Ohio State wide receiver Carnell Tate lands a major compliment heading into the NFL Combine this week in Indianapolis.
All eyes will descend upon Indianapolis, Indiana, next week as the NFL Combine takes center stage.
The Ohio State Buckeyes will be very well represented at the combine, as 11 players will be attending, four of whom will be expecting to be selected in the top 15 picks. One of those guys will be a lynch pin in the first round; that guy is wide receiver Carnell Tate.
Tate will likely be the top wide receiver off the board; the only question is when. He could go as high as No. 3 to the Arizona Cardinals and as low as No. 6 to the Cleveland Browns.
The draft seemingly starts at No. 3, and Tate could be the guy that kicks off round one.
On Monday, Tate received a pretty strong compliment about his draft position. Pro Football Focus's Dalton Wasserman labeled Tate as the "best deep threat in this draft."
Coming from Ohio State, it is no surprise that Tate is one of the most coveted prospects in the draft. He joins a long line of great wide receivers to come out of Columbus, and he will be the next guy to get there.
The fact that he is labeled as the best deep threat in the draft sets him apart from some of his predecessors.
When you consider guys like Chris Olave, Garrett Wilson, and Jaxon Smith-Njigba, each of those guys makes their money by being route technicians. They are smaller in height than Tat,e but they are just as effective.
For Tate, he got his chance last year to show the country exactly who he is, and he took full advantage of it.
Running alongside Jeremiah Smith, Tate was a total matchup problem for every defense he faced. Had he not had a late-year injury, he would have had an all-time season.
Instead, he had to settle for a 51 catch, 875-yard, nine-touchdown year: nearly all career highs for the budding star.
Because of his unique skillset, Tate is going to be one of the most coveted weapons come late April. He has the chance to join Marvin Harrison Jr. in Arizona, team up with Cam Ward in Tennessee, partner with Malik Nabers in New York, or be Shedeur Sanders' No. 1 target in Cleveland.
Whoever puts his name on the card is selecting a do-it-all receiver who is the best deep threat option in this year's draft.