Tate Bainbridge
Tate Bainbridge
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Alex Pallone | Prep Redzone Scout
Tate is currently a sleeper. Though I strongly believe he’s already on college radars, especially those in West Michigan. But if he doesn’t get recruited early on, expect me to be pounding the table for Tate.
- Extremely physical
- Excellent play speed
- Rangy DB- reacts quickly
- Good ball skills while playing DB
- Above-average route running and hands
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Read EvaluationAlex Pallone | Prep Redzone Scout
Tate is a very competitive football player, but I honestly don’t know how colleges will view him this offseason.
Expectedly, Tate did well at yesterday’s tryout. At receiver, he’s a solid route-runner with good hands. Plus, he has a great frame, and he’s physical- making him an ideal X.
Tate shined on the defensive side of the football. I really, really liked his play at corner. Tate is patient, quick on his feet, and has very good ball skills- commonly swatting away passes with great precision. Combined with his physicality and competitiveness, I’d say Tate should be a GLIAC prospect.
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Read EvaluationAlex Pallone | Prep Redzone Scout
I was hearing Tate’s name all night. Defensively, he was one of Byron Center’s best tacklers. He finished the game with 6 total tackles in addition to BC’s only TFL.
OLSM only threw the football 8 times, so I’d have to go back into the tape to see how Tate fared in pass coverage.
It’s a bit of a shorter evaluation, but I really like how Tate performed against an elite High School football program. He didn’t do anything mind-blowing, just great fundamentals and excellent effort. Tate has an opportunity to have his best offseason ever and take a MASSIVE step up next season.
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Read EvaluationAlex Pallone | Prep Redzone Scout
- Byron Center’s #1 defender when I watched him vs. Mona Shores
- AWESOME at tackling in space
- Does not allow himself to be blocked
- Excellent stamina
- Amazing confidence & play speed
- Can’t wait to see what he’s able to accomplish vs. OLSM
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Read EvaluationAlex Pallone | Prep Redzone Scout
I had heard a lot about Tate prior to this season. After watching him against Mona Shores, I completely get the hype. Here’s why I have him ranked as an elite D3 prospect.
- Phenomenal two-sport athlete (baseball)
- Seemingly natural football instincts
- Fearless; attacks the football
- Extremely versatile defender; could play OLB, S, DB in college
- If Tate commits to football, no reason he couldn’t succeed at D2 level
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