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Bates named to FWAA Freshman All-America team
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Safety Jessie Bates III of Wake Forest was named to the Football Writers Association of America Freshman All-America team. Bates is joined in the secondary by Xavier Crawford of Oregon State, Clifton Duck of Appalachian State, Javon Hagan of Ohio and Taylor Rapp of Washington.
Bates, a 6-2, 200-pound redshirt freshman from Fort Wayne, IN (Snider HS) was a starter in all 13 games this season for the Demon Deacons. He finished second on the team with 100 tackles and was the team leader with five interceptions for 158 yards.
On the year, Bates is tied for 13th in the nation in interceptions and ranks first among all freshmen in the country with five picks. He led all freshmen with 158 interception return yards and was the only freshman with two interception returns for touchdowns.
In the ACC, Bates ranks 14th with 7.7 tackles per game and is second in the league in tackles among freshmen.
Bates had a remarkable game at Indiana on Sept. 24, playing in front of dozens of friends and family members. He led the team with eight tackles, intercepted a Hoosier pass in the end zone and returned it 39 yards leading to a Deacon touchdown. Early in the second quarter Bates intercepted another IU pass and returned it 55 yards for a touchdown to give Wake Forest a 14-7 lead. Wake Forest went on to win 33-28 in Bloomington.
Wake Forest went 7-6 on the season including a 34-26 win over No. 23 Temple in the Military Bowl at Annapolis, Md. on Dec. 27.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Safety Jessie Bates III of Wake Forest was named to the Football Writers Association of America Freshman All-America team. Bates is joined in the secondary by Xavier Crawford of Oregon State, Clifton Duck of Appalachian State, Javon Hagan of Ohio and Taylor Rapp of Washington.
Bates, a 6-2, 200-pound redshirt freshman from Fort Wayne, IN (Snider HS) was a starter in all 13 games this season for the Demon Deacons. He finished second on the team with 100 tackles and was the team leader with five interceptions for 158 yards.
On the year, Bates is tied for 13th in the nation in interceptions and ranks first among all freshmen in the country with five picks. He led all freshmen with 158 interception return yards and was the only freshman with two interception returns for touchdowns.
In the ACC, Bates ranks 14th with 7.7 tackles per game and is second in the league in tackles among freshmen.
Bates had a remarkable game at Indiana on Sept. 24, playing in front of dozens of friends and family members. He led the team with eight tackles, intercepted a Hoosier pass in the end zone and returned it 39 yards leading to a Deacon touchdown. Early in the second quarter Bates intercepted another IU pass and returned it 55 yards for a touchdown to give Wake Forest a 14-7 lead. Wake Forest went on to win 33-28 in Bloomington.
Wake Forest went 7-6 on the season including a 34-26 win over No. 23 Temple in the Military Bowl at Annapolis, Md. on Dec. 27.
