Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2014Louisiana
C.J. Bates
WR • 6'1" • Louisville, MS, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
C.J. Bates reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
47
Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
39
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2014 Postseason · Louisiana
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 1
- Program Path
- Louisiana
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UL Monroe
Player Story
C.J. Bates built his college career in 2014 as a wide receiver from Louisville, MS wearing No. 21, spending time with Louisiana. The clearest part of C.J. Bates' career was his receiving role: 12 catches, 167...
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- Committed To
- Louisiana
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2012
C.J. Bates, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2014 Postseason · Louisiana. C.J. Bates reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 167
- Receptions
- 12
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
C.J. Bates quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Louisiana · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 167
- Tracked sample
- 1 unique seasons · 2 entries · 13 games
- Best season
- 2014 Postseason · Louisiana
- Top game
- UL Monroe
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Louisville · Louisiana
- High school pipeline
- Louisville · 5 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 21 · Class 2014
- 2014 Receiving yards rank
- 167 receiving yards · WR 525th (top 56%) · Sun Belt 59th (top 36%) · National 699th (top 38%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Postseason | Louisiana | 9 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 72 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Louisiana | 9 | 11 | 150 | 0 | 72 |
Related Context
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C.J. Bates played WR for Louisiana. Across 1 tracked season, C.J. Bates recorded 167 receiving yards and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2014 with Louisiana.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2014 Postseason
Louisiana paired 167 primary output with 83.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2014 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 83.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2014 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas State
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2014 Postseason · Louisiana
Games
9
Receiving Yards / G
18.6
Efficiency
83.7
Usage
8.5
Consistency
76.1
Best Game by takeover score
Arkansas State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Nevada: 17. Southern: 15. Louisiana Tech: 27. Ole Miss: 24. Arkansas State: 28. New Mexico State: 15. UL Monroe: 6. App State: 9. Troy: 26
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Nevada: 1 by 100. Southern: 1 by 100. Louisiana Tech: 3 by 60. Ole Miss: 1 by 100. Arkansas State: 2 by 93.3. New Mexico State: 1 by 100. UL Monroe: 1 by 40. App State: 1 by 60. Troy: 1 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins17.8 · Games = 6 · -2.2 vs Losses
Losses20 · Games = 3 · +2.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Arkansas State
Best efficiency game
100 vs Nevada
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/20 | vs Nevada | W 16-3 | — | 1 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 17 |
| Sat 11/29 | @ Troy | W 42-23 | — | 1 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 26 |
| Sat 11/22 | vs App State | L 16-35 | — | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Sun 11/16 | @ UL Monroe | W 34-27 | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Sun 11/9 | @ New Mexico State | W 44-16 | — | 1 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| Wed 10/22 | vs Arkansas State | W 55-40 | — | 2 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Sat 9/13 | @ Ole Miss | L 15-56 | — | 1 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 24 |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Louisiana Tech | L 20-48 | — | 3 | 27 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 17 |
| Sat 8/30 | vs Southern | W 45-6 | — | 1 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
Player Story
C.J. Bates story
C.J. Bates built his college career in 2014 as a wide receiver from Louisville, MS wearing No. 21, spending time with Louisiana. The clearest part of C.J. Bates' career was his receiving role: 12 catches, 167 receiving yards, and 1 touchdown across 13 career games in the available record. That gives C.J. Bates' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Louisiana
2014
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Postseason | Louisiana | 167 | 83.7 | 8.5 | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Louisiana | 167 | 83.7 | 8.5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ UL Monroe
Week 2
Game with an explosive receiving profile.
37
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
37 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs Arkansas State
Week 9 · W 55-40 · Conference game
28
Receiving Yards
89.1 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
28 receiving yards with a 93.3 efficiency score.
#3
@ South Alabama
Week 4
30
Receiving Yards
83.4 takeover
Game with an explosive receiving profile.
30 receiving yards with a 66.7 efficiency score.
#4
@ Colorado
Week 4
27
Receiving Yards
81.5 takeover
Game with an explosive receiving profile.
27 receiving yards with a 90 efficiency score.
#5
@ Troy
Week 14 · W 42-23 · Conference game
26
Receiving Yards
72.2 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
26 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2014 Postseason · Louisiana
167 primary output · 83.7 efficiency · 8.5 usage
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#2
2014 Regular Season · Louisiana
72
167 primary · 83.7 efficiency · 8.5 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
0
2+ TD games
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