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

7.1

Efficiency

44.6

Consistency

59.7

Season Value

45.2

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

2021 Postseason role shape

target-driven usage with 44.6 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: South Carolina

Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 87.5th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2021 Postseason · Kentucky

Games

8

Receiving Yards / G

8.8

Efficiency

44.6

Usage

7.1

Consistency

59.7

Best Game by takeover score

Iowa

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Active game

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Game-by-Game Trend

Follow how the selected stat changes from one game to the next. Spikes mark standout outings, while dips show quieter weeks.

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Iowa: 6. UL Monroe: 4. Unknown: 2. South Carolina: 15. Florida: 11. Georgia: 13. Tennessee: 18. New Mexico State: 1

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. Iowa: 1 by 40. UL Monroe: 1 by 26.7. Unknown: 2 by 6.7. South Carolina: 1 by 100. Florida: 1 by 73.3. Georgia: 2 by 43.3. Tennessee: 2 by 60. New Mexico State: 1 by 6.7

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins7.4 · Games = 5 · -8.1 vs Losses
Losses15.5 · Games = 2 · +8.1 vs Wins
First Half6.8 · Games = 4 · -4 vs Second Half
Second Half10.8 · Games = 4 · +4 vs First Half

Game Log

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

8 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

South Carolina

Best efficiency game

100 vs South Carolina

Result
Sat 1/1vs IowaW 20-17166606
Sat 11/20vs New Mexico StateW 56-16111101
Sat 11/6vs TennesseeL 42-4521899013
Sat 10/16@ GeorgiaL 13-302136.56.5008
Sat 10/2vs FloridaW 20-131111111011
Sat 9/25@ South CarolinaW 16-101151515015
Sat 9/18vs Unknown221104
Sat 9/4vs UL MonroeW 45-10144414

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

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Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

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