Golden Tate ranks in the all-time elite tier for receivers — a career that places Tate in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Tate a career score of 69, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Rushing | Passing | Snap Counts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2010 | 22 | SEA | 11 | — | 39 | 21 | 227 | 0 | 53.8% | 10.8 | 5.8 | — | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 23 | SEA | 15 | — | 58 | 35 | 382 | 3 | 60.3% | 10.9 | 6.6 | — | 16 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 1 | 20.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 24 | SEA | 15 | — | 67 | 45 | 688 | 7 | 67.2% | 15.3 | 10.3 | — | 29 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 6.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 23 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 23.0 | 43.0 | — | 158.3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 25 | SEA | 16 | — | 98 | 64 | 898 | 5 | 65.3% | 14.0 | 9.2 | — | 41 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 10.3 | 0.0 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 762 | 75.7% | — | 0.0% | 93 | 21.3% |
| 2014 | 26 | DET | 16 | — | 144 | 99 | 1,331 | 4 | 68.8% | 13.4 | 9.2 | — | 58 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 20.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 925 | 84.7% | — | 0.0% | 4 | 0.9% |
| 2015 | 27 | DET | 16 | — | 128 | 90 | 813 | 6 | 70.3% | 9.0 | 6.4 | — | 50 | 6 | 41 | 0 | 6.8 | 0.0 | 3 | 50.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 926 | 86.2% | — | 0.0% | 50 | 10.8% |
| 2016 | 28 | DET | 16 | — | 135 | 91 | 1,077 | 4 | 67.4% | 11.8 | 8.0 | — | 46 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1 | 10.0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 866 | 83.4% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2017 | 29 | DET | 16 | — | 120 | 92 | 1,003 | 5 | 76.7% | 10.9 | 8.4 | — | 44 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 4.4 | 0.0 | 1 | 20.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 789 | 76.1% | — | 0.0% | 9 | 2.1% |
| 2018 | 30 | DET / PHI | 15 | — | 113 | 74 | 795 | 4 | 65.5% | 10.7 | 7.0 | — | 34 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 8.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 606 | — | — | — | 14 | — |
| 2019 | 31 | NYG | 11 | — | 85 | 49 | 676 | 6 | 57.6% | 13.8 | 8.0 | — | 30 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 624 | 86.2% | — | 0.0% | 32 | 9.6% |
| 2020 | 32 | NYG | 12 | — | 52 | 35 | 388 | 2 | 67.3% | 11.1 | 7.5 | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | — | 81.3 | 0 | 424 | 57.4% | — | 0.0% | 14 | 4.8% |
| Career | — | 159 | — | 1,039 | 695 | 8,278 | 46 | 66.9% | 11.9 | 8.0 | — | 375 | 44 | 216 | 0 | 4.9 | 0.0 | 11 | 25.0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 66.7% | 41 | 1 | 0 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 13.7 | 20.3 | — | 149.3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
179 career value over replacement — #481 all-time of 4,695. 16.3/season above a replacement-level WR.
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Pick #60 (Rd 2) · SEA · 2010 · +22.9 vs expected KV-H
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