Northwestern University Athletics
2026 Football Spring Roster
Jersey Number 4
Montae Pate
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 175
- Position:
- DB
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Las Vegas, NV
- High School:
- Legacy
- Prev School:
- Weber State
2025 Redshirt Junior (at Weber State):
Named to All-Big Sky Defensive First Team … Appeared in all 12 games for Weber State … Set career highs in total tackles (53), solo tackles (40), pass breakups (10) and tackles for loss (five) and matched his career high in interceptions (one) … Opened the season with six tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against James Madison (8/30) … Set a single-game career high in pass breakups (three) against Butler (9/20) … Matched a career high in total tackles (eight) against Montana (11/1).
2024 Redshirt Sophomore (at Weber State):
Saw action in all 12 games for the Wildcats…Recorded 34 total tackles on the year with 19 solo and 15 assisted tackles … Had at least one tackle in 11 games and had a career-high eight tackles in WSU’s win at No. 8 Montana … Also had six tackles against Northern Colorado …. Had an interception which he returned 30 yards for a touchdown at Lamar (9/14) … Also had three pass breakups … Earned Big Sky Academic All-Conference honors in Professional Sales.
2023 Redshirt First-Year (at Weber State):
Played in seven games during the season with the Wildcats…Recorded six total tackles with four tackles coming in the win at Idaho State…Also had one pass breakup at Idaho State.
2022 First-Year (at Weber State):
Played in three games while redshirting with the Wildcats after signing at Weber State in December 2021.
High School:
Graduated from Legacy High School in Las Vegas, Nevada, in 2022.
Named to All-Big Sky Defensive First Team … Appeared in all 12 games for Weber State … Set career highs in total tackles (53), solo tackles (40), pass breakups (10) and tackles for loss (five) and matched his career high in interceptions (one) … Opened the season with six tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against James Madison (8/30) … Set a single-game career high in pass breakups (three) against Butler (9/20) … Matched a career high in total tackles (eight) against Montana (11/1).
2024 Redshirt Sophomore (at Weber State):
Saw action in all 12 games for the Wildcats…Recorded 34 total tackles on the year with 19 solo and 15 assisted tackles … Had at least one tackle in 11 games and had a career-high eight tackles in WSU’s win at No. 8 Montana … Also had six tackles against Northern Colorado …. Had an interception which he returned 30 yards for a touchdown at Lamar (9/14) … Also had three pass breakups … Earned Big Sky Academic All-Conference honors in Professional Sales.
2023 Redshirt First-Year (at Weber State):
Played in seven games during the season with the Wildcats…Recorded six total tackles with four tackles coming in the win at Idaho State…Also had one pass breakup at Idaho State.
2022 First-Year (at Weber State):
Played in three games while redshirting with the Wildcats after signing at Weber State in December 2021.
High School:
Graduated from Legacy High School in Las Vegas, Nevada, in 2022.
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