2006 -- The Sporting News Freshman All-America Honorable Mention ... Finished with 54 carries for 392 yards and three touchdowns in nine games ... Led Auburn with 93 rushing yards on 11 carries against Arkansas State, narrowly missing his third 100-yard game of the season ... Posted 156 yards rushing against Tulane and scored on a 1-yard run in the fourth quarter ... Gained 144 yards on 22 carries in the second half alone against the Green Wave ... The 156 yards was the seventh-best rushing performance by a freshman in Auburn history ... Rushed seven times against Buffalo, finishing with 114 yards and two touchdowns ... Scored both touchdowns in the fourth quarter against the Bulls, starting with a 42-yarder and finishing with a 28-yarder. 2005 -- Graduated from high school early in time to participate in spring drillls. HIGH SCHOOL -- Set Maryland state records for yards rushing in a career (5,920) and a season (2,886) ... In 37 career games played, rushed 542 times for 5,920 yards and 78 touchdowns, averaging 10.9 yards per carry and 160 yards per game ... Also added 210 career receiving yards ... Set the state single-season rushing record as a junior, totaling 2,886 yards and 41 touchdowns, averaging 221.4 yards per game ... Ran for 2,069 yards and 21 touchdowns as a senior, averaging 12.9 yards per carry, while leading his team to a state runner-up finish ... Also set the Maryland record for total offensive yards in a career with 6,123 ... Gatorade State Player of the Year as a senior and a consensus all-state pick ... Also earned first-team all-state honors as a junior ... Baystate Conference Offensive Player of the Year in 2005 ... Ranked No. 6 nationally among running backs and the No. 5 player from the state of Maryland by Rivals.com ... Ranked No. 41 in the Rivals.com Rivals 100 ... Rivals.com Rivals 250 ... Ranked No. 9 nationally among running backs by PrepStar ... Ranked No. 12 nationally at the running back position by ESPN.com ... Ranked No. 78 overall on ESPN.com's ESPN 150 ... Ranked as the No. 22 running back nationally by Scout.com ... Ranked as the No. 57 overall player in the country and No. 8 in the Mid-Atlantic Coast by Tom Lemming's Prep Football Report ... Ranked No. 98 on collegefootballnews.com's CFN Top 150 ... Ranked 15th on CFN's Top 30 Running Backs list ... Graduated high school a semester early. PERSONAL -- Born Aug. 21, 1988 ... Son of Ben Tate, Jr., and Charlotte Green ... Majoring in criminology. |
 
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