Wes Pate

John Wesley Pate (born March 24, 1979) is an American former football quarterback. He played college football for the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs and Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks. He was selected by the Baltimore Ravens in the seventh round of the 2002 NFL draft.

Early life John Wesley Pate was born on March 24, 1979, in Longview, Texas. He played high school football at Arp High School in Arp, Texas, finishing with career totals of 5,150 yards and 48 touchdowns. Pate also spent some time on the kickoff return team. He completed 197 of 333 passes (59.2%) for 2,626 yards, 19 touchdowns, and eight interceptions his senior year, garnering SFL Offensive Player of the Year recognition. He threw for 6,058 yards and 49 touchdowns overall as a Lumberjack.

On November 19, 2002, Pate signed with the Chicago Rush of the Arena Football League (AFL) for the 2003 AFL season. He signed with the Seattle Seahawks on January 10, 2003. He was allocated to NFL Europe to play for the Frankfurt Galaxy. However, he suffered an injury and never played in NFL Europe. Pate was later placed on the reserve/non-football injury list. He was released by the Seahawks on December 17, 2003. Pate was activated by the Chicago Rush on January 5, 2004, a month before the start of the 2004 AFL season. He was waived by Chicago on January 16, 2004.