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Atlanta Falcons safety Jessie Bates III #3 poses for a headshot at the Atlanta Falcons Training Facility in Flowery Branch, Ga. On Wednesday, July 23, 2025. (Photo by Jay Bendlin/Atlanta Falcons)

Jessie Bates

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#3

Experience: 9 years

Height: 6-1

Age: 29

Weight: 210 lbs

College: Wake Forest

2025 SEASON

  • Solo
    56
  • SCK
    0
  • FF
    1
  • INT
    3
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Preseason

WK Game Date OPP RESULT Total Solo AST SCK SFTY PDEF INT YDS AVG LNG TDS FF FR
3 08/24/2023 Steelers L 0 - 24
2 08/18/2023 Bengals T 13 - 13 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
1 08/11/2023 @Dolphins W 19 - 3

Regular Season

WK Game Date OPP RESULT Total Solo AST SCK SFTY PDEF INT YDS AVG LNG TDS FF FR
18 01/07/2024 @Saints L 17 - 48 4 3 0 0 0 0 0
17 12/31/2023 @Bears L 17 - 37 11 8 2 0 0 0 0
16 12/24/2023 Colts W 29 - 10 6 4 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
15 12/17/2023 @Panthers L 7 - 9 10 5 5 0 0 0 0
14 12/10/2023 Buccaneers L 25 - 29 9 6 2 0 0 1 0
13 12/03/2023 @Jets W 13 - 8 7 4 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
12 11/26/2023 Saints W 24 - 15 12 7 5 0 0 1 1 92 92 92 1 1
10 11/12/2023 @Cardinals L 23 - 25 13 9 2 0 0 0 0
9 11/05/2023 Vikings L 28 - 31 8 5 3 0 0 1 0
8 10/29/2023 @Titans L 23 - 28 7 3 4 0 0 0 0
7 10/22/2023 @Buccaneers W 16 - 13 6 4 1 0 0 0 0
6 10/15/2023 Commanders L 16 - 24 5 3 2 0 0 0 0
5 10/08/2023 Texans W 21 - 19 2 2 0 0 0 1 0
4 10/01/2023 @Jaguars L 7 - 23 8 4 3 0 0 0 1
3 09/24/2023 @Lions L 6 - 20 11 5 5 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
2 09/17/2023 Packers W 25 - 24 3 2 0 0 0 0 0
1 09/10/2023 Panthers W 24 - 10 10 4 5 0 0 2 2 3 1.5 3 0 1

Biography

CAREER

  • Started all 113 games he has played, recording 711 tackles (476 solo), 64 passes defensed and 24 interceptions over seven seasons for the Falcons and Bengals.
  • Started all 17 games in 2024 and recorded 102 tackles (62 solo), 10 passes defensed, four interceptions, one fumble recovery, a career-high four forced fumbles and one sack.
  • Was the only player in the league in 2024 to have four forced fumbles and four interceptions.
  • Became the sixth player in Falcons history to record a pick-six two-or-more times in their career.
  • Started all 17 games in 2023, recording single-season career highs in tackles (132), interceptions (six) and forced fumbles (three), while adding 11 passes defensed, three tackles for loss and one quarterback hit.
  • Led the team in tackles and became the first player in franchise history to record at least 100 tackles (132) and six interceptions in a season.
  • Started 16 games in 2022, registering 71 tackles (38 solo), eight passes defensed, four interceptions, one forced fumble and one tackle for loss.
  • Started 15 games in 2021, tallying 88 tackles (67 solo), four passes defensed, three tackles for loss, one interception, one quarterback hit and one fumble recovery.
  • Started 16 games in 2020, recording 107 tackles (76 solo), a single-season career-high 15 passes defensed, three interceptions, two tackles for loss, one forced fumble and one quarterback hit.
  • 2020 marked his third consecutive season with 100-or-more total tackles.
  • Started all 16 games in 2019, posting 100 tackles (71 solo), nine passes defensed, three interceptions, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery.
  • In his rookie season in 2018, he registered 111 tackles (73 solo), seven passes defensed, three interceptions and one defensive touchdown, the first of his career.

HONORS

  • Pro Bowl Selection (2023)
  • NFC Defensive Player of the Week (Week 2, 2024)
  • NFC Defensive Player of the Week (2x - Week 1, 2023; Week 12, 2023)
  • 2x Second-team AP All-Pro (2020, 2023)
  • Players' All-Pro Team via NFLPA (2023)
  • PFWA All-NFL Team (2023)
  • PFWA All-NFC Team (2023)
  • Sporting News NFL All-Pro Team (2023)
  • PFWA All-Rookie Team (2018)

COLLEGE

  • Played three seasons (2015-17) at Wake Forest in Winston-Salem, NC.
  • In 24 games at Wake Forest, he posted 179 tackles (120 solo), 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.
  • Posted 26 career punt returns for 234 yards (9.0) and a touchdown.
  • In 2017, he played in 11 games, totaling 77 tackles (49 solo), six passes defensed, six tackles for loss, one interception and one forced fumble.
  • Had a 59-yard punt return for a touchdown in the Belk Bowl, 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, Ind.
  • Attended Snider High School in Fort Wayne, Ind.
  • 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.
  • Recorded nine interceptions as a senior, tying the mark of NFL Hall of Famer Rod Woodson.
  • Played point guard for the Snider basketball team.
  • Son of Theresa Ladd.
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