Jessie Bates III | Atlanta Falcons
NFL Player
Jessie Bates III
Atlanta FalconsHeight6' 1"Weight210 lbsAge29Experience9th Season
24SOLOTied-74th
3Forced FumblesTied-3rd
1InterceptionsTied-33rd
4Passes DefendedTied-72nd
Player Information
PositionSafety
Jersey#3
Date of Birth26/2/1997
BirthplaceFort Wayne, IN
CollegeWake Forest
Experience9th Season
Draft2018: Rd 2, Pk 54 (CIN)
StatusActive
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Season, Postseason & Career
| Split | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD | STF | STFYDS | KB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | 46 | 24 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Projected | 98 | 51 | 47 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Last 5 Games | 29 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 856 | 558 | 298 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 46 | 28 | 384 | 13.7 | 4 | 92 | 74 | 22.5 | 28 | 0 |
Defense by Season
| Season | GP | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD | STF | STFYDS | KB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 16 | 111 | 73 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 16 | 99 | 70 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 16 | 109 | 78 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 2021 | 15 | 88 | 67 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 1 | 65 | 65.0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2.5 | 6 | 0 |
| 2022 | 16 | 71 | 38 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 17 | 132 | 89 | 43 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 95 | 15.8 | 1 | 92 | 11 | 7.5 | 8 | 0 |
| 2024 | 17 | 102 | 62 | 40 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 55 | 13.8 | 1 | 55 | 10 | 4.5 | 5 | 0 |
| 2025 | 17 | 98 | 57 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 1 | 34 | 6 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 | 8 | 46 | 24 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 138 | 856 | 558 | 298 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 46 | 28 | 384 | 13.7 | 4 | 92 | 74 | 22.5 | 28 | 0 |
Scoring by Season
| Season | GP | PASS | RUSH | REC | RET | TD | 2PT | PAT | FG | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2023 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2026 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Career | 138 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
Passing by Season
| Season | GP | CMP | ATT | CMP% | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | LNG | SACK | RTG | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | - |
| Career | 138 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | - |
Game Log
| Game | Result | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | STF | STFYDS | FUM | LST | FF | FR | KB | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 @ TB2026 Regular SeasonWeek 8 | L 16-0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 vs SF2026 Regular SeasonWeek 7 | W 29-20 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 vs CHI2026 Regular SeasonWeek 6 | L 31-23 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 vs BAL2026 Regular SeasonWeek 5 | L 30-23 OT | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 @ NO2026 Regular SeasonWeek 4 | W 45-24 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 @ GB2026 Regular SeasonWeek 3 | W 35-14 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 vs CAR2026 Regular SeasonWeek 2 | L 34-3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 @ PIT2026 Regular SeasonWeek 1 | L 20-13 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |