected by a committee of Public League coaches and administrators … As a defensive end/outside linebacker, he registered 69 total tackles, including 57 solo tackles and 24 assisted tackles, averaging 7.7 tackles per game … He also was credited with 11.0 sacks, 27.0 tackles for loss, four forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and one interception that he returned for a touchdown … Was rated a two-star recruit by 247 Sports and Rivals … Played for head coach Anthony Faltin … Was also recruited by Bowling Green, Minnesota, New Mexico and Northern Illinois

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Monday, September 01
Football - Northwestern at Tulane Postgame Press Conference (8/30/25)
Saturday, August 30
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Saturday, August 30
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Tuesday, August 26