Carnell Tate

Carnell Tate, Ohio State vs. Grambling 09/06/2025

Position:
Wide Receiver
Height:
6-3
Weight:
195
Hometown:
Chicago
Last School:
Marist (Ill.) / IMG Academy
Year:
Junior

Follow on Social Media
Instagram: @carnelltate
Twitter: @carnelltate_
TikTok: @carnelltate_

Ohio State Overview
• Carnell is a rising star at Ohio State ... on the field as one of the top receivers in the country as well as off as a leader within the Buckeyes' program
• Enters his true junior season in 2025 with 70 career receptions for 997 yards and five touchdowns
• Has played in 28 games and started 15 times with all his starts coming during the Buckeyes' national championship season of 2024
• Has a reception in all 28 games he has played in with a high of seven vs. Texas (for 87 yards) in the CFP semifinal at the Cotton Bowl and six vs. both Purdue and Michigan during the 2024 season
• Five of his seven receptions vs. the Longhorns went for first downs
• His yardage high is 102 yards vs. Nebraska in 2024
• Had a memorable and personal homecoming in the Northwestern game at Wrigley Field with four catches for 52 yards and two touchdowns
• Playing alongside first-round NFL draft pick Emeka Egbuka and freshman sensation Jeremiah Smith, had 52 receptions for 733 yards and four 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 some recent Ohio State greats: Chris Olave (12 receptions in 2018), Marvin Harrison Jr. (11 in 2021), Curtis Samuel (11 in 2014), Jaxon Smith-Njigba (10 in 2020) and Emeka Egbuka (zero in 2021)
• 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
• He is a Big Ten Conference Distinguished Scholar, a two-time OSU Scholar-Athlete and a two-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree

Honors & Awards
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