Personal information | |||||||
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Born: | Irmo, South Carolina, U.S. | February 3, 1997||||||
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 228 lb (103 kg) | ||||||
Career information | |||||||
High school: | Wharton (Tampa, Florida) | ||||||
College: | Florida State (2015–2017) | ||||||
Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||
NFL Draft: | 2018 / Round: 7 / Pick: 253 | ||||||
Career history | |||||||
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||
Career NFL statistics as of 2022 | |||||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Auden Heanon Tate (born February 3, 1997) is an American football wide receiver who is a free agent. He played college football at Florida State, and was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 2018 NFL Draft.
Tate attended Paul R. Wharton High School in Tampa, Florida. [1] He committed to Florida State University to play college football. [2]
Tate played at Florida State from 2015 to 2017. [3] After his junior season in 2017, he decided to forgo his senior year and enter the 2018 NFL Draft. [4] [5] He finished his career with 65 receptions for 957 yards and 16 touchdowns. [6]
Year | School | Conf | Class | Pos | G | Receiving | |||
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Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | ||||||
2016 | Florida State | ACC | SO | WR | 10 | 25 | 409 | 16.4 | 6 |
2017 | Florida State | ACC | JR | WR | 12 | 40 | 548 | 13.7 | 10 |
Career | Florida State | 22 | 65 | 957 | 14.7 | 16 |
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||||||
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6 ft 4+7⁄8 in (1.95 m) | 228 lb (103 kg) | 33+3⁄4 in (0.86 m) | 9+3⁄8 in (0.24 m) | 4.68 s | 31.0 in (0.79 m) | 9 ft 4 in (2.84 m) | ||||||
All values from NFL Combine [7] |
Tate was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the seventh round, 253rd overall, of the 2018 NFL Draft. [8] He was a healthy scratch for the first six games of the season before being waived on October 18, 2018, and re-signed to the practice squad. [9] On November 5, he was promoted to the active roster. [10] In Week 11, against the Baltimore Ravens, he made his first professional reception, a five-yard catch, in the 24–21 loss. [11] He totaled four receptions for 35 receiving yards as a rookie. [12]
In Week 5 of the 2019 season against the Arizona Cardinals, Tate caught three passes for 26 yards and his first career receiving touchdown in the 26–23 loss. [13] In a Week 6 loss to the Baltimore Ravens, Tate caught five passes for a career high 91 yards. [14] On December 10, 2019, he was placed on injured reserve with a knee injury. [15] He finished the season as the Bengals second-leading receiver with 40 catches for 575 yards and one touchdown. [16] [17]
Tate was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the team on November 25, 2020, [18] and activated on November 28. [19] On December 2, 2020, he was placed on injured reserve. [20]
On December 4, 2021, Tate was placed on injured reserve with a calf injury. [21]
On March 28, 2022, Tate signed with the Atlanta Falcons. [22] He was released on August 23, 2022. [23]
On September 7, 2022, Tate was signed to the practice squad of the Philadelphia Eagles. On November 16, 2022, Tate was released from the Eagles' practice squad. He was re-signed to the practice squad the next day. [24] He was released on December 13.
On January 4, 2023, Tate was signed to the Cardinals practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract on January 11. [25] He was released on June 12. [26]
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