Jake Bates
Career Summary
College soccer player turned football kicker.
Jake Bates played soccer at Central Arkansas before handling football kickoffs at Texas State and Arkansas.
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High School
Soccer honors at Tomball.
Bates earned first-team all-district and District 20-5A Offensive MVP honors with Tomball's soccer team.
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College Career
Kickoff specialist with All-SEC recognition.
Bates started 29 soccer matches over two seasons at Central Arkansas, then handled kickoffs at Texas State in 2020 and 2021. At Arkansas in 2022, he earned first-team All-SEC honors as a kickoff specialist. His 64 touchbacks on 75 kickoffs produced an FBS-leading 85.3 percent touchback rate.
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30127, 00-0039172, 1999-03-03, Jake Bates, Jacob, Bates
MFT PLAYER RANKINGS
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MFT Score: 59.3
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