Safety · #3
Jessie Bates III Scouting Report
Jessie Bates III is a 6' 1", 210 S at Wake Forest.
- Position
- S
- School
- Wake Forest
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Weight
- 210
- Status
- Active
Atlanta FalconsActiveCollege · Wake Forest
Stats just now
Solo Tackles
12
Tied-167th
Forced Fumbles
0
Tied-135th
Interceptions
0
Tied-90th
Passes Defended
2
Tied-95th
Career path
High school through every college stop and pro club. On3 transfer history and Wikipedia infobox, with JUCO logos when the school is on file.
- 201NFL
2018: Rd 2, Pk 54 (CIN)
Draft
HS offer board
Every school on this player's On3 interest list from the high-school cycle — including classes already enrolled. 247Sports lists the same schools; On3 is the live source.
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Defense
| Season | GP | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD | STF | STFYDS | KB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 16 | 111 | 73 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 16 | 99 | 70 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 16 | 109 | 78 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 2021 | 15 | 88 | 67 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 1 | 65 | 65.0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2.5 | 6 | 0 |
| 2022 | 16 | 71 | 38 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 17 | 132 | 89 | 43 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 95 | 15.8 | 1 | 92 | 11 | 7.5 | 8 | 0 |
| 2024 | 17 | 102 | 62 | 40 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 55 | 13.8 | 1 | 55 | 10 | 4.5 | 5 | 0 |
| 2025 | 17 | 98 | 57 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 1 | 34 | 6 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 | 5 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Regular | 135 | 834 | 546 | 288 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 46 | 27 | 384 | 14.2 | 4 | 92 | 72 | 22.5 | 28 | 0 |
Scoring
| Season | GP | PASS | RUSH | REC | RET | TD | 2PT | PAT | FG | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2023 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Regular | 135 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
Passing
| Season | GP | CMP | ATT | CMP% | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | LNG | SACK | RTG | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | - |
| Regular | 135 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | - |
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Recruiting history
- Wake Forest, College
- Cincinnati Bengals, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, Season log
- Atlanta Falcons, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, Season log
- 2018: Rd 2, Pk 54 (CIN), Draft
FAQ
What position does Jessie Bates III play?
S