Player Dossier

2018-2023

Kentucky

Brenden Bates

TE • 6'5" • 251 lbs • Cincinnati, OH, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

Brenden Bates reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage Score

12.5

Efficiency

93.3

Consistency

100

Season Value

54.9

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season · Kentucky

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
7
Program Path
Kentucky
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Unknown

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.

Brenden Bates, TE. Best season Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season · Kentucky. Brenden Bates reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season

Kentucky paired 0 primary output with — efficiency.

Supporting note

2020 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 93.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2023 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Mississippi State

Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2020 Regular Season · Kentucky

Games

1

Receiving Yards / G

14

Efficiency

93.3

Usage

12.5

Consistency

100

Best Game by takeover score

Mississippi State

Not enough games exist for the full explorer. The summary cards stay available so the season still reads clearly.

Game-by-Game Trend

Not enough games are available for a full trend line yet.

Volume vs Efficiency

Scatter view is hidden because this season does not have enough game-to-game variety yet.

Split Comparison

Game Log

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

1 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Mississippi State

Best efficiency game

93.3 vs Mississippi State

Result
Sat 10/10vs Mississippi StateW 24-21141414014

Career Arc

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

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    Kentucky

    2018-2023

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2018201920202021202120222023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 Regular SeasonKentucky0
2019 Regular SeasonKentucky00
2020 Regular SeasonKentucky1493.312.514
2021 PostseasonKentucky7044.67.156
2021 Regular SeasonKentucky7044.67.10
2022 Regular SeasonKentucky9955.59.229
2023 Regular SeasonKentucky8991.76.6-10

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Unknown

Game with an explosive receiving profile.

46

Primary metric

46 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

Mississippi State

14

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

14 receiving yards with a 93.3 efficiency score.

#3

Alabama

33

Primary metric

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

33 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

Ball State

30

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

30 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

South Carolina

15

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

15 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2018 Regular Season · Kentucky

0 primary output · efficiency · usage

100

#2

2023 Regular Season · Kentucky

63.9

89 primary · 91.7 efficiency · 6.6 usage

#3

2020 Regular Season · Kentucky

54.9

14 primary · 93.3 efficiency · 12.5 usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2018 · Rating 0.873

Archbishop Moeller · Cincinnati, OH

Committed To
Kentucky
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2018

Career Facts

1

Career teams

7

Seasons tracked

272

Career Receiving Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 20 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Brenden Bates quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
TE
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
7
Career receiving yards
272