2024 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
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July 25, 2024, Evanston, IL: Members of the Northwestern Football team pose for photos as part of Internal Media Days at Walter Athletics Center in Evanston, IL on Thursday, July 25, 2024. (Photo by Griffin Quinn/Northwestern Athletics)
Jersey Number 41

Jaylen Pate

  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    272
  • 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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