Big-Slot Hybrid

Projected
Round 3-4

Drafted · Round 1 · Pick 4 · 4th overall
Tate suits up at /p/carnell-tate
Scouting report · The One Analytics
Day 2Projected · Round 3-4Carnell Tate projects as a big-slot hybrid. A WR out of Ohio St. who tested with a fringe athletic profile (41th composite). Combine line reads 6'2 2/8" · 192 lb, 4.53s 40. Career college production: 121 receptions for 1,872 yards and 14 TDs across 3 seasons. Dominance score 53 (matched the cohort when adjusted for age of production).
Dominance score · college production
Cohort-average producer
Blends 35% age-weighted career volume, 40% peak single-season production, 15% breakout, and 10% position-specific efficiency.
Average
Career volume
35% wtage-weighted
Average
Peak season
40% wt2025
Strong
Breakout
15% wtearly-career + jump year
Strong
Efficiency
10% wtY/R · 15.47
Scouting Combine · 2026
Y · PERCENTILE vs WR CLASS · 2000–2026 baseline
Athletic composite
3 of 3 metrics graded
40-Yard
4.53s·41st of 1200
Arm
31.8″·45th of 473
Hand
10.3″·94th of 474
40-Yard
vs. 1200
Arm
vs. 473
Hand
vs. 474
Trait grades
Speed
41th percentile · 4.53s 40-yard
Burst
No combine number on file — no vert · no broad
Lateral Agility
No combine number on file — no 3-cone · no shuttle
Vertical Pop
No combine number on file — no vertical jump on file
Frame
45th percentile · 6'2 2/8" · 192 lb
Strength
No combine number on file — no bench on file
NFL comparisons
● prospect·● historical comps
Brian Hartline
2009 R4 · #108 · Ohio State · 6-2/195lb · 4.49s 40
86
sim
Cedrick Wilson
Rotational2018 R6 · #208 · Boise State · 6-2/197lb · 4.55s 40
83
sim
Chad Hansen
Bust2017 R4 · #141 · California · 6-2/202lb · 4.53s 40
83
sim
X-Factor
Frame grades in the 45th percentile. 6'2 2/8".
Primary risk
Athletic profile is balanced. The primary risk is positional value, not measurable holes.
Scheme fit
Joint slot/X usage in 11-personnel with seam routes and red-zone fade isolation.
College career · ESPN
| Season | Team | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | OSU | 18 | 264 | 14.7 | 1 | 55 |
| 2024 | OSU | 52 | 733 | 14.1 | 4 | 40 |
| 2025 | OSU | 51 | 875 | 17.2 | 9 | 57 |
| Career | 121 | 1,872 | 15.5 | 14 | 57 | |
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