#17

Carnell Tate

Former wide receiver at Ohio State. 2025: 51 catches, 875 receiving yards, 9 TD.

WR · Ohio State · Jr. · #17

6′3″ · 195 lb · Chicago, IL

CFB Index 80 · #40 of 485 WRsHigh confidenceAll-Conf 1st teamDrafted by Tennessee — Rd 1, Pick 4, #4 overall

How he plays

Beats you over the top.

EPA / target: 99th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

875

receiving yards · 2025

51 catches · 9 TD · 17.2 per catch

Statement game9 rec · 183 yds · 1 TDvs Minnesota (FBS) · W 42-3

Top 1% receiving yards game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former wide receiver at Ohio State. 2025: 51 catches, 875 receiving yards, 9 TD.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Ohio State in 2023.
Drafted round 1 by the Tennessee in 2026.

The full story, with sources

Career, closed

Gone at #4 overall.

How it ended

Three seasons at Ohio State, 1,872 receiving yards, a first-team All-Conference season (2025) — drafted at #4 overall by Tennessee.

His career

He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.

The week the volume broke through — put up 183 yds vs Minnesota.Minnesota · W 42-32025

202311 games

Signed with Ohio State4-star out of IMG Academy

202511 games

All-Big Tenfirst

2026

Drafted by Tennesseeround 1, pick 4

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#60 national

CFB

College

Ohio State

2023–2025

NFL

NFL Draft

R1 · #4

Tennessee · 2026

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

1 honor

🥈

ALL-BIG TEN · 1ST TEAM

All-Big Ten 1st team (2025)

Coaching lineage · 2023–2025

1 coach

2023–2025

Ryan Day

Ohio State

Played his entire career under Ryan Day.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Tennessee2026 NFL rookie season

#4Rd 1 · Pick 4

Tennessee2026 NFL rookie season

View college career stats ↓

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Ryan Day — 37-6 over that span.

2023Ohio State11-2HC: Ryan Day · Balanced

2024Ohio State14-2HC: Ryan Day · Run-leaning, slow tempo

2025Ohio State12-2HC: Ryan Day · Run-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

80All-Conference level #40 of 485?

High confidence12 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: epa / target (99th percentile). Strength: td rate (97th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

EPA / target#9 / 798 · 99th pct

1.05

TD rate#23 / 798 · 97th pct

9.5%

Explosive rate#41 / 798 · 95th pct

20.6%

Yards / catch#47 / 798 · 94th pct

16.8

Catch rate#138 / 798 · 83rd pct

77.8%

Box-score rates (7)

Rec TDs#17 / 558 · 97th pct

Rec yards#46 / 558 · 92nd pct

875

Yards / catch#47 / 558 · 92nd pct

17.2

Receptions#114 / 558 · 79th pct

Long catch#177 / 558 · 68th pct

Rush yards#128 / 287 · 55th pct

Rush TDs#67 / 287 · 39th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

55th → 99th percentile

Explosive rate

53rd → 95th percentile

Catch rate

20th → 83rd percentile

TD rate

44th → 97th percentile

Yards / catch

71st → 94th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Situational

Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)

Third-down role

22%14 of his 63 targets came on third down · Receiver median is 24%

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home7g	4.7	86.9	18.2	0.9
Road4g	4.5	66.8	14.1	0.8

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	4.4	73.3	16.1	0.6
Weeks 8+4g	5.0	90.5	17.8	1.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Ryan Day

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

All-Conference 1st team

First team in his league at the position.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

80 · #40 of 485 WRs

Former four-star. Now #40 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	Ohio State	51	875	17.2	9	--
2024	Ohio State	52	733	14.1	4	--
2023	Ohio State	18	264	14.7	1	--
Career		121	1,872	15.5	14	--

Season	Team
2025	Ohio State	2	16	--	--	--
2024	Ohio State	--	6	--	--	--
2023	Ohio State	--	--	--	--	--
Career		2	22	--	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 5 · 2025

W 24–6

at Washington

8 rush yds (1 car)

With J. Sayin — 208 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 88.9 · 12 rush yds (4 car) · B. Inniss — 3 rec · 34 yds

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 3 · Ohio · 2&11 · Q4 · EPA +5.00Julian Sayin pass complete to Carnell Tate for 49 yds for a TD (Jayden Fielding KICK)
Week 8 · Wisconsin · 3&11 · Q1 · EPA +4.51Julian Sayin pass complete to Carnell Tate for 33 yds for a TD (Jayden Fielding KICK)
Week 10 · Penn State · 2&7 · Q2 · EPA +4.05J. Sayin pass to C. Tate for 45 yds, for a TD (J. Fielding KICK)
Week 14 · Michigan · 2&3 · Q3 · EPA +3.78(07:42) Shotgun #10 J.Sayin pass complete deep middle to #17 C.Tate caught at UOM06, for 50 yards to the UOM00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:35, 1ST DOWN #38 J.Fielding kick attempt good (H: #42 J.McGuire, LS: #43 J.Ferlmann)
Week 1 · Texas · 2&7 · Q4 · EPA +3.66Julian Sayin pass complete to Carnell Tate for 40 yds for a TD (Jayden Fielding KICK)
Week 6 · Minnesota · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +3.54Julian Sayin pass complete to Carnell Tate for 49 yds to the MINN 31 for a 1ST down
Week 6 · Minnesota · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +3.54Julian Sayin pass complete to Carnell Tate for 48 yds to the MINN 33 for a 1ST down
Week 6 · Minnesota · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +3.41Julian Sayin pass complete to Carnell Tate for 44 yds for a TD (Jayden Fielding KICK)
Week 15 · Indiana · 3&8 · Q4 · EPA +3.30(06:09) Shotgun #10 J.Sayin pass complete deep right to #17 C.Tate caught at IND41, for 20 yards to the IND41, out of bounds at IND41, 1ST DOWN
Week 10 · Penn State · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +3.17Shotgun #10 J.Sayin pass complete deep middle to #17 C.Tate caught at PSU20, for 57 yards to the PSU04 (#6 Z.Wheatley), 1ST DOWN

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 14-7vs Texas	2	49	24.5	1	40
Wk 2	W 70-0vs Grambling	5	69	13.8	1	40
Wk 3	W 37-9vs Ohio	5	101	20.2	1	49
Wk 5	W 24-6@ Washington	3	33	11.0	0	11
Wk 6	W 42-3vs Minnesota	9	183	20.3	1	49	Season-high 183 yds
Wk 7	W 34-16@ Illinois	4	41	10.3	0	11
Wk 8	W 34-0@ Wisconsin	6	111	18.5	2	33	2 TD catches
Wk 10	W 38-14vs Penn State	5	124	24.8	1	57
Wk 14	W 27-9@ Michigan	5	82	16.4	1	50
Wk 15	L 10-13vs Indiana	4	45	11.3	1	20
Bowl	L 14-24vs Miami	3	37	12.3	0	15
Total		51	875	16.7	9	57