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Ohio State Overview
• Carnell's star at Ohio State continued to rise for three years while he was a member of the team before declaring for the 2026 NFL Draft following the 2025 season, his third with the program
• He played in 39 games between 2023-25, started 26 and finished his Ohio State career with 121 receptions for 1,872 yards and 14 touchdowns
• He ranks 18th in both receptions and yards at Ohio State and 26th in touchdowns
• Had a reception in 37 of the 39 games in which he played
• Despite missing three games in 2025 because of injury, Tate was a force on the playing field with 51 receptions for 875 yards, a 17.2 yards-per reception average with nine touchdowns
• He had four 100-yard receiving games topped by a career-high 183 yards off another career-best nine catches against Minnesota
• He averaged 32.5 yards per touchdown reception with five such scores over 40 yards
• Four major organizations – the American Football Coaches Association, The Sporting News, Associated Press and On3 – named him a second-team All-American as a junior
• Was named first-team all-Big Ten by both the coaches and the media
• Tate was also a force off the field in 2025: he was a first-team Academic All-American as selected by the College Sports Communicators with a 3.50 grade point average while majoring in sport industry
• He is the 33rd Ohio State football player to earn first-team Academic All-America honors
• 15 of Tate's starts came as a sophomore during the Buckeyes' national championship season of 2024
• Playing alonside first-round NFL Draft pick Emeka Egbuka and freshman sensation Jeremiah Smith, Tate caught 52 passes for 733 yards and four touchdowns during the championship season
• Had a memorable and personal homecoming in the Northwestern game at Wrigley Field with four catches for 52 yards and two touchdowns
• Played in all 13 games as a true freshman in 2023 and started in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl
• Caught a pass in his first game as a Buckeye - for 15 yards vs. Indiana - and proceeded to catch passes in 11 of the 13 games he played in
• Finished his freshman campaign with 18 receptions for 264 yards and one touchdown
• His freshman season totals eclipsed the frosh year totals of recent Ohio State greats: Chris Olave (12 receptions in 2018), Marvin Harrison Jr. (11 in 2021), Curtis Samuel (11 in 2014) and Jaxon Smith-Njigba (10 in 2020).
• Had three receptions for 79 yards with a long gain of 55 yards in the win over Purdue
• Scored his first collegiate touchdown vs. Western Kentucky, a 28-yard reception from Devin Brown
• A Big Ten Conference Distinguished Scholar, a two-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree and a two-time OSU Scholar-Athlete
Honors & Awards
2025: Second-team All-American (AFCA, The Sporting News, AP and On3), first-team all-Big Ten Conference, first-team Academic All-American, Academic All-Big Ten
2024: Big Ten Conference Distinguished Scholar, OSU Scholar-Athlete, Academic All-Big Ten
2023: OSU Scholar-Athlete
More on Carnell
• Carnell was rated as the No. 25 player nationally regardless of position by 247Sports as a senior in 2022
• He had a composite ranking of No. 62 overall and No. 10 at wide receiver by 247Sports
• A four-star prospect
• Had eight receptions for 103 yards and two TDs in a 27-16 win over nationally-ranked St. Frances Academy (Md.)
• Averaged 20.3 yards per catch as a senior in 2022
• Began his high school career at Marist High School in Chicago; caught 28 passes for 444 yards and five TDs as a freshman in 2019
• Finished his career at IMG Academy in 2021 and 2022
• Totaled 750 yards receiving and eight touchdowns over eight games in 2022
• Parents are the late Ashley Griggs and Sean Tate
