Drew Tate

Drew Tate
Tate with the Toronto Argonauts in 2024
Ottawa Redblacks
TitleQuarterbacks coach
Personal information
Born (1984-10-08) October 8, 1984
Baytown, Texas, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
PositionQuarterback (No. 4)
High schoolRobert E. Lee
CollegeIowa
NFL draft2007: undrafted
Career history
Playing
2007St. Louis Rams*
20072008Saskatchewan Roughriders*
20092016Calgary Stampeders
2017Ottawa Redblacks
2018Saskatchewan Roughriders
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Coaching
2018Coastal Carolina
(defensive analyst)
2019BC Lions
(Quarterbacks coach)
2020TSL Alphas
(WR/TE/RB)
2021UT Martin
(Quarterbacks coach)
2022Northern Iowa
(Tight ends coach)
2023Saskatchewan Roughriders
(Receivers coach)
20242025Toronto Argonauts
(Offensive assistant)
2026–presentOttawa Redblacks
(Quarterbacks coach)
Awards and highlights
Stats at CFL.ca

Drew Tate (born October 8, 1984) is an American gridiron football coach and former player. He is the quarterbacks coach for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football as a quarterback at the University of Iowa and was signed by the St. Louis Rams of the National Football League (NFL) as an undrafted free agent in 2007. Tate has played professionally for the Saskatchewan Roughriders, Calgary Stampeders and Ottawa Redblacks in the CFL. He was a defensive analyst at Coastal Carolina University in 2018, before coming out of retirement to rejoin the Roughriders. On December 17, 2018, Tate retired from playing and was named quarterbacks coach for the BC Lions the following day. He has also been a coach for the TSL Alphas, and at UT Martin and the University of Northern Iowa.