Brandon Tate

New England Patriots 83rd pick

WR ·

North Carolina · 2009–2017

127

Games

142

Rush Yards

Receptions

1,099

Rec Yards

Rec TD

Solo Tackles

Draft Details

Year

2009

Round

Round 3

Pick

83rd overall

Team

New England Patriots

Position

College

North Carolina

Brandon Tate Career Stats

Primary starter for 1 season.
Best statistical season: 2010 with NE (432 receiving yards).

Receiving

Season	Team	G	Tgt	Rec	Rec Yds	Rec TD
2009	NE	2	2	0	0	0
2010	NE	16	46	24	432	3
2011	CIN	16	0	0	0	0
2012	CIN	16	25	13	211	1
2013	CIN	16	2	1	6	0
2014	CIN	15	26	17	193	1
2015	CIN	15	3	2	59	1
2016	BUF	15	11	8	117	0
2017	BUF	13	14	6	81	1
2018	NO	1	0	0	0	0
Career		125	129	71	1,099	7

Returns

Season	Team	G	KR	KR Yds	PR	PR Yds
2009	NE	2	4	106	0	0
2010	NE	16	41	1,057	1	4
2011	CIN	16	42	998	51	543
2012	CIN	16	32	795	21	187
2013	CIN	16	35	914	36	336
2014	CIN	15	18	397	18	174
2015	CIN	15	18	413	27	171
2016	BUF	15	29	662	26	301
2017	BUF	13	28	548	20	193
2018	NO	1	0	0	3	15
Career		125	247	5,890	203	1,924

G = games with at least one recorded statistic; the career games total in the summary above includes every game played.

Source: nflverse · Updated Sep 28, 2026

Brandon Tate is a former wide receiver out of North Carolina, selected by the New England Patriots with the 83rd overall pick (round 3) in the 2009 NFL Draft. He played 127 regular-season games from 2009 to 2018, with the New England Patriots, Cincinnati Bengals, Buffalo Bills and New Orleans Saints.

Season Statistics

Season	Team	G	ATT	YDS	Y/A	1D	FUM
2009	NE	2	1	11	11.0	1	0
2010	NE	15	5	62	12.4	3	0
2010 POST	NE	1	1	11	11.0	1	0
2011	CIN	1	0	0	—	0	0
2012	CIN	12	1	0	0.0	0	0
2013	CIN	2	0	0	—	0	0
2014	CIN	12	3	21	7.0	1	0
2014 POST	CIN	1	0	0	—	0	0
2015	CIN	3	0	0	—	0	0
2016	BUF	8	3	48	16.0	2	0
2017	BUF	5	0	0	—	0	0
2009	NE	2	1	11	11.0	1	0
2010	NE	16	6	73	12.2	4	0
2011	CIN	1	0	0	—	0	0
2012	CIN	12	1	0	0.0	0	0
2013	CIN	2	0	0	—	0	0
2014	CIN	13	3	21	7.0	1	0
2015	CIN	3	0	0	—	0	0
2016	BUF	8	3	48	16.0	2	0
2017	BUF	5	0	0	—	0	0
Career		60	13	142	10.9	7	0
Career		2	1	11	11.0	1	0
Career		127	—	142	—	—	—

Season	Team	G	TGT	REC	YDS	TD	Y/R	1D
2009	NE	2	2	0	0	0	—	0
2010	NE	15	46	24	432	3	18.0	14
2010 POST	NE	1	1	0	0	0	—	0
2011	CIN	1	0	0	0	0	—	0
2012	CIN	12	25	13	211	1	16.2	6
2013	CIN	2	2	1	6	0	6.0	0
2014	CIN	12	26	17	193	1	11.4	12
2014 POST	CIN	1	5	0	0	0	—	0
2015	CIN	3	3	2	59	1	29.5	1
2016	BUF	8	11	8	117	0	14.6	6
2017	BUF	5	14	6	81	1	13.5	5
2009	NE	2	2	0	0	0	—	0
2010	NE	16	47	24	432	3	18.0	14
2011	CIN	1	0	0	0	0	—	0
2012	CIN	12	25	13	211	1	16.2	6
2013	CIN	2	2	1	6	0	6.0	0
2014	CIN	13	31	17	193	1	11.4	12
2015	CIN	3	3	2	59	1	29.5	1
2016	BUF	8	11	8	117	0	14.6	6
2017	BUF	5	14	6	81	1	13.5	5
Career		60	129	71	1,099	7	15.5	44
Career		2	6	0	0	0	—	0
Career		127	—	71	1,099	7	15.5	—

NFL Combine Results

Height

6-0

Weight

183 lbs

40-Yard Dash

4.52s

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