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
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- 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.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 179
- TFL
- 9.5
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 10
- Touchdowns
- 6
Quick Answers
Jessie Bates III quick answers
- 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%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | Wake Forest | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 68.1 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 13 | 93 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 68.1 |
| 2017 Postseason | Wake Forest | 11 | 7 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 56 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 11 | 72 | 5.5 | 0 | - | 6 | 0 | 56 |
Related Context
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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.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Wake Forest paired 13.5 primary output with 41.2 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.
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2017 Postseason · Wake Forest
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
1.2
Efficiency
41
Usage
6.9
Consistency
29.3
Best Game by takeover score
Florida State
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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. Presbyterian: 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
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Texas A&M: 7 by 34.2. Presbyterian: 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
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Wins0.7 · Games = 7 · -1.3 vs Losses
Losses2 · Games = 4 · +1.3 vs Wins
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&M | W 55-52 | 7 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/25 | vs Duke | L 23-31 | 7 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/19 | vs NC State | W 30-24 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | vs LouisvilleSplash game | W 42-32 | 8 | 5 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | @ Georgia TechSplash game | L 24-38 | 7 | 5 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | @ Clemson10+ tackles | L 14-28 | 10 | 6 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | vs Florida State10+ tackles · Splash game | L 19-26 | 14 | 8 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | @ App State | W 20-19 | 9 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Utah State | W 46-10 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | @ Boston College | W 34-10 | 9 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 8/31 | vs Presbyterian | W 51-7 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Jessie Bates III 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 production: 179 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, 6 interceptions, and 10 passes defended across 24 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Wake Forest. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Jessie Bates III's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 234 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 24 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Wake Forest.
The arc is straightforward: Jessie Bates III 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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Wake Forest
2016-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2016201620172017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | Wake Forest | 13.5 | 41.2 | 9.5 | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 13.5 | 41.2 | 9.5 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Wake Forest | 13 | 41 | 6.9 | -0.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 13 | 41 | 6.9 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Florida State
Week 5 · L 19-26 · Conference game
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5
Havoc Plays
95 takeover
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 95 takeover score.
#2
@ Georgia Tech
Week 8 · L 24-38 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
81.6 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 81.6 takeover score.
#3
vs Louisville
Week 9 · W 42-32 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
80.8 takeover
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.
#4
vs Virginia
Week 10 · W 27-20 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
74.5 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 74.5 takeover score.
#5
vs Boston College
Week 13 · L 14-17 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
73.9 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 73.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · Wake Forest
13.5 primary output · 41.2 efficiency · 9.5 usage
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#2
2016 Regular Season · Wake Forest
68.1
13.5 primary · 41.2 efficiency · 9.5 usage
#3
2017 Postseason · Wake Forest
56
13 primary · 41 efficiency · 6.9 usage
Milestones
8
Impact games
6
Splash games
5
10+ tackle games
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