Usage / Role
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Major offensive role
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Player Dossier
2006-2009Auburn
Ben Tate
RB • 5'11" • Newark, MD, USA
Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover
Ben Tate leans workhorse runner traits and 53.8 efficiency.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
92
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2009 Postseason · Auburn
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Auburn
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas
Player Story
Ben Tate built his college career from 2006 through 2009 as a running back from Newark, MD wearing No. 44, spending time with Auburn. The clearest part of Ben Tate's career was his backfield work: 3,321 rushing...
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- Committed To
- Auburn
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2006
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2010
- Selection
- Round 2 · Pick 26
- Overall
- No. 58
- NFL Team
- Houston Texans
Ben Tate, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2009 Postseason · Auburn. Ben Tate leans workhorse runner traits and 53.8 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 3,657
- Rushing yards
- 3,321
- Receiving yards
- 336
- Touchdowns
- 24
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Ben Tate Auburn Highlights
2009 · Auburn · Player Highlight
Ben Tate college highlights at Auburn.
- Season
- 2009
- Type
- Player highlight
Quick Answers
Ben Tate quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Auburn · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 3,657
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 44 games
- Best season
- 2009 Postseason · Auburn
- Top game
- Arkansas
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Snow Hill · Auburn
- High school pipeline
- Snow Hill · 1 FBS recruit · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2010 · Round 2 · Pick 26 · Houston Texans
- Latest roster
- No. 44 · Class 2009
- 2009 Scrimmage yards rank
- 1,467 scrimmage yards · RB 18th (top 4%) · SEC 4th (top 2%) · National 26th (top 2%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Postseason | Auburn | 6 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 47 |
| 2006 Regular Season | Auburn | 6 | 366 | 369 | -3 | 3 | 47 |
| 2007 Postseason | Auburn | 13 | 66 | 47 | 19 | 1 | 71.3 |
| 2007 Regular Season | Auburn | 13 | 981 | 856 | 125 | 7 | 71.3 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Auburn | 12 | 754 | 664 | 90 | 3 | 55.6 |
| 2009 Postseason | Auburn | 13 | 108 | 108 | 0 | 2 | 81.3 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Auburn | 13 | 1,359 | 1,254 | 105 | 8 | 81.3 |
Related Context
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Ben Tate played RB for Auburn. Across 4 tracked seasons, Ben Tate recorded 3,321 rushing yards, 336 receiving yards, and 24 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2009 with Auburn.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2009 Postseason
Auburn paired 1,467 primary output with 53.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2009 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 53.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2009 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2009 Postseason · Auburn
Games
13
Scrimmage Yards / G
112.8
Efficiency
53.8
Usage
37.7
Consistency
71.3
Best Game by takeover score
Arkansas
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Northwestern: 108. Louisiana Tech: 127. Mississippi State: 157. West Virginia: 80. Ball State: 81. Tennessee: 145. Arkansas: 200. Kentucky: 132. LSU: 67. Ole Miss: 145. Furman: 75. Georgia: 88. Alabama: 62
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Northwestern: 20 by 56.3. Louisiana Tech: 22 by 60.6. Mississippi State: 20 by 81.8. West Virginia: 20 by 41.3. Ball State: 16 by 51.4. Tennessee: 27 by 54.4. Arkansas: 25 by 83.3. Kentucky: 31 by 44.4. LSU: 20 by 37.2. Ole Miss: 26 by 59.2. Furman: 12 by 65.1. Georgia: 22 by 37.6. Alabama: 22 by 27.4
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins114.8 · Games = 8 · +5.0 vs Losses
Losses109.8 · Games = 5 · -5.0 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Arkansas
Best efficiency game
83.3 vs Arkansas
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1/1 | vs Northwestern100 rush yards · 2+ TD | W 38-35 | 20 | 108 | 5.40 | 2 | — | — | 5.4 |
| Fri 11/27 | vs Alabama | L 21-26 | 18 | 45 | 2.50 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 2.8 |
| Sun 11/15 | @ Georgia | L 24-31 | 20 | 67 | 3.30 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 4 |
| Sat 11/7 | vs Furman2+ TD | W 63-31 | 12 | 75 | 6.30 | 2 | — | — | 6.3 |
| Sat 10/31 | vs Ole Miss100 rush yards | W 33-20 | 25 | 144 | 5.80 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.6 |
| Sat 10/24 | @ LSU | L 10-31 | 18 | 67 | 3.70 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.4 |
| Sat 10/17 | vs Kentucky100 rush yards | L 14-21 | 31 | 132 | 4.30 | 1 | — | — | 4.3 |
| Sat 10/10 | @ Arkansas100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | L 23-44 | 22 | 184 | 8.40 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 8 |
| Sat 10/3 | @ Tennessee100 rush yards | W 26-22 | 25 | 128 | 5.10 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 5.4 |
| Sat 9/26 | vs Ball State | W 54-30 | 13 | 63 | 4.80 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 5.1 |
| Sat 9/19 | vs West Virginia | W 41-30 | 19 | 75 | 3.90 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| Sat 9/12 | vs Mississippi State100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 49-24 | 20 | 157 | 7.80 | 1 | — | — | 7.8 |
| Sat 9/5 | vs Louisiana Tech100 rush yards | W 37-13 | 20 | 117 | 5.80 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5.8 |
Player Story
Ben Tate story
Ben Tate built his college career from 2006 through 2009 as a running back from Newark, MD wearing No. 44, spending time with Auburn. The clearest part of Ben Tate's career was his backfield work: 3,321 rushing yards, 678 carries, 24 rushing touchdowns, and 336 receiving yards across 44 career games in the available record. His career also includes 336 receiving yards and 139 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Ben Tate's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Auburn
2006-2009
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2006200620072007200820092009
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Postseason | Auburn | 389 | 55.7 | 19.4 | — |
| 2006 Regular Season | Auburn | 389 | 55.7 | 19.4 | 0 |
| 2007 Postseason | Auburn | 1,047 | 48.7 | 29.4 | 658 |
| 2007 Regular Season | Auburn | 1,047 | 48.7 | 29.4 | 0 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Auburn | 754 | 43 | 26.8 | -293 |
| 2009 Postseason | Auburn | 1,467 | 53.8 | 37.7 | 713 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Auburn | 1,467 | 53.8 | 37.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Arkansas
Week 6 · L 23-44 · Conference game
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
200
Scrimmage Yards
94.4 takeover
200 scrimmage yards and 50 usage.
#2
vs Tulane
Week 8 · W 38-13
156
Scrimmage Yards
87.5 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
156 scrimmage yards and 46.4 usage.
#3
vs New Mexico State
Week 4 · W 55-20
134
Scrimmage Yards
86.1 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
134 scrimmage yards and 36.1 usage.
#4
vs UL Monroe
Week 1 · W 34-0
120
Scrimmage Yards
83.9 takeover
Win with 120 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
120 scrimmage yards and 23.7 usage.
#5
vs Southern Miss
Week 2 · W 27-13
122
Scrimmage Yards
81.6 takeover
Win with 122 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
122 scrimmage yards and 30.5 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2009 Postseason · Auburn
1,467 primary output · 53.8 efficiency · 37.7 usage
81.3
#2
2009 Regular Season · Auburn
81.3
1,467 primary · 53.8 efficiency · 37.7 usage
#3
2007 Postseason · Auburn
71.3
1,047 primary · 48.7 efficiency · 29.4 usage
Milestones
12
100+ rush yards
3
150+ scrimmage yards
4
2+ TD games
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