Auden Tate

WR · Florida State 2017 · #18

Last confirmed: Florida State, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.

6′5″ · 225 lb · Irmo, SC · Wharton

Auden Tate: WR · Florida State · #18.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Mitch MathewsBYU · 2015 · 81% season match
Mack HollinsNorth Carolina · 2014 · 78% season match
Tyler CarmonaNavy · 2017 · 78% season match
Mekale McKayCincinnati · 2014 · 73% season match
DK MetcalfOle Miss · 2017 · 71% season match

Auden Tate

WR · Florida State · #18

Wins the 50-50 ball at the goal line. Two seasons at Florida State, two different head coaches: Jimbo Fisher and Odell Haggins. One game to point at: 138 receiving yards and 9 receptions against NC State — Week 4, 2017.

How he plays

Play style

Wins contested catches at the goal line. Size and catch radius are the weapons.

News and fans

No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.

Florida State in the news

Travis criticizes ACC officiatingSports Illustrated Oct 23
Seminole Boosters' retention effortsTomahawk Nation Oct 23
Alex Steen granted 5th yearOct 19
Norvell rips ACC officialsOct 19

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2017	Florida State	40	548	13.7	10
2016	Florida State	25	409	16.4	6
Career		65	957	14.7	16

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2017 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 7-24@ No. 1 Alabama	2	41	20.5	1	38	3 TD catches
Wk 4	L 21-27vs NC State	9	138	15.3	1	51	Season-high 138 yds
Wk 5	W 26-19@ Wake Forest	2	47	23.5	1	40
Wk 6	L 20-24vs No. 13 Miami	3	56	18.7	1	21
Wk 7	W 17-10@ Duke	3	30	10.0	1	20
Wk 8	L 28-31vs Louisville	5	62	12.4	0	17
Wk 9	L 3-35@ Boston College	2	12	6.0	0	7
Wk 11	L 14-31@ No. 4 Clemson	4	33	8.3	0	10
Wk 12	W 77-6vs Delaware State	1	3	3.0	1	3
Wk 13	W 38-22@ Florida	2	19	9.5	1	16
Wk 14	W 42-10vs UL Monroe	2	23	11.5	0	14
Bowl	W 42-13vs Southern Miss	5	84	16.8	3	26
Total		40	548	13.7	10	51

Signature game

Week 4 · 2017

L 21-27

vs NC State

9 rec · 138 yds · 1 TD

With J. Blackman — 278 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 48.3 · 11 rush yds (6 car) · L. Tyler — 47.3 yards per punt · 4 punts · 54 long

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 5 · Wake Forest · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +3.19James Blackman pass complete to Auden Tate for 40 yds for a TD WAKE FOREST Penalty, Defensive pass interference ( Yards) declined, (Ricky Aguayo KICK)
Week 7 · Duke · 2nd and 13 · Q1 · EPA +3.16Blackman to Tate: a 20-yard touchdown pass.
Week 1 · Southern Miss · 3rd and 7 · Q4 · EPA +3.14Becker II to Tate: a 17-yard pass.
Week 6 · Miami · 3rd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +3.00James Blackman pass complete to Auden Tate for 21 yds to the MiaFl 26 for a
Week 1 · Alabama · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.87Deondre Francois pass complete to Auden Tate for 38 yds to the Alab 33 for a
Week 1 · Southern Miss · 2nd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +2.79James Blackman pass complete to Auden Tate for 20 yds for a TD, (Ricky Aguayo KICK)

4 more plays

Week 4 · NC State · 3rd and 4 · Q2 · EPA +2.70James Blackman pass complete to Auden Tate for 4 yds for a TD, (Ricky Aguayo KICK)
Week 1 · Southern Miss · 3rd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.67James Blackman pass complete to Auden Tate for 11 yds to the FlaSt 46 for a
Week 13 · Florida · 3rd and 3 · Q4 · EPA +2.62James Blackman pass complete to Auden Tate for 3 yds for a TD, (Ricky Aguayo KICK)
Week 6 · Miami · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.62Blackman to Tate: a 20-yard touchdown pass.

Teams and coaches

2016Florida State10-3HC: Jimbo Fisher · Run-leaning

2017Florida State7-6HC: Odell Haggins · Run-leaning, slow tempo

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

10 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: td rate (91st percentile). Strength: rec tds (97th percentile). Concern: catch rate (29th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#60 / 709 · 91st pct

10.3%

Yards / catch#279 / 709 · 61st pct

13.6

Explosive rate#325 / 709 · 54th pct

12.1%

EPA / target#341 / 709 · 52nd pct

0.51

Catch rate#502 / 709 · 29th pct

62.1%

Box-score rates (5)

Rec TDs#14 / 539 · 97th pct

Receptions#174 / 539 · 67th pct

Rec yards#177 / 539 · 67th pct

548

Long catch#235 / 539 · 56th pct

Yards / catch#247 / 539 · 53rd pct

13.7

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

88th → 52nd percentile

Explosive rate

84th → 54th percentile

Catch rate

27th → 29th percentile

TD rate

96th → 91st percentile

Yards / catch

91st → 61st percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2017 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	4.0	56.4	12.2	0.6
Road5g	2.6	28.2	11.5	0.6

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	4.0	66.0	17.5	1.3
Weeks 8+6g	2.7	25.3	8.5	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2017 season

Head Coach

Odell Haggins

Pass share

42.8%

344 pass / 459 run

Plays / game

61.8

13 games

Team sack rate

8.3%

384 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2017

40 catches in 12 games

About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Auden Tate

Players he’s like

How he plays

News and fans

Florida State in the news

Where to follow him

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

40 catches in 12 games

Three seasons at Florida State, drafted

His moves

2015

2018