Jessie Bates

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Bates in 2023
No. 3 – Atlanta Falcons
Position: Safety
Personal information
Born: (1997-02-26) February 26, 1997 (age 27)
Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school: Snider (Fort Wayne)
College: Wake Forest (2015–2017)
NFL draft: 2018  / Round: 2 / Pick: 54
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Total tackles:611
Forced fumbles:6
Fumble recoveries:2
Pass deflections:54
Interceptions:20
Defensive touchdowns:2
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Jessie Bates III (born February 26, 1997) is an American football safety for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Wake Forest and was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the second round of the 2018 NFL Draft.

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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] Bates is the son of his single mother Theresa and has 6 siblings, his older sister Aaliyah, his younger brother Von and step-siblings Donavan, Nate, Kameron and Ariana. [3]

College career

Bates did not play as a true freshman at Wake Forest in 2015 and chose to redshirt. [4]

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. [5] After the season, he was named to the USA Today Freshman All-America Team, [6] the All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Second-team, [7] and to the ACC All-Freshman First-team. [8]

In 2017, as a redshirt sophomore, Bates played in 11 of Wake Forest's 13 games, missing two due to injury. [9] 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. [10] After the season, he declared for the 2018 NFL Draft. [11]

Professional career

Pre-draft

On January 4, 2018, Bates announced his decision to forgo his remaining eligibility and enter the 2018 NFL Draft. [12] He attended the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis and completed the majority of combine drills, but opted to skip the bench press. Bates performed well and finished third among safeties in the 60-yard shuttle, fourth among safeties in three-cone drill, and fifth among safeties in the short shuttle. He also earned the ninth best time among his position group in the 40-yard dash and had the tenth best vertical jump. [13]

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On March 13, 2018, Bates participated at Wake Forest's pro day and performed the bench press and short shuttle (4.25s). He attended pre-draft visits with multiple teams, including the Tennessee Titans, Pittsburgh Steelers, Detroit Lions, and Carolina Panthers. [14] [15] [16] At the conclusion of the pre-draft process, Bates was projected to a second or third round pick by NFL draft experts and scouts. He was ranked as the third best free safety prospect in the draft by DraftScout.com, the fourth best safety in the draft by NFL analyst Mike Mayock, and was also ranked as the fifth best safety by Sports Illustrated . [17] [18]

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 1+1⁄8 in
(1.86 m)		200 lb
(91 kg)		31+5⁄8 in
(0.80 m)		9+3⁄4 in
(0.25 m)		4.50 s1.56 s2.63 s4.25 s6.78 s35.5 in
(0.90 m)		9 ft 9 in
(2.97 m)		12 reps
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day [19] [20]

Cincinnati Bengals

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2018

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Bates with the Cincinnati Bengals in 2018

The Cincinnati Bengals selected Bates in the second round (54th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft. [21] Bates was the fourth safety drafted in 2018. [22] On May 12, 2018, the Bengals signed Bates to a four-year, $4.94 million contract that includes $2.38 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $1.67 million. [23]

Bates entered training camp slated as a backup safety, but earned an opportunity to compete for the job as the starting free safety against George Iloka after quickly impressing the Bengals' coaching staff. [24] [25] Head coach Marvin Lewis named Bates the starting free safety to start the regular season, alongside strong safety Shawn Williams and cornerbacks William Jackson III and Dre Kirkpatrick. [26]

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He made his professional regular season debut and first career start in the Bengals' season opener at the Indianapolis Colts and recorded eight solo tackles in their 34–23 victory. On September 13, 2018, Bates recorded three solo tackles, broke up a pass, and made his first-career interception during a 34–23 victory against the Baltimore Ravens in Week 2. [27] Bates made his first career interception off a pass attempt by Joe Flacco, that was originally intended for wide receiver Michael Crabtree, and returned it for a 21-yard gain in the first quarter. [28] In Week 7, he collected a season-high 12 combined tackles (seven solo) during the Bengals' 45–10 loss at the Kansas City Chiefs. On October 28, 2018, Bates recorded six solo tackles, two pass deflections, and returned an interception for his first career touchdown during a 37–34 victory against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 8. Bates intercepted a pass by Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston, that was intended for wide receiver Adam Humphries, and returned it for a 21-yard touchdown. [29] On December 31, 2018, the Cincinnati Bengals announced their decision to fire head coach Marvin Lewis after the Bengals finished with a 6–10 record. [30] He started all 16 games as a rookie in 2018 and recorded a team-leading 111 combined tackles (73 solo), seven pass deflections, three interceptions, and one touchdown. [31] He received an overall grade of 79.9 from Pro Football Focus, which ranked as the 11th best grade among safeties in 2018. [32]

2019

In Week 4 against the Steelers, Bates recovered a fumble forced by teammate Nick Vigil in the 27–3 loss. [33] In Week 10 against the Baltimore Ravens, Bates recorded his first interception of the season off Robert Griffin III in the 49–13 loss. [34] In Week 11 against the Oakland Raiders, Bates recorded an interception off Derek Carr in the 17–10 loss. [35] In Week 14 against the Cleveland Browns, Bates recorded his third interception of the season off a pass thrown by Baker Mayfield during the 29–17 loss, tying his number of interceptions recorded during his rookie season. [36]

2020

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Bates with the Cincinnati Bengals in 2020

In Week 6 against the Colts, Bates recorded his first interception of the season off a pass thrown by Philip Rivers during the 31–27 loss. [37] In Week 11 against the Washington Football Team, Bates recorded his third interception of the season off a pass thrown by Alex Smith during the 20–9 loss. [38]

After the season Bates was named a second-team All-Pro.

2021

In Super Bowl LVI against the Los Angeles Rams, Bates recorded his second career playoff interception, picking off Matthew Stafford in the endzone, however Cincinnati would go on to fall short 23-20. [39]

2022

On March 7, 2022, the Bengals placed the franchise tag on Bates, [40] which he signed on August 23. [41]

Atlanta Falcons

On March 16, 2023, Bates signed a four-year, $64.02 million deal with the Atlanta Falcons. [42] Bates made his Falcons debut in Week 1 against the Panthers, where he recorded ten tackles, a career-high two interceptions, and a forced fumble in the 24–10 win. [43] His performance earned him National Football Conference (NFC) Defensive Player of the Week. [44] In Week 3 against the Lions, Bates recorded 13 tackles and his third interception of the season. [45] In Week 12 against the New Orleans Saints, Bates had 13 tackles, a forced fumble, and returned his fourth interception of the season for a 92-yard touchdown in the 24–15 win. [46] His performance earned him NFC Defensive Player of the week, his second of the season. [47]

NFL career statistics

YearTeamGamesTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
GPGSCmbSoloAstTfLSckPDIntYdsAvgLngTDFFFRYdsTD
2018 CIN 1616111733800.0734214.021T10000
2019 CIN 1616100712900.0933311.02001100
2020 CIN 1616109783120.0153124.01201000
2021 CIN 151588672130.0416565.065001460
2022 CIN 161671383310.084287.01601000
2023 ATL 1717132894330.01169515.89213000
Career 969661141619590.0542027513.892262460

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