Daren Bates
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Position: | Assistant special teams coordinator | ||||||||
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Born: | Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. | November 27, 1990||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
High school: | Olive Branch (Olive Branch, Mississippi) | ||||||||
College: | Auburn | ||||||||
Undrafted: | 2013 | ||||||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Daren Weston Bates
High school career
Bates played his freshman through junior year at Christian Brothers High School in Memphis, Tennessee. While there, Bates was a 2-time first-team Tennessee All-State safety. His senior year, Bates played at Olive Branch High School in Mississippi for coach Scott Samsel. He collected 90 tackles and four interceptions and had nearly 900 yards of total offense as a senior and was named MHSAA All-Region 1 Class 5A team.
College career
In 2009, Bates was tied for 39th in the
Professional career
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle |
Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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5 ft 10+5⁄8 in (1.79 m) |
210 lb (95 kg) |
31+1⁄4 in (0.79 m) |
9+1⁄4 in (0.23 m) |
4.53 s | 1.65 s | 2.68 s | 4.53 s | 7.28 s | 33.5 in (0.85 m) |
9 ft 9 in (2.97 m) |
15 reps | |
All values from Auburn Pro Day[2][3] |
St. Louis Rams
Bates was signed by the
In a December 21, 2014 game against the New York Giants, Bates leaped over the Giants' long snapper during a field goal attempt and blocked the kick, which was recovered by Will Herring for the Rams.[4]
On September 11, 2015, Bates was named one of the five captains for the 2015 season for the Rams, the first time in his career.[5]
Bates registered back-to-back seasons (2014-2015) of double-digit special team's tackles.
Oakland Raiders
Bates signed with the Oakland Raiders on March 14, 2016.[6]
Tennessee Titans
On March 10, 2017, Bates signed a three-year, $6 million contract with the Tennessee Titans.[7] In 2017, Bates set a career high and ranked second on the team with 16 special teams' tackles.
On September 3, 2018, Bates was announced to be the special teams captain and tallied 10 special teams' tackles.[8]
Houston Texans
After becoming a free agent in March 2020, Bates had a tryout with the Houston Texans on August 20, 2020.[9] He signed with the team three days later.[10] He was waived on August 31, 2020.[11]
Tennessee Titans (second stint)
On September 14, 2020, Bates was signed to the Tennessee Titans' practice squad.[12] He was elevated to the active roster on October 13 and October 17 for the team's weeks 5, 6, and 7 games against the Buffalo Bills, Houston Texans, and Pittsburgh Steelers, and reverted to the practice squad after each game.[13][14][15] He was promoted to the active roster on October 27, 2020.[16]
Atlanta Falcons
On October 18, 2021, Bates was signed to the Atlanta Falcons practice squad.[17] He was promoted to the active roster on November 2, 2021.[18] He was placed on injured reserve on November 18.[19] He was activated on December 25.
References
- ^ "Daren Bates Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
- ^ "Daren Bates, Auburn, SS, 2013 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". Retrieved September 5, 2013.
- ^ "Former Auburn linebacker Daren Bates shows he has enough speed to move to safety". al.com. March 6, 2013. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
- ^ Sherman, Rodger (December 21, 2014). "Rams player jumps over line for awesome field goal block". SB Nation. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
- ^ Simmons, Myles (September 9, 2015). "Practice Report 9/9: Naming Captains and a Center". TheRams.com.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Oakland Raiders Sign Linebacker Daren Bates". Raiders.com. March 14, 2016. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
- ^ Wyatt, Jim (March 10, 2017). "Titans Agree to Terms with Linebacker Daren Bates". TitansOnline.com.
- ^ Wyatt, Jim (September 3, 2018). "Titans Elect Five Captains for 2018 Season". TitansOnline.com. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
- ^ @AlbertBreer (August 20, 2020). "Today's tryout/visit list" (Tweet). Retrieved August 21, 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Texans Announce Roster Moves". HoustonTexans.com. August 23, 2020. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
- ^ Alper, Josh (August 31, 2020). "Texans cut Daren Bates, two others". ProFootballTalk. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
- ^ Inabinett, Mark (September 14, 2020). "Daren Bates returns to Tennessee Titans". AL.com. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
- ^ Alper, Josh (October 13, 2020). "Titans activate two from COVID-19 list, call up four players for Tuesday night". NBCSports.com. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
- ^ Wyatt, Jim (October 17, 2020). "Titans Make Roster Moves Leading Up to Sunday's Game vs. Texans". TennesseeTitans.com. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
- ^ Williams, Charean (October 24, 2020). "Titans activate Dane Cruikshank from injured reserve". NBCSports.com. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
- ^ Wyatt, Jim (October 27, 2020). "Titans Promote LB Daren Bates, OL David Quessenberry to 53-Man Roster". TennesseeTitans.com.
- ^ "Falcons sign LB and special teamer Daren Bates to practice squad". The Falcoholic. SB Nation. October 18, 2021.
- ^ Simmons, Myles (November 2, 2021). "Falcons sign Daren Bates, James Vaughters to 53-man roster". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
- ^ "Falcons roster moves: Hayden Hurst to injured reserve, analyzing other gameday moves". AtlantaFalcons.com. November 18, 2021.
External links
- Auburn Tigers bio
- Media related to Daren Bates at Wikimedia Commons