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Jessie Bates

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#3

Experience: 7 years

Height: 6-1

Age: 27

Weight: 200 lbs

College: Wake Forest

2023 SEASON

  • Solo
    78
  • SCK
    0
  • FF
    3
  • INT
    6
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Defense

Field Position

G Total Solo AST SCK SFTY PDEF INT TDS YDS AVG LNG
Opp 19-1 - by Yard Line 12 11 7 4 0 0 3 3 0 3 1 3
Opp 49-20 - by Yard Line 17 56 38 18 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 0
Own 1-20 - by Yard Line 9 15 5 10 0 0 0 1 1 92 92 92
Own 21-50 - by Yard Line 16 39 28 11 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0

Game Halves

G Total Solo AST SCK SFTY PDEF INT TDS YDS AVG LNG
1st Half 17 57 34 23 0 0 2 2 1 95 47.5 92
Last Two Minutes of Half 9 11 6 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
2nd Half 16 64 44 20 0 0 9 4 0 0 0 0

Home vs Road

G Total Solo AST SCK SFTY PDEF INT TDS YDS AVG LNG
Home Games 8 52 33 19 0 0 8 4 1 95 23.8 92
Road Games 9 69 45 24 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0

Margin of Victory

G Total Solo AST SCK SFTY PDEF INT TDS YDS AVG LNG
Margin 0-7 4 15 12 3 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0
Margin 15+ 1 6 4 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
Margin 8-14 2 21 11 10 0 0 3 3 1 95 31.7 92

Point Differential

G Total Solo AST SCK SFTY PDEF INT TDS YDS AVG LNG
Ahead 12 45 34 11 0 0 8 2 0 0 0 0
Ahead by 1-8 Points 11 39 29 10 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0
Ahead by 9-16 Points 2 5 4 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
Behind 12 43 25 18 0 0 2 3 1 92 30.7 92
Behind by 1-8 Points 12 26 14 12 0 0 1 2 1 92 46 92
Behind by 9-16 Points 5 16 10 6 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Tied 17 33 19 14 0 0 1 1 0 3 3 3

Quarters

G Total Solo AST SCK SFTY PDEF INT TDS YDS AVG LNG
1st Quarter 15 28 15 13 0 0 2 2 1 95 47.5 92
4th Quarter 15 33 21 12 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0
4th Quarter within 7 9 20 12 8 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
2nd Quarter 15 29 19 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3rd Quarter 16 31 23 8 0 0 5 3 0 0 0 0

Stadium Surfaces

G Total Solo AST SCK SFTY PDEF INT TDS YDS AVG LNG
Grass 6 50 33 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turf 11 71 45 26 0 0 11 6 1 95 15.8 92

Biography

CAREER

  • Started all 79 games, recording 477 tackles (325 solo), 43 passes defensed and 14 interceptions over five seasons for the Bengals.
  • Started in 16 games in 2022, registering 71 tackles (38 solo), eight passes defensed, a single-season career-high four interceptions, one forced fumble and one tackle for loss.
  • In 2021, he started all 15 games, tallying 88 total tackles (67 solo), four passes defensed, three tackles for loss, one interception, one quarterback hit and one fumble recovery.
  • He started all 16 games in 2020, recording 107 total tackles (76 solo), a single-season career-high 15 passes defensed, three interceptions, two tackles for loss, one forced fumble and one quarterback hit.
  • His third consecutive season with 100-or-more total tackles.
  • Started all 16 games in 2019, posting 100 total tackles (71 solo), nine passes defensed, three interceptions, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery.
  • In his rookie season in 2018, he registered a single-season career-high 111 total tackles (73 solo), seven passes defensed, three interceptions and one defensive touchdown, the first of his career.

HONORS

  • Second-team AP All-Pro (2020).
  • PWFA All-Rookie Team (2018).

COLLEGE

  • Played three seasons (2015-17) at Wake Forest in Winston-Salem, NC.
  • In 24 games at Wake Forest, 179 tackles (120 solos), 9.5 tackles for losses, six interceptions, nine passes defensed and two forced fumbles.
  • Averaged 32.5 return yards on six career interceptions, and his 195 total return yards were the third-most in school history.
  • Also was a punt returner, with 26 career returns for 234 yards (9.0) and a TD.
  • In 2017, he played in 11 games, totaling 77 tackles (49 solo), six passes defensed, six tackles for loss, one interceptions and one forced fumble.
  • Had a 59-yard punt return for a touchdown in the Belk Bowl, it was the first punt return for a touchdown in Wake Forest bowl history.
  • In his redshirt freshman year in 2016, he recorded single-season career highs in total tackles (100), interceptions (five) and touchdowns (two), while adding four passes defensed and 3.5 tackles for loss.
  • Named a consensus Freshman All-American and earned first-team Freshman All-America honors from the Football Writers Association of America, USA Today, Campus Insiders, ESPN, Athlon and Sports on Earth.
  • Runner-up for ACC Defensive Rookie of the Year after finishing second in the ACC with five interceptions.
  • Only freshman in the country to return two interceptions for touchdowns in 2016.

PERSONAL

  • Born in Fort Wayne, IN.
  • Attended Snider High School in Fort Wayne, IN.
  • Team captain as a senior.
  • A two-time first-team all-state selection by the Associated Press in 2013 and 2014.
  • Earned first-team all-state honors from USA Today in 2014.
  • As a senior in 2014, recorded nine interceptions tying the mark of NFL Hall of Famer Rod Woodson.
  • He also played point guard for the Snider basketball team.
  • Son of Theresa Ladd.
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