Carnell Tate
{{Short description|American football player (born 2005)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox college football player
|name= Carnell Tate
|image=Carnell Tate 2024 (cropped).jpg
|alt=
|caption=Tate with Ohio State in 2024
|school= Ohio State Buckeyes
|currentnumber=17
|currentposition=Wide receiver
|major=
|class= Sophomore
|birth_date={{birth date and age|2005|1|19}}
|birth_place=Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
|heightft=6
|heightin=3
|weight_lb=191
|highschool=IMG Academy, Marist (IL)
|bowlgames=
- 2023 Cotton Bowl Classic
- 2024 CFP First Round
- 2025 Rose Bowl
- 2025 Cotton Bowl Classic
- 2025 CFP National Championship
|highlights=
|pastschools=
- Ohio State (2023–present)
|espn=4871023
}}
Carnell Tate (born January 19, 2005) is an American football wide receiver for the Ohio State Buckeyes.
Early years
Carnell Tate was born on January 19, 2005,{{cite web|url=https://dynastyleaguefootball.com/player/9994285/Carnell_Tate|title=Carnell Tate, WR Ohio State|website=dynastyleaguefootball.com|access-date=May 21, 2024}} 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. He was rated by Rivals.com as a five-star player the No. 7 recruit in the 2023 college football recruiting class.{{cite web|title=Rivals 250|publisher=Rivals.com|accessdate=November 26, 2022|url=https://n.rivals.com/prospect_rankings/rivals250/2023}}
Ohio State
Tate committed to Ohio State in June 2022,{{Cite news |last=Kaufman |first=Joey |date=June 22, 2022 |title=5-star IMG WR Tate commits to Ohio State |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-messenger-5-star-img-wr-tate-co/130825507/ |access-date=2024-07-05 |work=The News-Messenger |page=5A |via=Newspapers.com}} and enrolled there in January 2023. In July 2023, his mother was killed in a drive-by shooting in Chicago.{{Cite news |last=Rabinowitz |first=Bill |date=August 23, 2023 |title='Carnell is going to be special.' Freshman receiver Tate already looks like budding star |url=https://www.dispatch.com/story/sports/college/football/2023/08/23/carnell-tate-looking-like-ohio-states-next-star-receiver/70654809007/ |access-date=2024-07-05 |work=Columbus Dispatch}}
During the 2024 season, Tate caught 52 passes for 733 yards and four touchdowns. On November 16, 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, beating Notre Dame 34–23.
References
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External links
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- [https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/football/roster/carnell-tate/5680 Ohio State Buckeyes bio]
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Category:Players of American football from Chicago
Category:American football wide receivers
Category:Ohio State Buckeyes football players
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