Davis Mattek on Carnell Tate

VideoWe Found A Way To Win In Week 8 DFSNovember 2, 2026

From the video

the thing that saved people from playing Ted Hurst and Kate Utton was Carnell Tate not playing. If car I I guys promise you I promise you beyond a shadow of a doubt. Carnell Tate plays in this game. You're not playing Wandell.

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Tate's absence made Hurst and Utton viable in cash games.

Carnell Tate's absence from Week 8 was crucial to the tight end slate. Davis Mattek stated with certainty that if Tate had played, Ted Hurst and Kate Utton would have been unplayable in cash games. Tate's injury/absence saved players from making poor tight end decisions.