 Bates in 2023 | |||||||||||||||
| No. 3 – Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||||||
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| Position: | Safety | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born: | February 26, 1997 Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school: | Snider (Fort Wayne) | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Wake Forest (2015–2017) | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2018 / round: 2 / pick: 54 | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||||
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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.