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Player Dossier
2007-2010Michigan State
Aaron Bates
P • 6'0" • New Concord, OH, USA
Impact contributor
Aaron Bates shows a productive multi-phase profile across the tracked sample.
Impact Production
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Production sample still building
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
85
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2007 Postseason · Michigan State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Michigan State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Notre Dame
Player Story
Aaron Bates built his college career from 2007 through 2010 as a punter from New Concord, OH wearing No. 18, spending time with Michigan State. The clearest part of Aaron Bates' career was his field-position work:...
Read the storyAaron Bates, P. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2007 Postseason · Michigan State. Aaron Bates shows a productive multi-phase profile across the tracked sample.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Touchdowns
- 1
- Passing yards
- 68
- Rushing yards
- 14
Quick Answers
Aaron Bates quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Michigan State · P
- Career Touchdowns
- 1
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 8 entries · 52 games
- Best season
- 2007 Postseason · Michigan State
- Top game
- Notre Dame
- Latest roster
- No. 18 · Class 2010
- 2010 Touchdowns rank
- 1 touchdowns · P 1st (top 34%) · Big Ten 89th (top 59%) · National 994th (top 65%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | TD | Primary | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Postseason | Michigan State | 13 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| 2007 Regular Season | Michigan State | 13 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| 2008 Postseason | Michigan State | 13 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Michigan State | 13 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| 2009 Postseason | Michigan State | 13 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Michigan State | 13 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| 2010 Postseason | Michigan State | 13 | 0 | 1 | 51.3 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Michigan State | 13 | 1 | 1 | 51.3 |
Related Context
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Aaron Bates played P for Michigan State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Aaron Bates recorded 68 passing yards, 14 rushing yards, and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2010 with Michigan State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2007 Postseason
Michigan State paired 0 primary output with — efficiency.
Supporting note
2009 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with — efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2010 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Texas Tech
Loss with a strong all-around stat line. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2009 Postseason · Michigan State
Games
13
Primary Metric / G
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Efficiency
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Usage
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Consistency
100
Best Game by takeover score
Texas Tech
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Texas Tech: 0. Montana State: 0. Central Michigan: 0. Notre Dame: 0. Wisconsin: 0. Michigan: 0. Illinois: 0. Northwestern: 0. Iowa: 0. Minnesota: 0. Western Michigan: 0. Purdue: 0. Penn State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Split Comparison
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Wins0 · Games = 6 · +0 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 7 · +0 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Touchdowns
Top game by takeover score
Texas Tech
Best efficiency game
— vs Texas Tech
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1/3 | @ Texas Tech | L 31-41 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 11/21 | vs Penn State | L 14-42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 11/14 | @ Purdue | W 40-37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 11/7 | vs Western Michigan | W 49-14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sun 11/1 | @ Minnesota | L 34-42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 10/24 | vs Iowa | L 13-15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 10/17 | vs Northwestern | W 24-14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 10/10 | @ Illinois | W 24-14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 10/3 | vs Michigan | W 26-20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 9/26 | @ Wisconsin | L 30-38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 9/19 | @ Notre Dame | L 30-33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 9/12 | vs Central Michigan | L 27-29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 9/5 | vs Montana State | W 44-3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Player Story
Aaron Bates story
Aaron Bates built his college career from 2007 through 2010 as a punter from New Concord, OH wearing No. 18, spending time with Michigan State. The clearest part of Aaron Bates' career was his field-position work: 260 punts and 10,907 punting yards across 52 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2008 with Michigan State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Special-teams careers depend on repeatable opportunity, not just one highlight. His career also includes 68 passing yards and 14 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 52 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Michigan State.
The arc is straightforward: Aaron Bates moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Michigan State
2007-2010
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20072007200820082009200920102010
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
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| 2007 Postseason | Michigan State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2007 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2008 Postseason | Michigan State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2009 Postseason | Michigan State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2010 Postseason | Michigan State | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Michigan State | 1 | — | — | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Notre Dame
Week 3 · W 34-31
Win with a strong all-around stat line.
1
Touchdowns
100 takeover
1 primary-metric impact.
#2
vs Boston College
Week 1 · L 21-24 · Postseason
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Touchdowns
0 takeover
Loss with a strong all-around stat line.
0 primary-metric impact.
#3
vs Penn State
Week 12 · W 35-31 · Conference game
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Touchdowns
0 takeover
Win with a strong all-around stat line.
0 primary-metric impact.
#4
@ Purdue
Week 11 · W 48-31 · Conference game
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Touchdowns
0 takeover
Win with a strong all-around stat line.
0 primary-metric impact.
#5
vs Michigan
Week 10 · L 24-28 · Conference game
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Touchdowns
0 takeover
Loss with a strong all-around stat line.
0 primary-metric impact.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2007 Postseason · Michigan State
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#2
2007 Regular Season · Michigan State
100
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#3
2008 Postseason · Michigan State
100
0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
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Splash games
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10+ tackle games
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