2012 HOUSTON TEXANS MEDIA GUIDE - Parent Directory - NFL.com

BEN TATERUNNING BACKHeight: 5-11 | Weight: 220 | College: Auburn |Hometown: Salisbury, Md. | 3rd NFL Season |3rd with Texans | Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2012: 23 |Acquired: D2-’10 (58th overall) | 2012 GP/GS: 0/0 |Career GP/GS: 15/2 | Teams: Houston, 2010-12 |HEADERTEXANS BIOS44TRANSACTIONS: 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 andone 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 includinga 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 atCincinnati (12/11)• Started the season finale vs. Tennessee (1/1/12) and rushed 16 times for 97 yards and a touchdownwhile 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 preseasongame at Arizona (8/14)COLLEGE:• Started 19-of-47 games at Auburn and gained 3,321 yards with 24 touchdowns on 678 carries (4.9average), 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-teamaccolades 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 threestraightyears• 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 criminologyPERSONAL:• Attended Snow Hill (Md.) High School and set several Maryland state records, including most yardsrushing 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.Tate’s 2011 Season StatisticsDate, Opp GP GS Rush Yds Avg Lg TD Rec Yds Avg Lg TD9/11 vs. IND 1 0 24 116 4.8 18 1 0 0 -- 0 09/18 @ MIA 1 0 23 103 4.5 16 0 4 32 8.0 13 09/25 @ NO 1 1 19 82 4.3 19 0 1 8 8.0 8 010/2 vs. PIT 1 0 2 20 10.0 20 0 0 0 -- 0 010/9 vs. OAK DID NOT PLAY10/16 @ BAL 1 0 9 41 4.6 12 0 0 0 -- 0 010/23 @ TEN 1 0 15 104 6.9 24 0 0 0 -- 0 010/30 vs. JAX 1 0 5 42 8.4 18 0 0 0 -- 0 011/6 vs. CLE 1 0 12 115 9.6 27 1 0 0 -- 0 011/13 @ TB 1 0 13 63 4.8 14 1 0 0 -- 0 011/27 @ JAX 1 0 5 26 5.2 10 0 0 0 -- 0 012/4 vs. ATL 1 0 11 41 3.7 13 0 0 0 -- 0 012/11 @ CIN 1 0 8 67 8.4 44 0 3 30 10.0 14 012/18 vs. CAR 1 0 7 26 3.7 8 0 1 4 4.0 4 012/22 @ IND 1 0 6 -0.2 5 0 0 0 -- 0 01/1 vs. TEN 1 1 16 97 6.1 56 1 4 24 6.0 9 02011 Totals 15 2 175 942 5.4 56 4 13 98 7.5 14 0Tate’s Career StatisticsYear Team G GS Rush Yds Avg Lg TD Rec Yds Avg Lg TD2010 Hou RESERVE/INJURED2011 Hou 15 2 175 942 5.4 56 4 13 98 7.5 14 0NFL Totals 15 2 175 942 5.4 56 4 13 98 7.5 14 0Tate’s 2011 Season HighsRushing Yards 116 vs. Indianapolis (24 attempts), 9/11/11Rushing Attempts 24 vs. Indianapolis (116 yards), 9/11/11Rushing Touchdowns 1 three times, most recent: at Tampa Bay, 11/13/11Rushing Long 44 at Cincinnati, 12/11/11Receiving Yards 32 at Miami (4 attempts), 9/18/11Receptions 4 twice, most recent: vs. Tennessee, 1/1/12Receiving Long 13 at Miami, 9/18/11www.HoustonTexans.comtwitter.com/TexansPR