Receiver, North Carolina, 2005–08
Brandon Tate
- Born
- Oct 5, 1987, in Burlington, North Carolina
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Brandon Tate played receiver at North Carolina (2005–08). The New England Patriots took Tate in round 3, No. 83 overall in the 2009 NFL Draft.
Career highs
106rushing yards, career highvs. McNeese, 2008138receiving yards, career highat Rutgers, 20082receiving touchdowns, career highat East Carolina, 2007Returns
| Season | Team | PR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | North Carolina | 32 | 267 | 0 |
| 2006 | North Carolina | 27 | 194 | 1 |
| 2007 | North Carolina | 30 | 216 | 1 |
| 2008 | North Carolina | 7 | 158 | 1 |
| Career | 96 | 835 | 3 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | North Carolina | 5 | 72 | 14.4 | 0 | 26 |
| 2007 | North Carolina | 25 | 479 | 19.2 | 5 | 51 |
| 2008 | North Carolina | 16 | 376 | 23.5 | 3 | 69 |
| Career | 46 | 927 | 20.2 | 8 | 69 | |
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | North Carolina | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | 15 |
| 2007 | North Carolina | 12 | 131 | 10.9 | 1 | 54 |
| 2008 | North Carolina | 11 | 143 | 13.0 | 1 | 54 |
| Career | 26 | 294 | 11.3 | 2 | 54 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Every season here is summed from the game box scores (the source has no season lines for them; a game missing from the box scores is missing here). Kickoff returns are in our source’s box scores from 2009; before that most are missing, so return totals from those years may leave them out.
Game by game
2008 North Carolina 6 games, 16 catches, 376 yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | PR | Yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. McNeese | W 35–27 | 3 | 142 |
| Sep 11 | at Rutgers | W 44–12 | 1 | 4 |
| Sep 20 | vs. Virginia Tech | L 17–20 | 1 | −5 |
| Sep 27 | at Miami | W 28–24 | – | – |
| Oct 4 | vs. UConn | W 38–12 | 1 | 8 |
| Oct 11 | vs. Notre Dame | W 29–24 | 1 | 9 |
2007 North Carolina 12 games, 30 returns, 216 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | PR | Yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. James Madison | W 37–14 | 3 | 19 |
| Sep 8 | at East Carolina | L 31–34 | 3 | 61 |
| Sep 15 | vs. Virginia | L 20–22 | 2 | 8 |
| Sep 22 | at South Florida | L 10–37 | 1 | 11 |
| Sep 29 | atVirginia Tech | L 10–17 | 2 | 10 |
| Oct 6 | vs.Miami | W 33–27 | 4 | 7 |
| Oct 13 | vs. South Carolina | L 15–21 | 1 | 6 |
| Oct 27 | at Wake Forest | L 10–37 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | vs. Maryland | W 16–13 | 5 | 41 |
| Nov 10 | at NC State | L 27–31 | 2 | 3 |
| Nov 17 | at Georgia Tech | L 25–27 | 2 | 29 |
| Nov 24 | vs. Duke | W 20–14 | 4 | 21 |
2006 North Carolina 10 games, 27 returns, 194 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | PR | Yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | vs.Virginia Tech | L 10–35 | 3 | 30 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Furman | W 45–42 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | atMiami | L 7–27 | 5 | 26 |
| Oct 14 | vs.South Florida | L 20–37 | 1 | 2 |
| Oct 19 | atVirginia | L 0–23 | 3 | 19 |
| Oct 28 | vs.Wake Forest | L 17–24 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | atNotre Dame | L 26–45 | 2 | 16 |
| Nov 11 | vs.Georgia Tech | L 0–7 | 2 | 16 |
| Nov 18 | vs.NC State | W 23–9 | 3 | 16 |
| Nov 25 | atDuke | W 45–44 | 5 | 69 |
2005 North Carolina 9 games, 32 returns, 267 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | PR | Yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | atGeorgia Tech | L 21–27 | 4 | 47 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Wisconsin | L 5–14 | 5 | 31 |
| Sep 24 | atNC State | W 31–24 | 6 | 63 |
| Oct 1 | vs. Utah | W 31–17 | 2 | 3 |
| Oct 22 | vs.Virginia | W 7–5 | 4 | 31 |
| Nov 5 | vs. Boston College | W 16–14 | 2 | 25 |
| Nov 12 | vs.Maryland | L 30–33 | 3 | 11 |
| Nov 19 | vs.Duke | W 24–21 | 5 | 40 |
| Nov 26 | atVirginia Tech | L 3–30 | 1 | 16 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2009 | Pro day 2009 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 5′11⅞″ | 5′11⅞″W |
| Weight | 183 lb | 183 lbW |
| Arm length | 30¾″ | |
| Hand size | 9¼″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.52 sW | |
| 10-yard split | 1.60 sW | |
| Vertical jump | 36″W | |
| Broad jump | 9′4″W | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.25 sW | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.12 sW |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
10 seasons, 125 games with a stat; latest team: New Orleans Saints.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | New England Patriots | 2 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | New England Patriots | 16 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | Cincinnati Bengals | 16 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | Cincinnati Bengals | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Cincinnati Bengals | 16 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Cincinnati Bengals | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Cincinnati Bengals | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Buffalo Bills | 15 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Buffalo Bills | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | New Orleans Saints | 1 | – | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 125 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
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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