Jessie Bates
Bates in 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 – Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Safety | ||||||||||||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born | February 26, 1997 Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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| High school | Snider (Fort Wayne) | ||||||||||||||||
| College | Wake Forest (2015–2017) | ||||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2018: 2nd round, 54th overall pick | ||||||||||||||||
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Jessie Bates III (born February 26, 1997) is an American professional football safety for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons and was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the second round of the 2018 NFL draft.