Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2017Wake 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.
Impact Production
69
Solid production for a defensive back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
61
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Wake Forest
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- Wake Forest
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Florida State
Player Story
Jessie Bates III built his college career from 2016 through 2017 as a defensive back from Fort Wayne, IN wearing No. 3, spending time with Wake Forest. The clearest part of Jessie Bates III's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Wake Forest
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2018
- Selection
- Round 2 · Pick 22
- Overall
- No. 54
- NFL Team
- Cincinnati Bengals
Jessie Bates III, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Wake Forest. Jessie Bates III shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 41 disruption score.
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- Latest team and position
- Wake Forest · DB
- Career Tackles
- 179
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 4 entries · 24 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · Wake Forest
- Top game
- Florida State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · R Nelson Snider · Wake Forest
- High school pipeline
- R Nelson Snider · 19 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2018 · Round 2 · Pick 22 · Cincinnati Bengals
- Latest roster
- No. 3 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 79 tackles · DB 30th (top 4%) · ACC 29th (top 5%) · National 217th (top 4%)
Jessie Bates III played DB for Wake Forest. Across 2 tracked seasons, Jessie Bates III recorded 179 tackles and 6 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Wake Forest.
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