Jalen Bates

Photo by: Mike Brohard

Position:
Defensive End
Height:
6-4
Weight:
246
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Kaplan, La.
High School:
Kaplan
Prev School:
Arizona State

Career Highs:

Tackles: 10 - at Utah State, 9/28/19
TFLs: 1.0 - vs. San Diego State, 10/5/19
QBHs: 2 - vs. Western Illinois, 9/7/19

2019 (r-Sr.) | 12/12: Had a season-best 10 tackles at Utah State. … Recorded his sack vs. UNLV. … Started every game as a graduate transfer at defensive end. … Tied for the team lead with five quarterback hurries.

HIGHLIGHT REEL

Joins the Rams as a graduate transfer after spending the past four seasons at Arizona State (2015-18).
Played in all 13 games and started 10 in 2018, as a redshirt-junior, making 31 tackles (17 solo), including six tackles for loss and one sack, with one forced fumble.
Recorded half a sack against both UTSA and Oregon State.
After redshirting in 2015, saw action in two games in 2016 and three games in 2017 before his breakout year in 2018.
Earned his bachelor’s degree in sociology from Arizona State in December 2018.
Coming out of Kaplan (La.) High School was listed by 247Sports as the No. 20 weakside defensive end in the nation, the No. 29 strongside defensive end in the country by Rivals and the No. 57 defensive end prospect in the nation by ESPN.com.