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ATL · SS · #3

Jessie Bates III

Starter

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Jessie Bates III is the starting SS for the Atlanta Falcons.

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Jessie Bates III this week

The Atlanta Falcons play next in Week 6, at home against the Chicago Bears on Sun, Oct 18 (Fox). Jessie Bates III is listed as the starter at SS going into that game.

At SS for the Atlanta Falcons, DeMarcco Hellams and Jammie Robinson are next in line behind him.

Jessie Bates III's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: L 23-30 vs BAL (Oct 11); W 45-24 at NO (Oct 5); W 35-14 at GB (Sep 24).

Jessie Bates III wears No. 3, is 29 years old, is listed at 6' 1", 210 lbs, has 9 years of NFL experience, came out of Wake Forest.

Is Jessie Bates III playing this week?

Jessie Bates III is expected to start at SS for Atlanta Falcons. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).

ATL SS Depth

1Jessie Bates IIIStarter
2DeMarcco Hellams
3Jammie Robinson

Atlanta Falcons Starting Lineup

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Age
29
Height
6' 1"
Weight
210
Experience
9 yrs

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    Season Stats

    SeasonTeamGTklTFLSacksINTPD
    2026ATL5120002
    2025ATL17561036
    2024ATL175821410
    2023ATL177820611
    2022CIN16331048
    2021CIN15623014
    2020CIN167720315
    2019CIN16660039
    2018CIN16710037
    Career9 yrs1355131112772

    Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.

    2026 vs. 2025

    Tackles
    12
    -0.9/gm vs 2025
    Sacks
    0
    even with 2025 per game
    INT
    0
    -0.2/gm vs 2025

    Career Totals

    Seasons
    9
    Games
    135
    Tackles
    513

    #8 of 9 at FS in Interceptions (2026)

    WHY THIS RATING

    Jessie Bates III is rated 78 (Solid): production, role and draft slot rank 88th of 263 qualifying defensive backs (outperforms 67% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.

    Rating basis
    Production + draft
    On-field production
    60th percentile
    Beats 60% of 263
    Sample
    5 + 17 games
    2026 + 2025 · 1,423 snaps
    Draft slot
    5% of rating
    Pick 54 · 2018 draft
    Updated
    Through week 5

    Production per game depends partly on the offense or scheme around a player, so a player on a weak team can rate lower. Not a betting line. How we rank

    2026 Game Log

    Oct 11Lvs BALTKL 4
    TKL
    4
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 23-30

    Oct 5W@ NOTKL 0
    TKL
    0
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    1

    Final W 45-24

    Sep 24W@ GBTKL 1
    TKL
    1
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    1

    Final W 35-14

    Sep 20Lvs CARTKL 4
    TKL
    4
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 3-34

    Sep 13L@ PITTKL 3
    TKL
    3
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 13-20

    Jessie Bates III's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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    Team Role

    Starter
    Jessie Bates III plays 95% of his team's defensive snaps in games he appears in (2026, 5 games).
    Snap share95%

    College

    Wake Forest

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