FSU Football: 3 reasons Auden Tate made right decision to enter draft

By Kelvin Hunt | May 1, 2018

ATLANTA, GA - SEPTEMBER 02: Auden Tate #18 of the Florida State Seminoles makes a catch for a touchdown as Minkah Fitzpatrick #29 of the Alabama Crimson Tide defends in the second quarter of their game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on September 2, 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) /

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New Offense

This is one of the reasons why I wouldn’t expect Tate to surpass the numbers he put up last year. Yes, quarterback play should be improved for FSU in 2018, but how many passes would be going to Tate’s way?

Willie Taggart’s offense is based more on the run game than the more balanced attack of the old regime. In fact, the receiver with the most receptions at Oregon in 2017 was 42.

If Taggart has a receiver he trusts, he’ll get him the ball as was the case with Rodney Adams who hauled in 67 receptions his senior year at South Florida.

However, his junior season he led the team with just 44 receptions. There’s would have been a lot of competition for receptions in 2018 with Nyqwan Murray, DJ Matthews, Keith Gavin and Tre McKitty looking to have big years.

It’s true Tate could have been a big red zone threat but Adams only had five touchdowns the season he had 67 receptions. The other difference between Adams and Tate is speed. Adams ran a 4.41 forty at his NFL Combine and Tate ran a 4.68 forty.

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