Jake Bates
25-Year-Old
2024 Kicking Stats
FGM
26
FGA
29
FG%
0.9
50+
6
XP
64
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Bates went undrafted out of Arkansas in 2023 and was then waived by the Texans in mid-August. The Lions signed him in June 2024 as possible competition for Michael Badgley, who subsequently suffered a season-ending hamstring injury during training camp. Bates now has a shot at being Detroit's kicker come Week 1, but the team almost certainly will bring in other competition this summer. Read Past Outlooks
Capitalizes on only FGA in win
Bates made his only field-goal attempt while going 4-for-4 on extra-point tries in Sunday night's 31-9 win over Minnesota.
ANALYSIS
Bates connected on his only field-goal attempt as time expired in the first half, nailing a 48-yarder to give the Lions a 10-6 lead at the break. Additionally, the kicker got back on track when it comes to PATs, making all four of his tries in Week 18. Bates has now finished his rookie regular season having gone 26-for-29 on field-goal attempts while making 64 of 67 PATs over 17 games. He'll look to keep it up when Detroit returns to action in the NFC divisional round in two weeks.
Bates connected on his only field-goal attempt as time expired in the first half, nailing a 48-yarder to give the Lions a 10-6 lead at the break. Additionally, the kicker got back on track when it comes to PATs, making all four of his tries in Week 18. Bates has now finished his rookie regular season having gone 26-for-29 on field-goal attempts while making 64 of 67 PATs over 17 games. He'll look to keep it up when Detroit returns to action in the NFC divisional round in two weeks.
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Connects on two FGAs in victory
Bates made both of his field-goal attempts while going 2-for-4 on extra-point tries in Monday night's 40-34 win over the 49ers.
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Makes two FGAs in Week 16
Bates went 2-for-3 on field-goal tries while making all four of his PATs in Sunday's 34-17 win over the Bears.
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Misses only FGA in loss
Bates missed his only field-goal attempt while making all six of his extra-point tries in Sunday's 48-42 loss to the Bills.
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Makes winning field goal
Bates converted all four of his extra-point tries and both of his field-goal attempts in a 34-31 win over the Packers on Thursday.
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Hits three field goals in win
Bates went 3-for-4 on field-goal attempts while making two PATs in Thursday's 23-20 win over the Bears.
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Atop depth chart after Badgley hurt
Bates is the only healthy kicker remaining for the Lions, as Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that Michael Badgley suffered a season-ending hamstring injury during Thursday's practice.
ANALYSIS
Bates had been slated to compete with Badgley to be Detroit's kicker in 2024, but Badgley will miss the entire campaign, leaving Bates as the favorite to start by default. After showing off his big leg by making six field goals of 50-plus yards in the UFL, Bates saw his chances of securing a spot on Detroit's roster get a boost due to Badgley's injury, though the Lions are expected to bring in another kicker to compete with Bates. Per Field Yates of ESPN, the Lions worked out kickers Matt Ammendola, Lucas Havrisik, Matthew McCrane and Andre Szmyt on Friday.
Bates had been slated to compete with Badgley to be Detroit's kicker in 2024, but Badgley will miss the entire campaign, leaving Bates as the favorite to start by default. After showing off his big leg by making six field goals of 50-plus yards in the UFL, Bates saw his chances of securing a spot on Detroit's roster get a boost due to Badgley's injury, though the Lions are expected to bring in another kicker to compete with Bates. Per Field Yates of ESPN, the Lions worked out kickers Matt Ammendola, Lucas Havrisik, Matthew McCrane and Andre Szmyt on Friday.