Brian Bates Jr.
Sam Houston Bearkats
64
Depth

Brian Bates Jr.

Sam Houston BearkatsRebuilding
MLBDefenseDepthTRANSFER · Delaware State
Projected Starter

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Brian Bates Jr. is the projected starter at MLB for Sam Houston Bearkats.

Redshirt junior · #33 · 6'1", 230 lbs

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The Story

Making His Case

This season: 6 tackles, 0 TFL, 0 sacks. That's 1% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 64 overall (Depth tier).

Team Share1%
Centreville, VA
Jersey
#33
Class
RS JR/TR
Height
6'1"
Weight
230 lbs
Transfer
Delaware State

Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
—600

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

High School
DeMatha Catholic
Hometown
Hyattsville, MD

Why this rating?

On a 71-rated defense; 24th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.60 for competition level) put them -7 vs unit starters → 64.

Team defense (SP+)
71
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 24% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.60)
Depth-chart adjustment
-7 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 15LWKUTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 16-3

Oct 8LLIBTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 35-3

Sep 26LTTUTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 49-14

Sep 19WNICHTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 59-0

Sep 12LTLSATKL 9
TKL
9
SOLO
4
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 23-17

Sep 5LTROYTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
1
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 24-21

Brian Bates Jr.'s 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

6 tkl · 0 TFL · 0 sacks
Usage / Involvement20%
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