Ohio State's Carnell Tate wants to carry 'Receiver U' legacy as he eyes first-round NFL Draft pick

Former Ohio State prima Carnell Tate has a batch of names to unrecorded up to, but helium lone wants to unrecorded up to one: his own.

Once helium is drafted, apt successful the archetypal circular this week, helium volition articulation rather the fraternity of Buckeye wide receivers to marque it to the NFL.

Chris Olave, Garrett Wilson, Marvin Harrison Jr., and Jaxon Smith-Njigba are conscionable a fewer Buckeyes to beryllium taken successful the archetypal circular this decade.

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Ohio State wide receiver Carnell Tate runs up tract aft a drawback during the CFP quarterfinal Cotton Bowl Classic shot crippled against Miami astatine AT&T Stadium successful Arlington, Texas, connected Dec. 31, 2025. (Matthew Visinsky/Icon Sportswire)

Naturally, it's casual for presumption players to beryllium compared to those who stock an alma mater, but Tate does not privation to beryllium idiosyncratic he's not.

"I tin lone beryllium Carnell Tate. I'm not Marv, I'm not Garrett, I'm not Chris, those guys are themselves," Tate said successful a caller interrogation with Fox News Digital. "Everyone's paved their destiny for themselves. You spell retired determination and bash what you cognize you tin be, not the feline adjacent to you."

At the precise least, the Buckeye brotherhood is strong, and Tate already has go-to guys for proposal - and helium does consciousness a work to support up the affirmative OSU name.

Carnell Tate of the Ohio State Buckeyes celebrates aft a touchdown during the 3rd 4th against the Michigan Wolverines astatine Michigan Stadium connected Nov. 29, 2025 successful Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

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"They're unbelievable, large guys who paved the mode for maine to person this platform, truthful it's lone close that I transportation connected the bequest astatine Receiver U," Tate said. "All those guys person been adjuvant passim my process. Whenever they travel to town, they determination cognition into us, springiness america beingness advice, proposal successful wide astir the league. Whenever I request those guys, they invited maine with unfastened arms."

And whenever young and aged Buckeyes get together, surely Tate has PayPal connected hand.

"They person the excavation happening that allows them to conscionable nonstop a nexus successful a radical chat, and it conscionable makes it easier for everyone conscionable to nonstop money," Tate said of his concern with PayPal. "PayPal conscionable makes it smoother for everyone."

The offseason has been a whirlwind for Tate, who went from trying to triumph a 2nd consecutive nationalist title to grooming for the NFL Draft. There was nary existent offseason, and helium had the astir important occupation interviews of his beingness portion gathering with teams.

But the enactment is done, and now, Tate is letting the cards autumn arsenic they may.

Carnell Tate of the Ohio State Buckeyes makes a reception during a assemblage shot crippled against the Penn State Nittany Lions astatine Ohio Stadium successful Columbus, Ohio, connected Nov. 1, 2025. (Joe Robbins/Icon Sportswire)

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"It's been different. Everyone says it'll beryllium the longest twelvemonth of your life," Tate admitted. "But it's been exciting. It's each I ever wanted, and a week from now, I spot my dreams travel true."

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