Auden Tate getting props from teammates and coaches in Cincinnati

Auden Tate is trying to make a name for himself as the seventh round pick of the Cincinnati Bengals.

We wrote about Auden Tate having a good mini-camp with the Cincinnati Bengals and making some spectacular catches like his FSU days last month.

However, the praise he rookie wide receiver is receiving continues to flow as teammates and coaches have chimed in on his play thus far.

According to Bengals.com, players like Bengals wide receiver A.J. Green said, “Unbelievable, We call him a young Brandon Marshall. The guy has unbelievable hands, he’s big (with) great body control. He had a very good (minicamp).”

It didn’t stop there as Bengals wide receiver coach Bob Bicknell also chimed in on what he saw from Tate in mini-camp:

“He’s got a lot of things that you can’t teach. He’s got unbelievable size. He’s got really good body control. He’s got some quickness and he catches the ball the way that he caught it on film when we evaluated him. The first thing I saw with him is that he catches everything and that’s obviously important for us.”

Thoughts

It looks like Tate will have a great shot of making the 53 man roster provided he continues to have a great summer.

The attributes Tate has could be more valuable than speed in the NFL. Think of how many fast receivers flame out because they can’t catch the ball or become non-factors once the field shrinks in the red zone.

Big receivers are most valuable in the red zone, just think of Kelvin Benjamin in the national title game against Auburn.

The picture in this post is a prime example of what Tate brings to the table too. The Bengals were No. 18 in scoring last season and were not explosive at all as they averaged only 4.8 ypp.

They didn’t have a single receiver to have more than eight touchdown receptions(A.J. Green), and the next closest was Brandon LaFell with three.

Tate is a receiver that can be a solid possession receiver for the Bengals and a threat in the red zone. He’s not afraid of contact or going across the middle, but probably is best on post routes where he can take advantage of his size against smaller defensive backs.

Next: 3 Reasons Auden Tate Was Right To Enter NFL Draft

A lot of FSU fans criticized Tate for forgoing his senior season, but as we said when he declared it was the right move since he wasn’t going to get any faster by coming back to FSU.