Bio
- Age
- 29 yearsFeb 26, 1997
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Weight
- 210 lbs
- Experience
- 9 yearsDebut 2018
- Birthplace
- Fort Wayne, IN
- Draft
- 2018Rd 2, Pk 54
- College
- Wake Forest
Stats
Totals
Falcons- GP
- 2
- TOT
- 12
- SOLO
- 7
- AST
- 5
- SACK
- 0.0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
- FF
- 0
Ranked among NFL players who qualify (TOT, SOLO, SACK, PD, FF: 8+ games; AST: 4+ games) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
Career regular season
- GP
- 132
- TOT
- 822
- SOLO
- 541
- AST
- 281
- SACK
- 1.0
- INT
- 27
- PD
- 70
- FF
- 11
Career Postseason
- GP
- 7
- TOT
- 40
- SOLO
- 27
- AST
- 13
- SACK
- 0.0
- INT
- 2
- PD
- 6
- FF
- 0
Per game
- GP
- 2
- TOT
- 6
- SOLO
- 3.5
- AST
- 2.5
- SACK
- 0.0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
- FF
- 0
Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.
Career regular season, Per game
- GP
- 132
- TOT
- 6.2
- SOLO
- 4.1
- AST
- 2.1
- SACK
- 0.0
- INT
- 0.2
- PD
- 0.5
- FF
- 0.1
Latest performance
Jessie Bates III
Sep 20 · vs CAR · L 34-3
- TOT
- 6
- SOLO
- 4
- AST
- 2
- SACK
- 0.0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Games
All gamesNext
at GBThu, Sep 24
vs GB since 2021
- 2
- GP
- 12
- TOT
- 11
- SOLO
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
| Date | Opponent | TOT | SOLO | SACK | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Sep 20 | vs CARL 34-3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun, Sep 13 | at PITL 20-13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun, Jan 04 | vs NOW 19-17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mon, Dec 29 | vs LARW 27-24 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Sun, Dec 21 | at ARIW 26-19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Thu, Dec 11 | at TBW 29-28 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
What are Jessie Bates III's career stats?
Jessie Bates III has played 9 seasons for the Bengals and the Falcons. He has recorded 822 tackles, 1 sacks and 27 interceptions. His best season so far is 2023: 132 tackles and 0.0 sacks.
Best single games
- Tackles: 13 @ MIA on Dec 6, 2020, L 19-7
- Sacks: 1 @ WSH on Dec 29, 2024, L 30-24 OT
Regular season only, from NFL game logs since 2018.
League leaderboards and awards
9 seasons, 2 postseasons, 2018 to 2026
All-time career rank
- 108th in tackles (822)
Among the 9,225 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
More on Jessie Bates III
Playoff games
Jessie Bates III played 7 games across 2 NFL postseasons — 5 won, 2 lost.
| TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together. | SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 |  BAL | W 24-17 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2022 |  BUF | W 27-10 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2022 |  KC | L 23-20 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2021 |  LV | W 26-19 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2021 |  TEN | W 19-16 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2021 | KC | W 27-24 OT | 4 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2021 | LAR | L 23-20 | 6 | 0.0 | 1 |
Totals, from NFL game logs since the 2021 postseason — earlier games are not counted.
Jessie Bates III against each club
- vs Carolina Panthers (8)
- vs New Orleans Saints (7)
- vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers (7)
- vs Pittsburgh Steelers (6)
- vs Baltimore Ravens (5)
- vs Kansas City Chiefs (5)
- vs Minnesota Vikings (4)
- vs New York Jets (4)
- vs Cleveland Browns (3)
- vs Las Vegas Raiders (3)
- vs Tennessee Titans (3)
- vs Washington Commanders (3)
- vs Arizona Cardinals (2)
- vs Buffalo Bills (2)
- vs Chicago Bears (2)
- vs Dallas Cowboys (2)
- vs Denver Broncos (2)
- vs Detroit Lions (2)
- vs Green Bay Packers (2)
- vs Indianapolis Colts (2)
- vs Los Angeles Chargers (2)
- vs Los Angeles Rams (2)
- vs Miami Dolphins (2)
- vs New England Patriots (2)
- vs San Francisco 49ers (2)
- vs Seattle Seahawks (2)
- vs Atlanta Falcons (1)
- vs Houston Texans (1)
- vs Jacksonville Jaguars (1)
- vs New York Giants (1)
- vs Philadelphia Eagles (1)
Similar players
Closest career per-game profiles to Jessie Bates III among NFL players at the same position.
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- Mike SainristilWSHAlike in Interceptions52out of 100 on profile similarity
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