Austin Tate - College Football

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Tight End

Height: 6-foot-6
Weight: 266 pounds
Class Year: RS SR
Hometown: Harrison, AR
High School: Harrison

Depth Chart details | roster

1. TE - M. Loewen | 6-4, 265, .
2. TE - A. Tate | 6-6, 266, .

As a Recruit (profile)

Class: 2009 (High School)
Rating/Rankings: | 5.6

Rivals.com tight ends 2009 (19)
Rivals.com Arkansas Postseason Top 20 2009 (5)

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The Latest: All on the line — 4/2/2013

Read all the latest news, and see what several players had to say about Tuesday's practice and Saturday's scrimmage. The focus of today's content is the offensive line, which saw several new faces in the lineup on Saturday.[details]

Statistics

AUSTIN TATE STATS	Receiving
Statistics	No	Yds	Avg	TD
2012	14	111	7.9	0
2011	7	53	7.6	0
2010	0	0	0.0	0
Career	21	164	7.8	0

GAME BY GAME STATISTICS: 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | Hide Stats

BIO NOTES

2011 (Sophomore): Tate saw action in all 13 games and earned a start in the 38-14 win vs. No. 15 Auburn. He finished the season with seven receptions for 53 yards. He made one 10-yard reception in the season-opening 51-7 win vs. Missouri State and one five-yard reception the next week in a 52-3 victory vs. New Mexico. He caught two passes for five yards in his start vs. Auburn. The next week, he made one reception for nine yards in the 29-24 win at Ole Miss. He caught two passes for a career-high 24 yards, including a career-long 16 yarder, in the 44-17 victory vs. Mississippi State.

2010 (Freshman): Looks to give the team depth at the tight end position. Tate started for the Red team in the Red-White Spring Game where he hauled in one catch and blocked for an offense that picked up 144 yards rushing, 213 yards in the air and three TDs. In the April 9 scrimmage, he recorded five catches for 60 yards and a 29-yard TD catch. In the April 16 scrimmage, he had four grabs for 24 yards and a long of 11.

2009 (Redshirt): He redshirted and worked out with the practice squad.

Personal: Born, Dec. 9, 1990, he is the son of Mike and Darlene Tate. He is enrolled in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences. He was named to the Athletic Director's List for his work in the classroom in the fall of 2009.

High School: He was a three sport stand-out at Harrison High School where he was an all-state selection in football, basketball and baseball. Tate caught 35 passes for 470 yards and eight touchdowns during his senior year and had 67 tackles, one for a loss, two sacks and two forced fumbles as an outside linebacker. He also punted nine times for a 40-yard average. As a junior, he recorded 42 catches for 708 yards and had 12 touchdowns. Tate was named the No. 19 tight end in the nation (Rivals.com) and the 26-highest by Scout.com. He was rated the fifth-highest prospect in the state on the HawgSports.com Natural 21 list. He was selected to play in the Arkansas High School all-star game. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette named him to the All-Northwest Arkansas team as a senior. He played football for coach Tom Tice. Tate grew up a Razorback fan and committed to Arkansas following his junior season.