Person in history
Jessie Bates
Jessie Bates, American football player
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1997 · February 26
- Age this year
- 29No death recorded in our data
- Known as
- American football player. Citizenship: United States
- Born
- 29th anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Jessie Bates III is an American professional football safety for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons and was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the second round of the 2018 NFL draft.
Early life
Educated at: Barringer Academy of the Arts & Humanities and R. Nelson Snider High School.
Early life Bates attended Snider High School in Fort Wayne, Indiana . [ 1 ] Along with football , he also played basketball . He originally committed to play college football for the Toledo Rockets , but he flipped his commitment to the Wake Forest Demon Deacons in February 2015. [ 2 ] Bates is the son of his single mother Theresa and has 6 siblings, his older sister Aaliyah, his younger brother Von and step-siblings Donavan, Nate, Kameron and Ariana. [ 3 ] ^ Hayes, Reggie (March 6, 2018).
Path and career
Professional career Pre-draft On January 4, 2018, Bates announced his decision to forgo his remaining eligibility and enter the 2018 NFL draft. [ 1 ] He attended the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis and completed the majority of combine drills, but opted to skip the bench press . Bates performed well and finished third among safeties in the 60-yard shuttle, fourth among safeties in three-cone drill, and fifth among safeties in the short shuttle.
Why this date
Jessie Bates appears on our February 26 calendar for 1997 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 1997.
- May 11Deep Blue (chess computer)
- May 101997 Qayen earthquake
- September 11Kurkse tragedy
- July 22Eiichiro Oda
- September 14Howrah–Ahmedabad Superfast Express
Born the same day
Contemporaries — born the same year
- 1997Nico HoernerMay 13
- 1997Dennis Smith Jr.November 25
- 1997Luis Díaz (footballer, born 1997)January 13
- 1997Francesco BagnaiaJanuary 14
- 1997Lauri MarkkanenMay 22
- 1997Kodak BlackJune 11
- 1997Steven KwanSeptember 5
- 1997Jackie YoungSeptember 16
Sources
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Questions about Jessie Bates
When was Jessie Bates born?
February 26 1997.
How old would Jessie Bates be today?
29 this year, based on the birth year we hold. We have no death record for them in our data, which is not proof either way.
Who else was born on February 26?
CL (rapper), Gabriel Obertan, Jacob Trouba and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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