TWITTER: @BenTateRB
TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Houston Texans in the second round (58th overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft...placed on injured reserve on Aug. 30, 2010.
HONORS:
USA Today All-Joe Team (2011)
2011 (Houston 15/2):
Ranked second on the team with 942 yards rushing in his first full season as a pro
Made his NFL debut, rushing for 116 yards on 24 attempts and a touchdown vs. Indianapolis (9/11), the most rushing yards in a debut in Texans history
Rushed for 103 yards on 23 attempts at Miami (9/18), becoming the first Texans running back and one of 11 running backs in NFL history to rush for over 100 yards in his first two appearances
Rushed for 82 yards on 19 carries in his first career start at New Orleans (9/25)
Had two carries for 20 yards vs. Pittsburgh (10/2) before leaving the game with a groin injury
Carried nine times for 41 yards at Baltimore (10/16)
Recorded his third 100-yard game of the season, rushing for 104 yards on 15 carries at Tennessee (10/23)
Carried the ball five times for 42 yards (8.4 avg.) vs. Jacksonville (10/30)
Named the Texans Offensive Player of the Game after rushing for 115 yards on 12 carries including a 27-yard touchdown run vs. Cleveland (11/6)
Rushed 13 times for 63 yards and a touchdown at Tampa Bay (11/13)
Had five carries for 26 yards (5.2 ypc) at Jacksonville (11/27)
Carried the ball 11 times for 41 yards vs. Atlanta (12/4)
Led the team in rushing with 67 yards on eight carries including a season-long of 44 yards at Cincinnati (12/11)
Started the season finale vs. Tennessee (1/1/12) and rushed 16 times for 97 yards and a touchdown while also catching four passes for 24 yards
Made his postseason debut, rushing for 37 yards on nine carries in AFC Wild Card Playoff vs. Cincinnati (1/7/12)
TWITTER: @BenTateRB
TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Houston Texans in the second round (58th overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft...placed on injured reserve on Aug. 30, 2010.
HONORS:
USA Today All-Joe Team (2011)
2011 (Houston 15/2):
Ranked second on the team with 942 yards rushing in his first full season as a pro
Made his NFL debut, rushing for 116 yards on 24 attempts and a touchdown vs. Indianapolis (9/11), the most rushing yards in a debut in Texans history
Rushed for 103 yards on 23 attempts at Miami (9/18), becoming the first Texans running back and one of 11 running backs in NFL history to rush for over 100 yards in his first two appearances
Rushed for 82 yards on 19 carries in his first career start at New Orleans (9/25)
Had two carries for 20 yards vs. Pittsburgh (10/2) before leaving the game with a groin injury
Carried nine times for 41 yards at Baltimore (10/16)
Recorded his third 100-yard game of the season, rushing for 104 yards on 15 carries at Tennessee (10/23)
Carried the ball five times for 42 yards (8.4 avg.) vs. Jacksonville (10/30)
Named the Texans Offensive Player of the Game after rushing for 115 yards on 12 carries including a 27-yard touchdown run vs. Cleveland (11/6)
Rushed 13 times for 63 yards and a touchdown at Tampa Bay (11/13)
Had five carries for 26 yards (5.2 ypc) at Jacksonville (11/27)
Carried the ball 11 times for 41 yards vs. Atlanta (12/4)
Led the team in rushing with 67 yards on eight carries including a season-long of 44 yards at Cincinnati (12/11)
Started the season finale vs. Tennessee (1/1/12) and rushed 16 times for 97 yards and a touchdown while also catching four passes for 24 yards
Made his postseason debut, rushing for 37 yards on nine carries in AFC Wild Card Playoff vs. Cincinnati (1/7/12)
2010 (Houston 0/0):
Missed the entire regular season after suffering a season-ending ankle injury in the first preseason game at Arizona (8/14)
COLLEGE:
Started 19-of-47 games at Auburn and gained 3,321 yards with 24 touchdowns on 678 carries (4.9 average), adding 53 receptions for 336 yards (6.3 average) and eight kickoff returns for 186 yards (23.3 average)
Generated 3,843 all-purpose yards, an average of 81.8 yards per game
Finished his career ranked fifth in school history in rushing yardage
678 carries were second only to Carnell Williams’ 741 in Auburn annals
24 touchdown runs tied Brent Fullwood (1983-86) for sixth on the Tigers’ career-record chart
Average of 70.7 yards per game rushing ranked ninth in school history
Earned second-team All-Southeastern Conference honors from the Associated Press and third-team accolades from the league’s coaches as a senior in 2009
Just the second player in school history (Tommy Lorino, 1956-58) to lead the team in rushing three-straight years
Selected to the honorable mention Freshman All-American team by The Sporting News in 2006
Redshirted in 2005
Graduated in May 2009 with a degree in criminology
PERSONAL:
Attended Snow Hill (Md.) High School and set several Maryland state records, including most yards rushing in a season (2,886 as a junior) and career (5,920)
Also set the state record for total offensive yards in a career with 6,123
Gatorade State Player of the Year as a senior and a two-time consensus All-State pick
Rushed 542 times for 5,920 yards (10.9 average) and 78 touchdowns in 37 career games played
Son of Charlotte Green and Ben Tate Jr.
