Overview
- Tate’s official combine results list a 4.53-second 40-yard dash with a 1.61 10-yard split and measurements around 6-foot-2¼ and 192 pounds.
- ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported several executives and GMs clocked Tate between 4.45 and 4.47 seconds, prompting public pushback over leaning on team stopwatches over the league’s laser timing.
- Buffalo Bills GM Brandon Beane joked on the NFL Network broadcast that Tate was “pretty slow,” a lighthearted riff as most projections have him off the board well before Buffalo’s No. 26 pick.
- Top analysts still slot Tate as the first receiver selected, with recent mocks placing him to the Giants at No. 5 or the Browns at No. 6 despite the mid-4.5s official time.
- Tate said he had a great meeting with Cleveland’s brass and that staying in Ohio would mean a lot, while scouts continue to highlight his route polish, contested-catch wins, and production as primary evaluators of his value.