Jessie Bates ranks in the all-time elite tier for defensive backs — a career that places Bates in the top 5% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Bates a career score of 77, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% | |||||
| 2018 | 21 | CIN | 16 | — | 109 | 71 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,114 | 98.8% | 25 | 5.6% | 49 | 31 | 0.6 | 77.7 | 13.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 22 | CIN | 16 | — | 95 | 66 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,059 | 98.8% | 18 | 3.9% | 48 | 30 | 0.6 | 100.1 | 10.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | 23 | CIN | 16 | — | 106 | 75 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3 | 15 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,050 | 99.1% | 62 | 13.8% | 46 | 25 | 0.5 | 70.7 | 10.3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | 24 | CIN | 15 | — | 83 | 62 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 953 | 95.0% | 65 | 15.3% | 45 | 36 | 0.8 | 122.0 | 12.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | 25 | CIN | 16 | — | 66 | 33 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 4 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,017 | 97.8% | 68 | 15.8% | 37 | 19 | 0.5 | 76.1 | 14.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0.1 |
| 2023 | 26 | ATL | 17 | — | 121 | 78 | 43 | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 6 | 11 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,133 | 99.6% | 4 | 0.8% | 51 | 33 | 0.6 | 67.1 | 12.4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | 27 | ATL | 17 | — | 98 | 58 | 40 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,095 | 98.2% | 8 | 1.8% | 51 | 36 | 0.7 | 89.1 | 7.5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 0.1 |
| 2025 | 28 | ATL | 17 | — | 97 | 56 | 41 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,092 | 98.9% | 24 | 5.5% | 48 | 27 | 0.6 | 73.7 | 10.6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 0.1 |
| 2026 | 29 | ATL | 5 | — | 23 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 331 | 94.8% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 135 | — | 798 | 511 | 287 | 12 | 6 | 1.0 | 19.0 | 27 | 72 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 375 | 237 | — | — | — | 11 | 5 | 5 | 64 | 84 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
202 career value over replacement — #374 all-time of 4,695. 25.3/season above a replacement-level S.
Career Profile
Pick #54 (Rd 2) · CIN · 2018 · +29.4 vs expected KV-H
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