Auden Tate had a marvelous spring game performance for Florida State, leaving one question to ponder over the long offseason:
Can he become the next Kelvin Benjamin?
Tate stands 6-foot-5, just like Benjamin. He is athletic just like Benjamin. So the comparisons are natural. And Florida State could use a big-body at receiver with an ability to stretch the field, the way Benjamin did in 2013.
The numbers show exactly why. In the championship-winning season, Florida State had 78 pass plays that went 20 yards or longer; 20 to Benjamin. That season, Benjamin averaged 18.