4 months ago
- Ohio State
- Published: Jan. 06, 2026, 8:00 p.m.
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio State receiver Carnell Tate has officially declared for nan NFL Draft successful a long-expected decision.
The move was a given, aft nan measurement that Tate had played successful his 3rd and last play pinch nan Buckeyes. He is expected to beryllium a first-round pick, and perchance nan first receiver disconnected nan draught committee successful April.
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Tate, successful a play successful which he was injured down nan stretch, had 51 catches for 875 yards and 9 touchdowns. He operated arsenic nan No. 2 receiver successful nan discourtesy down superstar Jeremiah Smith.
A personnel of nan 2023 class, his Ohio State profession ends pinch 121 catches for 1,872 yards and 14 touchdowns.
But that shouldn’t downplay really ascendant Tate tin beryllium astatine nan NFL level, and what benignant of subordinate nan Buckeyes are losing.
Smith and Tate made up 1 of nan champion receiver tandems ever astatine Ohio State, and now, Tate is headed disconnected to nan NFL.
Andrew Gillis covers Ohio State shot and recruiting for Cleveland.com. He provides updates connected Ohio State shot arsenic a whole, its prospects and nan Buckeyes each week. He antecedently covered nan Bengals for...
