Jessie Bates

Jessie Bates

26-Year-Old SafetyS
Atlanta Falcons
2023 Fantasy Outlook
There was no outlook written for Jessie Bates in 2023. Check out the latest news below for more on his current fantasy value.
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$Signed a four-year, $64.02 million contract with the Falcons in March of 2023.
Headed to Atlanta
SAtlanta Falcons
March 13, 2023
Bates is in line to sign with the Falcons, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
ANALYSIS
The Bengals have lost both their starting safeties within the first few hours of the NFL's legal tampering period, seeing Bates depart for Atlanta shortly after Vonn Bell reached terms with the Panthers. The silver lining for Cincinnati is a big opportunity ahead for 2022 first-round pick Dax Hill, who played only 131 defensive snaps in 15 games as a rookie. Bates, meanwhile, immediately becomes one of the best players for an Atlanta defense that's been bad for the past half-decade. He has a good chance to rebound from last year's career-low 71 tackles, though big-play opportunities figure to be fewer and further between unless the Falcons improve considerably from 2022.
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Snap Distribution / Depth Chart
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Measurables Review
How do Jessie Bates' measurables compare to other safeties?
This section compares his draft workout metrics with players at the same position. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that metric and it would be considered average.
Height
6' 1"
 
Weight
200 lbs
 
40-Yard Dash
4.50 sec
 
Shuttle Time
4.26 sec
 
Cone Drill
6.78 sec
 
Vertical Jump
35.5 in
 
Broad Jump
117 in
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Bates has been one of the top safeties for four years, but 2021 was arguably his worst season. Rather than the start of a decline, Bates’ regression more likely marks an aberration that will soon be corrected with a bounce back. His 88 tackles and one interception in 15 games last year were acceptable, but that’s not quite the standard he set his first three years, all of which hit triple-digit tackles and three interceptions.
If Bates played for a better team he'd probably get much more recognition. At the moment, it's mostly just Bengals fans and IDP investors who appreciate his talent, which he has demonstrated beyond doubt in his three seasons out of Wake Forest. Bates logged at least 1,050 snaps and triple-digit tackles in each of those seasons, intercepting three passes in each year as well. Bates has done all this while playing well in coverage, so he doesn't inflate his stats with cheap tackles. He's very much capable of a monster season that puts him in the race for the No. 1 defensive back IDP distinction.
Although he won't be 24 until October, it's probably safe to call Bates one of the league's best safeties as he heads into his third year. It took a huge snap count to get there (2,197), but through 32 games he has 211 tackles and six interceptions, putting him at the 100-tackle, three-interception threshold in both seasons. He should continue to produce along those lines, both because he's good and because Cincinnati's uptempo offense should assure a high snap count for the defense. As long as his snap count stays above 1,000, Bates' tackle count should stay on course for 100 or more.
Bates was a bright light on a Cincinnati defense that was mostly horrific last year, totaling 111 tackles while doing what he could to stop the bleeding in the Bengals secondary by intercepting three passes and allowing a 58.7 passer rating when targeted. The second-round pick out of Wake Forest is a standout athlete who won't turn 23 until October, so his growth should soften the blow of the tackle regression he's likely to see this year. The Bengals should be bad again, so the conditions that made Bates improbably productive last year mostly remain in place.
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Records four picks in fifth season
SCincinnati Bengals
February 1, 2023
Bates finished the regular season with a career-low 71 tackles and a career-high four interceptions in 16 appearances. He added 20 tackles in the Bengals' three postseason contests.
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Nabs third interception
SCincinnati Bengals
December 12, 2022
Bates picked off Deshaun Watson for his third interception of the season in Sunday's win over the Browns. He also had three tackles.
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Bounces back in win
SCincinnati Bengals
December 6, 2022
Bates recorded eight tackles (four solo) during Sunday's 27-24 win versus the Chiefs.
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First double-digit tackle outing
SCincinnati Bengals
November 1, 2022
Bates recorded 10 tackles (four solo) in Monday's 32-13 defeat against the Browns.
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In great shape
SCincinnati Bengals
September 7, 2022
Bates is in great game shape despite missing all of training camp, Geoff Hobson of Bengals.com reports.
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