Jessie Bates
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#3
Experience: 7 years
Height: 6-1
Age: 27
Weight: 210 lbs
College: Wake Forest
Recent Games
| WK | OPP | RESULT | TKL | AST | COMBINED | SOLO | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TDS | FF | OPP FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Chargers | L 13 - 17 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 14 | @Vikings | L 21 - 42 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 15 | @Raiders | W 15 - 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | Giants | W 34 - 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 1 | 0 | |
| 17 | @Commanders | L 24 - 30 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1 | Steelers | L 10 - 18 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2 | @Eagles | W 22 - 21 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Chiefs | L 17 - 22 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 4 | Saints | W 26 - 24 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 5 | Buccaneers | W 36 - 30 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| 6 | @Panthers | W 38 - 20 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 7 | Seahawks | L 14 - 34 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 8 | @Buccaneers | W 31 - 26 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Cowboys | W 27 - 21 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 10 | @Saints | L 17 - 20 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 11 | @Broncos | L 6 - 38 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Career Stats
Defense Career
| SEASON | TEAM | G | GS | TKL | AST | COMBINED | SOLO | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TDS | FF | OPP FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Cincinnati Bengals | 16 | 16 | 73 | 38 | 111 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 42 | 14 | 21 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019 | Cincinnati Bengals | 16 | 16 | 71 | 29 | 100 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 33 | 11 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | Cincinnati Bengals | 16 | 16 | 78 | 31 | 109 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | Cincinnati Bengals | 15 | 15 | 67 | 21 | 88 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | Cincinnati Bengals | 16 | 16 | 38 | 33 | 71 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 28 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | Atlanta Falcons | 17 | 17 | 89 | 43 | 132 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 95 | 15.8 | 92 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2024 | Atlanta Falcons | 16 | 16 | 58 | 39 | 97 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 55 | 13.8 | 55 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| TOTAL | 112 | 112 | 474 | 234 | 708 | 441 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 24 | 330 | 13.8 | 92 | 3 | 10 | 3 |
Biography
CAREER
- Started all 96 games, recording 609 tackles (414 solo), 54 passes defensed and 20 interceptions over six seasons for the Falcons and Bengals.
- In 2023, he started all 17 games, 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.
- In 2021, he started all 15 games, tallying 88 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 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 (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.
- 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, 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.
