One of the two targets that caught our attention in the live eval amongst that WR group for Lennox was Tate Gerdes Tate Gerdes 6'3" | 185 lbs | ATH/RB Lennox | 2026 State SD . It didn’t take long to see how instinctive Tate was when the ball reached his hands on his muliple routes as this young man knew how to progress with utilzing his size to get away from the defenders. On the few reps I watched, he showed off ample durability after the catch and on particular rep appeared to be dragging tacklers with him before the pack was able to bring him down. I didn’t think I would say this this late in October of his senior season, but man is Tate under recruited.

The 6’3 190 pounder from Lennox is a 2026 athlete that almost every week has moved up my 2026 recruiting board with how athletic he is for his size on both sides of the ball. He certainly checks my boxes at safety at the next-level as his downhill run stopping ability has a quick trigger and shows off sound position angles. In the backfield, Tate is not one you want give the open field to as his elusiveness has been fun to watch on tape especially getting out of the first level of the field. He certainly in my eyes has a great shot at the next-level especially at strong safety but the position flexiblity certainly is out there for college coaches to evaluate his best position fit. Twitter

The 6’3 190 pounder from Lennox is a 2026 athlete that is trending up on my 2026 recruiting board with how athletic he is for his size on both sides of the ball. He certainly checks my boxes at safety at the next-level as his downhill run stopping ability has a quick trigger and shows off sound position angles. In the backfield, Tate is not one you want give the open field to as his elusiveness has been fun to watch on tape especially getting out of the first level of the field. He certainly in my eyes has a great shot at the next-level especially at strong safety. Twitter