Atlanta Falcons · FS (DB) · 8 games through Nov 1, 2026 · Wake Forest (2018 Round 2, Pick 54)

Jessie Bates

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73.5

Downfield Score v7.0Ranked #32 of 218 qualified DBs

Combined tackles: 4524 solo · 21 ast
Sacks & QB hits: 00 QB hits
Tackles for loss: 03 forced fumbles
Coverage: 4 PD · 1 INTPasses defended & picks
Defensive snaps: 53266.5 snaps/G
Team def. EPA / play: −0.041Schedule-adjusted · What is EPA?

Jessie Bates among the 218 qualified defensive backs: each 2026 Downfield Score, 0 to 100.

Lake94.1
Hooker92.2
Williams91.1
Robertson89.2
Battle88.4
Reed87.6
Lassiter86.2
Jones85.2
Parrish84.6
Bates#3273.5

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Downfield Score v7.0 breakdown

Each component is shrunk toward the 2026 positional mean before percentile ranking across 218 qualified DBs. Read score check & methodology · What Raw and Shrunk mean

Defensive snaps per game, regressed30% weight · Raw 1.03 → Shrunk 56.38

92thpercentile

Coverage disruptions per game16% weight · Raw 0.02 → Shrunk 0.44

45thpercentile

Weighted defensive disruption per game22% weight · Raw 0.11 → Shrunk 6.18

80thpercentile

Coverage disruption rate, regressed9% weight · Raw 1.6% → Shrunk 1.2%

40thpercentile

Solo tackle rate, regressed9% weight · Raw 4.6% → Shrunk 4.2%

69thpercentile

Combined tackle rate, regressed10% weight · Raw 8.7% → Shrunk 7.9%

81thpercentile

Schedule-adjusted team defensive EPA / play, regressed4% weight · Raw −0.041 → Shrunk +0.005

82thpercentile

2026 game log

Every 2026 regular-season game line for Jessie Bates. Click any game to open its drive-by-drive chart and box score.

Week	Date	Matchup	Result	Tackles	Solo	PD	INT	Def. snaps
Week 1	Sep 13, 2026	@ PIT	L 13-20	6	3	0	0	67
Week 2	Sep 20, 2026	vs CAR	L 3-34	6	4	0	0	62
Week 3	Sep 24, 2026	@ GB	W 35-14	4	1	1	0	65
Week 4	Oct 5, 2026	@ NO	W 45-24	1	0	1	0	61
Week 5	Oct 11, 2026	vs BAL	L 23-30	6	4	0	0	76
Week 6	Oct 18, 2026	vs CHI	L 23-31	7	5	0	0	77
Week 7	Oct 25, 2026	vs SF	W 29-20	9	2	2	1	64
Week 8	Nov 1, 2026	@ TB	L 0-16	6	5	0	0	60

College to the NFL: Wake Forest to Atlanta Falcons

Verified identity bridge linking Jessie Bates's college regular-season tackles at Wake Forest to official NFL game lines.

Wake Forest (College tackles)

932016

722017

5454th pick
2018 Draft

ATL (NFL tackles)

1092018

952019

1082020

832021

662022

1212023

982024

972025

452026 *

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Career NFL seasons

Regular-season totals from official NFL game lines across 9 seasons.

Season	Club	G	Tackles	Solo	Ast	Sacks	TFL	QBH	PD	INT	FF	Def. snaps
2018	CIN	16	109	71	38	0	0	0	7	3	0	1,114
2019	CIN	16	95	66	29	0	0	0	9	3	1	1,059
2020	CIN	16	108	77	31	0	2	1	15	3	1	1,050
2021	CIN	15	83	62	21	0	3	1	4	1	0	953
2022	CIN	16	66	33	33	0	1	0	8	4	1	1,017
2023	ATL	17	121	78	43	0	2	1	11	6	3	1,133
2024	ATL	17	98	58	40	1	2	1	10	4	4	1,095
2025	ATL	17	97	56	41	0	1	2	6	3	1	1,092
2026 (so far)	ATL	8	45	24	21	0	0	0	4	1	3	532

Compare Jessie Bates with top defensive backs

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Jessie Bates vs. Quentin Lake (LA)Score 73.5 vs. 94.1 Jessie Bates vs. Amani Hooker (TEN)Score 73.5 vs. 92.2 Jessie Bates vs. Evan Williams (GB)Score 73.5 vs. 91.1 Jessie Bates vs. Amik Robertson (WAS)Score 73.5 vs. 89.2 Jessie Bates vs. Jordan Battle (CIN)Score 73.5 vs. 88.4 Jessie Bates vs. D.J. Reed (DET)Score 73.5 vs. 87.6