Ben Tate in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: Chrisjnelson at en.wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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

Best season
1,362
Rushing yards, 2009 (Auburn, 8–⁠5)
Drafted
No. 58
Round 2, 2010 NFL Draft (Houston Texans)

Career highs

184rushing yards, career highat Arkansas, 20092rushing touchdowns, career highfour times; last vs. Northwestern, 2009

Honors

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2006*Auburn543927.3342
2007*Auburn2029034.5844
2008*Auburn1596644.2349
2009Auburn2631,3625.21060
Career6783,3214.92460

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2006*Auburn2−3−1.502
2007*Auburn161449.0025
2008*Auburn15906.0027
2009Auburn201055.3019
Career533366.3027

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2009Auburn51390

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

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2006Auburn44RB
2007Auburn44RB
2008Auburn44RB
2009Auburn44RB5′11″

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
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 5vs.Louisiana TechW 37–⁠1320117016210
Sep 12vs.Mississippi StateW 49–⁠2420157135––
Sep 19vs.West VirginiaW 41–⁠30197501615
Sep 26vs.Ball StateW 54–⁠301363018318
Oct 3atTennesseeW 26–⁠2225128120217
Oct 10atArkansasL 23–⁠4422184260316
Oct 17vs.KentuckyL 14–⁠2131132118––
Oct 24atLSUL 10–⁠31186701420
Oct 31vs.Ole MissW 33–⁠202514415311
Nov 7vs.FurmanW 63–⁠311275219––
Nov 14atGeorgiaL 24–⁠312067010221
Nov 27vs.AlabamaL 21–⁠261845011417
Jan 1 ✦vs.NorthwesternW 38–⁠3520108224––
2008 Auburn 12 games, 664 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 30vs.UL MonroeW 34–⁠01311504915
Sep 6vs.Southern MissW 27–⁠131571120351
Sep 13atMississippi StateW 3–⁠2209203925
Sep 20vs.LSUL 21–⁠26194511612
Sep 27vs.TennesseeW 14–⁠12197001514
Oct 4atVanderbiltL 13–⁠142710801419
Oct 11vs.ArkansasL 22–⁠25832010––
Oct 23atWest VirginiaL 17–⁠34550422
Nov 1atOle MissL 7–⁠1753512721
Nov 8vs.UT MartinW 37–⁠201042081−1
Nov 15vs.GeorgiaL 13–⁠171437012112
Nov 29atAlabamaL 0–⁠3641203––
2007 Auburn 13 games, 903 rushing yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1vs.Kansas StateW 23–⁠132382022223
Sep 8vs.South FloridaL 23–⁠261461036––
Sep 15vs.Mississippi StateL 14–⁠1915911282−4
Sep 22vs.New Mexico StateW 55–⁠2021111119123
Sep 29atFloridaW 20–⁠172065118116
Oct 6vs.VanderbiltW 35–⁠799614417
Oct 13atArkansasW 9–⁠72391010––
Oct 20atLSUL 24–⁠30101706––
Oct 27vs.Ole MissW 17–⁠3157202423
Nov 3vs.Tennessee TechW 35–⁠31435113236
Nov 10atGeorgiaL 20–⁠45135811514
Nov 24vs.AlabamaW 17–⁠101177128117
Dec 31 ✦vs.ClemsonW 23–⁠20144719319
2006 Auburn 6 games, 392 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 9atMississippi StateW 34–⁠04104––
Sep 23vs.BuffaloW 38–⁠771142421−5
Oct 21vs.TulaneW 38–⁠1326156134––
Nov 4vs.Arkansas StateW 27–⁠0119303812
Nov 11vs.GeorgiaL 15–⁠372503––
Jan 1 ✦vs.NebraskaW 17–⁠14423021––

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).

DrillCombine 2010
Height5′11″
Weight220 lb
Arm length31¼″
Hand size9″
40-yard dash4.43 s
10-yard split1.49 sW
Vertical jump40½″
Broad jump10′4″
Bench press26 reps
3-cone drill6.91 s
20-yard shuttle4.12 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.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2011Houston Texans1517594241398
2012Houston Texans116527921149
2013Houston Texans14181771434140
2014Minnesota Vikings111193714960
NFL career515402,3631467347

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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