Player
Golden Tate
WR (retired)
Golden Tate: facts drawn from the play-by-play.
11-year career across SEA, DET, PHI, NYG, TEN — 8,660 receiving yards, 49 TDs, and a Super Bowl XLVIII ring.
MilestoneCareer regular-season totals
| Stat | Total |
|---|---|
| Games | 170 |
| Receptions | 730 |
| Receiving Yards | 8,660 |
| Receiving TDs | 49 |
| Y/R | 11.86 |
From SEA depth chart to DET WR1: the 2014 free-agency leap that nearly tripled his targets.
TrendTate SEA-to-DET transition
| Year | Tm | Tgt | Yds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | SEA | 113 | 959 |
| 2014 | DET | 153 | 1,420 |
| 2015 | DET | 128 | 813 |
| 2016 | DET | 140 | 1,102 |
Receiving yards by year
| Season | Yards |
|---|---|
| 2013 SEA | 959 |
| 2014 DET | 1420 |
| 2015 DET | 813 |
| 2016 DET | 1102 |
| 2017 DET | 1003 |
Won SB XLVIII as a SEA role player, then became a DET volume star — two completely different career chapters.
SplitTate team history
| Stop | Years | Yds |
|---|---|---|
| SEA | 2010-13 | 2,399 |
| DET | 2014-18 | 4,855 |
| PHI | 2018 | 342 |
| NYG | 2019-20 | 1,064 |
His 105-catch 2014 was the first 100-rec season for any DET WR not named Calvin Johnson in over a decade.
RareTate 100-rec seasons
| Year | Tm | Rec | Yds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | DET | 105 | 1,420 |
| 2016 | DET | 94 | 1,102 |
Tate vs Doug Baldwin — both Pete Carroll SEA WRs from the same 2010-11 era. Different paths to similar totals.
ComparisonSEA-era WR contemporaries
| Player | Career yds | Career TDs |
|---|---|---|
| Golden Tate | 8,660 | 49 |
| Doug Baldwin | 6,563 | 49 |
Mid-2018 trade from DET to PHI is one of the rare in-season WR1 deals — and he never matched his DET form.
AnomalyTate 2018 split season
| Tm | Gms | Rec | Yds |
|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 7 | 44 | 517 |
| PHI | 10 | 37 | 342 |
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