Jessie Bates III

[Untouchable]

I mentioned this over in the draft board but I'll also post it here.  Rumors going around that we have been taking serious interest in the Wake Forest safety.  Keep the name filed away in the back of your mind as he could be a target around our 3rd rounders.  Some links below to the rumors and to get acquainted with him:

http://draftanalyst.com/pre-combine-safety-boards-stacking-around-league

http://draftanalyst.com/tuesday-draft-notes-post-super-bowl-edition

http://www.nfl.com/combine/profiles/jessie-bates?id=2560130

http://www.draftblaster.com/2018-nfl-draft/positions-defense/safety/jessie-bates-s-wake-forest/

[The Lobo]

Great info thank you. 

[Ace_Aladdin]

I have him on my mock draft, perfect pickup with size & speed to cover a lot of area.

 

[bababoey]

I have seen his name a few times.  Personally I like his brother Master better than Jessie but everyone has a favorite.

[t96]

Good stuff. Honestly I wouldn't be against double dipping with Harrison or James early for SS and then Bates for FS with one of our thirds.

[Davidson Deac II]

For some reason :), I got to see him play quite a bit.  About the best thing that can be said of him is that when he went out with an injury, the pass defense, and indeed the defense as a whole, got significantly worse. 

 

He is a pretty good punt returner as well. 

[La Pantera]

He was solid piece on wakes def. Wouldn't hate the pick in the mid rounds.

[LinvilleGorge]

25 minutes ago, thomas96 said:

Good stuff. Honestly I wouldn't be against double dipping with Harrison or James early for SS and then Bates for FS with one of our thirds.

Me neither. We've neglected the safety position for the majority of this franchise's history.

The young corners took a lot of heat last season and honestly they didn't play well, but they didn't have any help on the back end either. 

[TheSpecialJuan]