Golden Tate Class: Sophomore Hometown: Hendersonville, TN High School: Pope John Paul II Height / Weight: 5-11 / 195 Position: Wide Receiver Birthdate: 08/02/1988

CAREER: Explosive wide receiver who benefited the Irish offense as a rookie, giving them a true deep threat and also the special teams as a kickoff returner ... caught six passes for 131 yards (21.8 avg.) with one touchdown and averaged 21.7 yards on 15 kick returns ... four of the six receptions were for over 20 yards (43, 36, 25 and 22) ... still perfecting his play as wide receiver after playing primarily running back in high school ... split time in the spring as he also plays centerfield for the Irish baseball team.

2007 (FRESHMAN): Played in all 12 games and was one of eight freshmen who started for Notre Dame ... started at wide receiver vs. UCLA and USC ... registered six receptions for 131 yards (21.8 avg.) with one touchdown and averaged 21.7 yards on 15 kick returns ... recorded one kickoff return for 20 yards vs. Georgia Tech ... brought back a kickoff 34 yards vs. Penn State... had five kickoff returns for the Irish, bringing in 133 yards vs. Michigan ... recorded long return of 40 yards, a career high ... recorded four rushing yards vs. the Wolverines ... recorded three kickoff returns for 62 yards vs. Michigan State ... had breakout game vs. Purdue ... recorded a team game high 104 yards on three catches ... made long catch of the day on a pass from Evan Sharpley for 43 yards ... caught 25-yard pass from Sharpley for an Irish touchdown ... recorded one kickoff for 14 yards vs. the Boilermakers ... made first career start (becoming the fourth freshman to start in 2007) at UCLA ... had one kickoff return for 18 yards vs. Boston College... made one reception vs. USC for 22 yards ... recorded one kickoff return for 16 yards vs. Navy ... logged 28:51 of playing time and 97 special-teams appearances.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: USA Today second-team prep All-America pick for 2006 on defense as athlete ... rated 11th prep player nationally on ESPN 150 listing ... selected to Super Southern 100 team for 2006 by Atlanta Journal-Constitution as one of 11 wide receivers ... one of 11 players from Tennessee selected to All-Southern team by Orlando Sentinel ... rated one of top 250 players nationally by Rivals.com, including second among Tennessee prospects and seventh nationally among players in athlete category ... American General Tennessee Mr. Football Back of the Year selection in Division II A/AA class as both junior and senior in `05 and `06 ... named Charles Greenhill Award winner as top prep player in Tennessee and Middle Tennessee High School Football Player of the Year for `06, both by Lawrenceburg (Tenn.) Quarterback Club ... Tennessee Division II first-team all-state pick in 2006 as athlete by Tennessee Sports Writers Association and also by Tennessee Football Coaches Association ... named Sumner County (Tenn.) Offensive Player of the Year for `06 ... drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 42nd round of the 2007 MLB Draft ... rated 79th best prospect nationally by CSTV - and 17th among running backs ... rushed 140 times for 1,413 yards and 23 touchdowns as senior in `06 at Pope John Paul II High School in Hendersonville, Tenn., along with 28 receptions for 510 yards and six TDs ... also had three interceptions on defense, returned a kickoff for a TD and was the Knights' punter (he had a long of 62 yards among his 19 kicks) for team that finished 7-3 in `06 ... lined up at quarterback and completed a pass to his brother Wesley in a November 2006 John Paul II one-point playoff loss ... rushed for 1,041 yards on 137 carries and 14 TDs and had 812 receiving yards on 38 catches with 11 more TDs as junior in 2005 ... returned 17 punts for 231 yards and 19 kickoffs for 426 yards in `05 ... returned three kicks for TDs as junior ... named to Nashville Tennessean Dream Team for `06 as special teams athlete ... named to Nashville Tennessean All-Midstate team for `06 as an athlete --- and was Midstate Player of the Year by The Tennessean ... Tennessee Sports Writers Association all-state pick as junior ... rated one of top 33 running backs on 2006 preseason basis by CBS Sportsline.com College Football Preview ... rated fourth among prospects nationally in "athlete" category on 2006 preseason basis by The Sporting News ... rated 38th best overall prospect in Southeast on 2006 preseason basis by The Sporting News SchoolSports ... joined fellow Irish classmate Andrew Nuss in helping East to 28-14 win in inaugural Offense-Defense All-American Bowl all-star game Jan. 4 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. ... has run 4.4 in 40 ... also a standout centerfielder for the Notre Dame baseball team ... played for Pope John Paul II coach Jeff Brothers ... father Golden Tate, Jr., played wide receiver at Tennessee State and was fifth-round pick of Indianapolis Colts in 1984 NFL draft as 120th overall selection ... born Aug. 2, 1988 ... full name is Golden H. Tate III ... enrolled in College of Arts and Letters.