Player Dossier

2023-2025

Ohio State

Carnell Tate

WR • 6'3" • 195 lbs • Chicago, IL, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

Carnell Tate reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

18%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

32

Developing production for a receiver

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Reliability

24

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

51

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Ohio State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
3
Program Path
Ohio State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Nebraska

Player Story

Carnell Tate built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a wide receiver from Chicago, IL wearing No. 17, spending time with Ohio State. The clearest part of Carnell Tate's career was his receiving role: 121...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2023 · Rating 0.9699

IMG Academy · Bradenton, FL

Committed To
Ohio State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2023

NFL Draft

Draft Year
2026
Selection
Round 1 · Pick 4
Overall
No. 4
NFL Team
Tennessee Titans

Carnell Tate, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Ohio State. Carnell Tate reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
1,872
Receptions
121
Touchdowns
14

Quick Answers

Carnell Tate quick answers

Latest team and position
Ohio State · WR
Career Receiving Yards
1,872
Tracked sample
3 unique seasons · 6 entries · 37 games
Best season
2025 Postseason · Ohio State
Top game
Nebraska
Recruit profile
4-star · IMG Academy · Ohio State
High school pipeline
IMG Academy · 130 FBS recruits · 13 drafted players
NFL Draft
2026 · Round 1 · Pick 4 · Tennessee Titans
Latest roster
No. 17 · Junior
2025 Receiving yards rank
875 receiving yards · WR 46th (top 5%) · Big Ten 7th (top 3%) · National 46th (top 3%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2023 PostseasonOhio State1114046.7
2023 Regular SeasonOhio State1117260146.7
2024 PostseasonOhio State1511150075.4
2024 Regular SeasonOhio State1541583475.4
2025 PostseasonOhio State11337080.3
2025 Regular SeasonOhio State1148838980.3

Related Context

Carnell Tate played WR for Ohio State. Across 3 tracked seasons, Carnell Tate recorded 22 rushing yards, 1,872 receiving yards, and 4 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Ohio State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason

Ohio State paired 875 primary output with 90.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Postseason role shape

target-driven usage with 86.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Nebraska

Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2024 Postseason · Ohio State

Games

15

Receiving Yards / G

48.9

Efficiency

86.4

Usage

18.1

Consistency

71.1

Best Game by takeover score

Nebraska

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Notre Dame: 35. Texas: 87. Oregon: 10. Tennessee: 18. Akron: 58. Western Michigan: 45. Marshall: 64. Michigan State: 52. Oregon: 13. Nebraska: 102. Penn State: 15. Purdue: 56. Northwestern: 52. Indiana: 68. Michigan: 58

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Notre Dame: 2 by 100. Texas: 7 by 82.9. Oregon: 1 by 66.7. Tennessee: 1 by 100. Akron: 4 by 96.7. Western Michigan: 3 by 100. Marshall: 4 by 100. Michigan State: 3 by 100. Oregon: 1 by 86.7. Nebraska: 4 by 100. Penn State: 2 by 50. Purdue: 6 by 62.2. Northwestern: 4 by 86.7. Indiana: 4 by 100. Michigan: 6 by 64.4

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins50.9 · Games = 13 · +15.4 vs Losses
Losses35.5 · Games = 2 · -15.4 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

15 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Nebraska

Best efficiency game

100 vs Notre Dame

Result
Tue 1/21@ Notre DameW 34-2323517.517.50020
Sat 1/11@ TexasW 28-1478712.412.40018
Wed 1/1@ OregonW 41-211101010010
Sun 12/22vs TennesseeW 42-171181818018
Sat 11/30vs MichiganL 10-136589.79.70013
Sat 11/23vs IndianaW 38-154681717025
Sat 11/16@ Northwestern2+ TDW 31-74521313225
Sat 11/9vs PurdueW 45-065610.39.30017
Sat 11/2@ Penn StateW 20-132157.57.5008
Sat 10/26vs Nebraska100 receiving yardsW 21-17410225.525.50140
Sat 10/12@ OregonL 31-321131313013
Sat 9/28@ Michigan StateW 38-735217.317.30029
Sat 9/21vs MarshallW 49-144641616030
Sat 9/7vs Western MichiganW 56-03451515036
Sat 8/31vs AkronW 52-645814.514.50134

Player Story

Carnell Tate story

Carnell Tate built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a wide receiver from Chicago, IL wearing No. 17, spending time with Ohio State. The clearest part of Carnell Tate's career was his receiving role: 121 catches, 1,872 receiving yards, 14 touchdowns, and 22 rushing yards across 37 career games in the available record. His career also includes 22 rushing yards and 4 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Carnell Tate's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Ohio State

    2023-2025

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

202320232024202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2023 PostseasonOhio State264778.5
2023 Regular SeasonOhio State264778.50
2024 PostseasonOhio State73386.418.1469
2024 Regular SeasonOhio State73386.418.10
2025 PostseasonOhio State87590.120.7142
2025 Regular SeasonOhio State87590.120.70

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Nebraska

Week 9 · W 21-17 · Conference game

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

102

Receiving Yards

100 takeover

102 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

vs No. 70 Minnesota

Week 6 · W 42-3 · Conference game

183

Receiving Yards

100 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

183 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

@ Texas

Week 1 · W 28-14 · Postseason

87

Receiving Yards

88.5 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

87 receiving yards with a 82.9 efficiency score.

#4

@ Purdue

Week 7 · W 41-7 · Conference game

79

Receiving Yards

86.2 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

79 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

vs No. 15 Penn State

Week 10 · W 38-14 · Conference game · Ranked opponent

124

Receiving Yards

83.7 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

124 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2025 Postseason · Ohio State

875 primary output · 90.1 efficiency · 20.7 usage

80.3

#2

2025 Regular Season · Ohio State

80.3

875 primary · 90.1 efficiency · 20.7 usage

#3

2024 Postseason · Ohio State

75.4

733 primary · 86.4 efficiency · 18.1 usage

Milestones

5

100+ receiving yards

1

8+ catch outings

2

2+ TD games