
Running back, Auburn, 2006–09
Ben Tate
- Number
- No. 44
- Height
- 5′11″
- Hometown
- Newark, MD
- Born
- Aug 21, 1988, in Salisbury, Maryland
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Ben Tate played running back at Auburn (2006–09). The Houston Texans took Tate in round 2, No. 58 overall in the 2010 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
184rushing yards, career highat Arkansas, 20092rushing touchdowns, career highfour times; last vs. Northwestern, 2009Honors
Rushing
Receiving
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Auburn | 5 | 139 | 0 |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.
On the roster
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2009 Auburn 13 games, 1,362 rushing yards, 10 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. | W 37–13 | 20 | 117 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 10 |
| Sep 12 | vs. | W 49–24 | 20 | 157 | 1 | 35 | – | – |
| Sep 19 | vs. | W 41–30 | 19 | 75 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 5 |
| Sep 26 | vs. | W 54–30 | 13 | 63 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 18 |
| Oct 3 | at | W 26–22 | 25 | 128 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 17 |
| Oct 10 | at | L 23–44 | 22 | 184 | 2 | 60 | 3 | 16 |
| Oct 17 | vs. | L 14–21 | 31 | 132 | 1 | 18 | – | – |
| Oct 24 | at | L 10–31 | 18 | 67 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | vs. | W 33–20 | 25 | 144 | 1 | 53 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 7 | vs. | W 63–31 | 12 | 75 | 2 | 19 | – | – |
| Nov 14 | at | L 24–31 | 20 | 67 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 21 |
| Nov 27 | vs. | L 21–26 | 18 | 45 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 17 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. | W 38–35 | 20 | 108 | 2 | 24 | – | – |
2008 Auburn 12 games, 664 rushing yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. | W 34–0 | 13 | 115 | 0 | 49 | 1 | 5 |
| Sep 6 | vs. | W 27–13 | 15 | 71 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 51 |
| Sep 13 | at | W 3–2 | 20 | 92 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 5 |
| Sep 20 | vs. | L 21–26 | 19 | 45 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 2 |
| Sep 27 | vs. | W 14–12 | 19 | 70 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 4 |
| Oct 4 | at | L 13–14 | 27 | 108 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 9 |
| Oct 11 | vs. | L 22–25 | 8 | 32 | 0 | 10 | – | – |
| Oct 23 | at | L 17–34 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Nov 1 | at | L 7–17 | 5 | 35 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 1 |
| Nov 8 | vs. | W 37–20 | 10 | 42 | 0 | 8 | 1 | −1 |
| Nov 15 | vs. | L 13–17 | 14 | 37 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 12 |
| Nov 29 | at | L 0–36 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 3 | – | – |
2007 Auburn 13 games, 903 rushing yards, 8 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | W 23–13 | 23 | 82 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 23 |
| Sep 8 | vs. | L 23–26 | 14 | 61 | 0 | 36 | – | – |
| Sep 15 | vs. | L 14–19 | 15 | 91 | 1 | 28 | 2 | −4 |
| Sep 22 | vs. | W 55–20 | 21 | 111 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 23 |
| Sep 29 | at | W 20–17 | 20 | 65 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 16 |
| Oct 6 | vs. | W 35–7 | 9 | 96 | 1 | 44 | 1 | 7 |
| Oct 13 | at | W 9–7 | 23 | 91 | 0 | 10 | – | – |
| Oct 20 | at | L 24–30 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 6 | – | – |
| Oct 27 | vs. | W 17–3 | 15 | 72 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 3 |
| Nov 3 | vs. | W 35–3 | 14 | 35 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 36 |
| Nov 10 | at | L 20–45 | 13 | 58 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 4 |
| Nov 24 | vs. | W 17–10 | 11 | 77 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 17 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. | W 23–20 | 14 | 47 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 19 |
2006 Auburn 6 games, 392 rushing yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | at | W 34–0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | – | – |
| Sep 23 | vs. | W 38–7 | 7 | 114 | 2 | 42 | 1 | −5 |
| Oct 21 | vs. | W 38–13 | 26 | 156 | 1 | 34 | – | – |
| Nov 4 | vs. | W 27–0 | 11 | 93 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 2 |
| Nov 11 | vs. | L 15–37 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | – | – |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. | W 17–14 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 21 | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2010 Senior Bowl (South team, lost 13–31).
| Drill | Combine 2010 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′11″ |
| Weight | 220 lb |
| Arm length | 31¼″ |
| Hand size | 9″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.43 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.49 sW |
| Vertical jump | 40½″ |
| Broad jump | 10′4″ |
| Bench press | 26 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 6.91 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.12 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
4 seasons, 51 games with a stat; latest team: Pittsburgh Steelers.
| Season | Team | G | Car | Yds | TD | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Houston Texans | 15 | 175 | 942 | 4 | 13 | 98 |
| 2012 | Houston Texans | 11 | 65 | 279 | 2 | 11 | 49 |
| 2013 | Houston Texans | 14 | 181 | 771 | 4 | 34 | 140 |
| 2014 | Minnesota Vikings | 11 | 119 | 371 | 4 | 9 | 60 |
| NFL career | 51 | 540 | 2,363 | 14 | 67 | 347 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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