Carnell Tate
.jpg) Tate with Ohio State in 2024 | |
| Ohio State Buckeyes – No. 17 | |
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| Position | Wide receiver |
| Class | Sophomore |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | January 19, 2005 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 191 lb (87 kg) |
| Career history | |
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| Bowl games | |
| High school | IMG Academy, Marist (IL) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Carnell Tate (born January 19, 2005) is an American football wide receiver for the Ohio State Buckeyes.
Early years
[edit]Carnell Tate was born on January 19, 2005,[1] to Ashley Griggs and Sean Tate. He grew up in Chicago and played high school football in 2019 and 2020 at Marist High School in Chicago's Mount Greenwood neighborhood. As a junior in 2021, he transferred to and graduated from IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. He totaled 750 receiving yards in eight games as a senior in 2022.[2] He was rated by Rivals.com as a five-star player the No. 7 recruit in the 2023 college football recruiting class.[3]
Ohio State
[edit]Tate committed to Ohio State in June 2022,[4] and enrolled there in January 2023. In July 2023, his mother was killed in a drive-by shooting in Chicago.[5]
During the 2024 season, Tate caught 52 passes for 733 yards and four touchdowns. On November 16th, he caught two touchdown passes in the Buckeyes' 31-7 win over Northwestern at Wrigley Field. He had seven catches for 87 yards in Ohio State's 28-14 win over Texas in the Cotton Bowl Classic. Ohio State advanced to the CFP National Championship, where they beat Notre Dame 34-23.
References
[edit]- ^ "Carnell Tate, WR Ohio State". dynastyleaguefootball.com. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
- ^ "Carnell Tate". Ohio State University. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
- ^ "Rivals 250". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
- ^ Kaufman, Joey (June 22, 2022). "5-star IMG WR Tate commits to Ohio State". The News-Messenger. p. 5A. Retrieved July 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Rabinowitz, Bill (August 23, 2023). "'Carnell is going to be special.' Freshman receiver Tate already looks like budding star". Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
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