Jessie Bates III

Jessie Bates III
No. 30 – Cincinnati Bengals
Position: Safety
Personal information
Born: (1997-02-26) February 26, 1997
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight: 200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school: Fort Wayne (IN) Snider
College: Wake Forest
NFL Draft: 2018 / Round: 2 / Pick: 54
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
  • Second team All-ACC (2016)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 5, 2018
Total tackles: 32
Forced fumbles: 0
Fumble recoveries: 0
Pass deflections: 2
Interceptions: 2
Player stats at NFL.com

Jessie Bates III (born February 26, 1997) is an American football safety and return specialist for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Wake Forest.

Early years

Bates attended Snider High School in Fort Wayne, Indiana.[1] Along with football, he also played basketball. He originally committed to play college football for the Toledo Rockets, but he flipped his commitment to the Wake Forest Demon Deacons in February 2015.[2]

College career

Bates did not play as a true freshman at Wake Forest in 2015 and chose to redshirt.[3]

As a redshirt freshman in 2016, Bates played in all 13 of Wake Forest's games. He returned 18 punts for 73 yards along with tallying five interceptions (two returned for touchdowns), 100 tackles (3.5 for loss), four pass deflections and one forced fumble.[4] After the season, he was named to the USA Today Freshman All-America Team,[5]the All-ACC Second-Team,[6] and to the ACC All-Freshman First-Team.[7]

In 2017, as a redshirt sophomore, Bates played in 11 of Wake Forest's 13 games, missing two due to injury.[8] In those 11 games, he returned eight punts for 161 yards and one touchdowns along with recording 79 tackles (six for loss), five pass deflections and one forced fumble.[9] After the season, he declared for the 2018 NFL Draft.[10]

Professional career

Bates was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the second round, 54th overall, of the 2018 NFL Draft.[11]

On September 13, 2018, Bates recorded his first-career interception against the Baltimore Ravens, snagging a Joe Flacco pass and returning it 21 yards.[12] On October 7, 2018, Bates capped off a 27-point comeback against the Miami Dolphins with an interception off Ryan Tannehill.

References

  1. ↑ "Former Snider standout Jessie Bates III shows his skills at NFL Combine". News-Sentinel. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
  2. ↑ "Snider's Bates Commits To Wake Forest". WANE. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
  3. ↑ Collins, Dan. "Wake Forest's Bates keeps proving people wrong". Winston-Salem Journal. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
  4. ↑ "Jessie Bates III 2016 Player Statistics". cfbstats.com. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Bates III Named to USA Today Freshman All-American Team". WakeForestSports.com. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
  6. ↑ "ACSMA ANNOUNCES 2016 ALL-ACC FOOTBALL TEAMS". Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
  7. ↑ "ACC All-Freshman Team for 2016". Athlon Sports & Life. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Depth Chart and Injury Report for N.C. State game". Blogger So Dear. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Jessie Bates III 2017 Player Statistics". cfbstats.com. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Wake Forest safety Jessie Bates declares for NFL Draft". NBC Sports. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Cincinnati selects Wake Forest safety Jessie Bates in Round 2". CincyJungle.com. April 27, 2018. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
  12. ↑ Hobson, Geoff (September 14, 2018). "Look Who's Got The Ball In The North". Bengals.com.
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