Jessie Bates III

S, Wake Forest. Round 2, pick 54 of the 2018 draft, to the Cincinnati Bengals with a pick that came by trade.

After Week 9, 2026A+1st of 15 picks in his class drafted near him
TierstarAfter Week 9, 2026
Points89After Week 9, 2026
Redraft27thof 256, went 54th. After Week 9, 2026

Season by season

B-A-B-A-BA-A-AA-A+
Apr 30, 2018Dec 2019Jan 2021Jan 2022Jan 2023Jan 2024Jan 2025Jan 2026Jan 10, 2027season's end

Last point: After Week 9, 2026.

Jessie Bates III, season by season: team, games and snaps (playoffs included), the letter, his rank among the picks drafted nearest his slot (n), the typical season for his slot in points, and his points.
SeasonTeamGamesLetterRank near his slotTypical for his slotSnapsPoints
2018CIN16A-4th of 2761,11414
2019CIN16B-23rd of 4061,0595
2020CIN16A-6th of 3561,05015
2021CIN19B10th of 3061,2207
2022CIN19A-4th of 2521,2147
2023ATL17A-4th of 2811,13313
2024ATL17A3rd of 2701,09510
2025ATL17A-5th of 2601,0927
After Week 9, 2026ATL9A+1st of 15058911

How his points add up

  1. 2018 14 points

    safety pay0.70×full starter's season1.00×quality: 14th of 121 safeties by PFF grade1.60×points scale1011.2×rookie season1.2514.0
  2. 2019 5 points

    safety pay0.70×full starter's season1.00×quality: 82nd of 117 safeties by PFF grade0.71×points scale104.9×second season1.105.4
  3. 2020 15 points

    safety pay0.70×full starter's season1.00×quality: 1st of 117 safeties by PFF grade1.98×points scale1013.8+second-team All-Pro1.415.2
  4. 2021 7 points

    safety pay0.70×full starter's season1.00×quality: 46th of 125 safeties by PFF grade1.07×points scale107.5
  5. 2022 7 points

    safety pay0.70×full starter's season1.00×quality: 32nd of 124 safeties by PFF grade1.24×points scale108.7×fifth season on0.857.4
  6. 2023 13 points

    safety pay0.70×full starter's season1.00×quality: 2nd of 130 safeties by PFF grade1.95×points scale1013.6+second-team All-Pro1.415.0×fifth season on0.8512.8
  7. 2024 10 points

    safety pay0.70×full starter's season1.00×quality: 12th of 119 safeties by PFF grade1.65×points scale1011.5×fifth season on0.859.8
  8. 2025 7 points

    safety pay0.70×full starter's season1.00×quality: 61st of 128 safeties by PFF grade1.00×points scale107.0+second-team All-Pro1.48.4×fifth season on0.857.1
  9. After Week 9, 2026 11 points

    safety pay0.70×full starter's season1.00×quality: 3rd of 129 safeties by PFF grade1.92×points scale1013.4×fifth season on0.8511.4

Each season rounds to a whole number; the points are their sum.

Picked around him

The 2018 draft, picks 52 to 56.

  1. 52Rd 2Kemoko TurayDE · Rutgers · ColtsC-17pointsbust127thin a redraft
  2. 53Rd 2M.J. StewartCB · North Carolina · BuccaneersB+18pointsdepth121stin a redraft
  3. 54Rd 2Jessie Bates IIIS · Wake Forest · BengalsA+89pointsstar27thin a redraft
  4. 55Rd 2Donte JacksonCB · LSU · PanthersB+69pointsgood starter42ndin a redraft
  5. 56Rd 2Duke DawsonCB · Florida · PatriotsD-5pointsbust170thin a redraft

The Bengals' 2018 class

Every Bengals draft since 2017

  1. 21Rd 1Billy PriceC · Ohio StateC+11pointsbust148thin a redraft
  2. 54Rd 2Jessie Bates IIIS · Wake ForestA+89pointsstar27thin a redraft
  3. 77Rd 3Sam HubbardDE · Ohio StateA+94pointsbust25thin a redraft
  4. 78Rd 3Malik JeffersonOLB · TexasB-0pointsbust229thin a redraft
  5. 112Rd 4Mark WaltonRB · MiamiD+2pointsbust189thin a redraft
  6. 151Rd 5Davontae HarrisCB · Illinois StateB-4pointsbust174thin a redraft
  7. 158Rd 5Andrew BrownDE · VirginiaA-4pointsbust173rdin a redraft
  8. 170Rd 5Darius PhillipsCB · Western MichiganB-19pointsbust116thin a redraft
  9. 249Rd 7Logan WoodsideQB · ToledoA0pointsbust218thin a redraft
  10. 252Rd 7Rod TaylorOG · Ole MissB-0pointsbusttied 234thin a redraft
  11. 253Rd 7Auden TateWR · Florida StateA+23pointsbust111thin a redraft