Player Dossier

2016-2017

Wake Forest

Jessie Bates III

DB • 6'2" • 195 lbs • Fort Wayne, IN, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Jessie Bates III shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 41 disruption score.

Usage Score

7.4

Efficiency

41

Consistency

29.3

Season Value

22.8

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason · Wake Forest

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
4
Program Path
Wake Forest
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Florida State

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Jessie Bates III, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason · Wake Forest. Jessie Bates III shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 41 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason

Wake Forest paired 12.5 primary output with 40.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2017 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 41 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Florida State

Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2017 Postseason · Wake Forest

Games

11

Havoc Plays / G

1.2

Efficiency

41

Usage

7.4

Consistency

29.3

Best Game by takeover score

Texas A&M

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Texas A&M: 0.5. Unknown: 0. Boston College: 1. Utah State: 0. App State: 0. Florida State: 3.5. Clemson: 0.5. Georgia Tech: 3. Louisville: 3.5. NC State: 0. Duke: 1

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Texas A&M: 7 by 34.2. Unknown: 5 by 20.8. Boston College: 9 by 47.5. Utah State: 2 by 8.3. App State: 9 by 37.5. Florida State: 14 by 85. Clemson: 10 by 46.7. Georgia Tech: 7 by 59.2. Louisville: 8 by 68.3. NC State: 1 by 4.2. Duke: 7 by 39.2

Split Comparison

Wins0.8 · n=6 · -1.2 vs Losses
Losses2 · n=4 · +1.2 vs Wins
First Half0.8 · n=6 · -0.8 vs Second Half
Second Half1.6 · n=5 · +0.8 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

11 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Florida State

Best efficiency game

85 vs Florida State

Result
Fri 12/29@ Texas A&MW 55-52740.5000
Sat 11/25vs DukeL 23-3175001
Sun 11/19vs NC StateW 30-2410000
Sat 10/28vs LouisvilleW 42-32851.5002
Sat 10/21@ Georgia TechSplash gameL 24-3875201
Sat 10/7@ Clemson10+ tacklesL 14-281060.5000
Sat 9/30vs Florida State10+ tacklesL 19-261481.5002
Sat 9/23@ App StateW 20-1997000
Sat 9/16vs Utah StateW 46-1020000
Sat 9/9@ Boston CollegeW 34-10950010
Thu 8/31vs Unknown55000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Wake Forest

    2016-2017

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2016201620172017
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 PostseasonWake Forest12.540.49.9
2016 Regular SeasonWake Forest12.540.49.90
2017 PostseasonWake Forest13417.40.5
2017 Regular SeasonWake Forest13417.40

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Florida State

Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3.5

Primary metric

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 66 takeover score.

#2

Louisville

3.5

Primary metric

Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 59.1 takeover score.

#3

Boston College

3

Primary metric

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 53.1 takeover score.

#4

Georgia Tech

3

Primary metric

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 53.1 takeover score.

#5

Indiana

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 46.8 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2016 Postseason · Wake Forest

12.5 primary output · 40.4 efficiency · 9.9 usage

29.5

#2

2016 Regular Season · Wake Forest

29.5

12.5 primary · 40.4 efficiency · 9.9 usage

#3

2017 Postseason · Wake Forest

22.8

13 primary · 41 efficiency · 7.4 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

2

Splash games

5

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2015 · Rating 0.8153

R Nelson Snider · Fort Wayne, IN

Committed To
Wake Forest
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2015

Career Facts

1

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

179

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 24 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Jessie Bates III quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
4
Career tackles
179