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Defensive back, Wake Forest, 2016–17
Jessie Bates III
- Number
- No. 3
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 195 lb
- Hometown
- Fort Wayne, IN
- Born
- Feb 26, 1997
Jessie Bates III played defensive back at Wake Forest (2016–17). The Cincinnati Bengals took Bates in round 2, No. 54 overall in the 2018 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
15tackles, career highat NC State, 20162interceptions, career highat Indiana, 2016Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Wake Forest | 100 | 70 | 3.5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 2017 | Wake Forest | 79 | 50 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Career | 179 | 120 | 9.5 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 1 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD | PR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Wake Forest | – | – | – | 21 | 73 | 0 |
| 2017 | Wake Forest | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 161 | 1 |
| Career | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 234 | 1 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Wake Forest | 3 | DB | ||
| 2017 | Wake Forest | 3 | DB | 6′2″ | 195 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2017 Wake Forest 11 games, 79 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Presbyterian | W 51–7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | at Boston College | W 34–10 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Utah State | W 46–10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | at App State | W 20–19 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs. Florida State | L 19–26 | 14 | 8 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 7 | at Clemson | L 14–28 | 10 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | at Georgia Tech | L 24–38 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 28 | vs. Louisville | W 42–32 | 8 | 5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 18 | vs. NC State | W 30–24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs. Duke | L 23–31 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. Texas A&M | W 55–52 | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 Wake Forest 13 games, 100 tackles, 5 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Tulane | W 7–3 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | atDuke | W 24–14 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Delaware | W 38–21 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | at Indiana | W 33–28 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | atNC State | L 16–33 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs. Syracuse | W 28–9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | atFlorida State | L 6–17 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs. Army | L 13–21 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs. Virginia | W 27–20 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 12 | atLouisville | L 12–44 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs.Clemson | L 13–35 | 12 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 26 | vs.Boston College | L 14–17 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. Temple | W 34–26 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2018 | Combine or pro day 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′1⅛″ | |
| Weight | 200 lb | |
| Arm length | 31⅝″ | |
| Hand size | 9¾″ | |
| Wingspan | 75⅜″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.50 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.56 s | |
| Vertical jump | 35½″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′9″ | |
| Bench press | 12 repsW | |
| 3-cone drill | 6.78 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.26 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
9 seasons, 135 games with a stat; latest team: Atlanta Falcons.
Pro Bowl: 2023 · First-team All-Pro: 2023 · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 3 (2020, 2023, 2025)
All-Pro teams: AP second team 2020, 2023, 2025; Pro Football Writers first team 2023; Sporting News first team 2023.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Cincinnati Bengals | 16 | 109 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | Cincinnati Bengals | 16 | 95 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020 | Cincinnati Bengals | 16 | 108 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 | Cincinnati Bengals | 15 | 83 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | Cincinnati Bengals | 16 | 66 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023 | Atlanta Falcons | 17 | 121 | 0 | 6 |
| 2024 | Atlanta Falcons | 17 | 98 | 1 | 4 |
| 2025 | Atlanta Falcons | 17 | 97 | 0 | 3 |
| 2026 (so far) | Atlanta Falcons | 5 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 135 | 800 | 1 | 27 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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