15 Michael Bates Jr.
Michael Bates Jr.
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Weight:
    185
  • Year:
    So.
  • Hometown:
    Dearborn, Mich.
  • High School:
    Edsel Ford
  • Position:
    DB
  • gp
    10
  • tk
    44.0
  • sac
    0.0
  • int
    4
  • ffum
    0

Bio

College: 2021: Second Team All-GLIAC... Team defensive back of the year... GLIAC Defensive Player of the Week (Nov. 8)... GLIAC All-Academic Team... Appeared in 10 games for the Huskies... Recorded 23 tackles, including two unassisted tackles... broke up five passes (15th GLIAC) and had two tackles for loss (2.5 yards)... One fumble recovery... Lead team and tied for GLIAC lead with four interceptions for 165 and two touchdowns... Made 100 yards interception for touchdown against Northwood... Seventh on the team with 44.0 total tackles... 2020: Season Cancelled (Covid19)...2019: Appeared in 10 games for the Huskies... Made 12 total stops with five unassisted tackles... GLIAC All-Academic Team... 2018: Redshirted...

High School: Competed at Edsel Ford High where he competed in football and track... All-State hurdler and state qualifier in outdoor and indoor track... National Honors Society and Spanish National Honors Society...

Personal: Son of Michael Bates and Amy Heineman... Mother Amy was a collegiate gymnast and Father Michael was a collegiate and professional football player along with being an Olympian in track... Majoring in Biological Science...Birthday is June 24.

Player Profile

Recent Games
Oct 9 at Wayne State W, 30-27
Oct 16 at Northern Michigan W, 21-14
Oct 23 #1 Ferris State L, 38-10
Oct 30 at #7 Grand Valley State L, 14-9
Nov 6 at Northwood W, 34-0
Nov 13 Saginaw Valley State W, 21-20
  Overall Conf
Solo tackles 23 15
Assists 21 16
Tackles 44.0 31.0
Tackles per game 4.4 4.4
Sacks 0.0 0.0
Sack yards 0 0
Interceptions 4 2
Returned for touchdown 2 1
Fumble recoveries 1 1
Fumble return TDs - -

Game Log - Passing

Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 4 Hillsdale W, 14-10 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 11 St. Thomas L, 12-9 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 25 #9 Grand Valley State L, 44-21 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 2 Davenport W, 31-7 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at Wayne State W, 30-27 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 16 at Northern Michigan W, 21-14 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 23 #1 Ferris State L, 38-10 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 30 at #7 Grand Valley State L, 14-9 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 6 at Northwood W, 34-0 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 13 Saginaw Valley State W, 21-20 - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Rushing

Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 4 Hillsdale W, 14-10 - - - - - - -
Sep 11 St. Thomas L, 12-9 - - - - - - -
Sep 25 #9 Grand Valley State L, 44-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 2 Davenport W, 31-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at Wayne State W, 30-27 - - - - - - -
Oct 16 at Northern Michigan W, 21-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 23 #1 Ferris State L, 38-10 - - - - - - -
Oct 30 at #7 Grand Valley State L, 14-9 - - - - - - -
Nov 6 at Northwood W, 34-0 - - - - - - -
Nov 13 Saginaw Valley State W, 21-20 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Receiving

Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 4 Hillsdale W, 14-10 - - - - - - -
Sep 11 St. Thomas L, 12-9 - - - - - - -
Sep 25 #9 Grand Valley State L, 44-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 2 Davenport W, 31-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at Wayne State W, 30-27 - - - - - - -
Oct 16 at Northern Michigan W, 21-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 23 #1 Ferris State L, 38-10 - - - - - - -
Oct 30 at #7 Grand Valley State L, 14-9 - - - - - - -
Nov 6 at Northwood W, 34-0 - - - - - - -
Nov 13 Saginaw Valley State W, 21-20 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Kicking

Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 4 Hillsdale W, 14-10 - - - - - 0
Sep 11 St. Thomas L, 12-9 - - - - - 0
Sep 25 #9 Grand Valley State L, 44-21 - - - - - 0
Oct 2 Davenport W, 31-7 - - - - - 0
Oct 9 at Wayne State W, 30-27 - - - - - 0
Oct 16 at Northern Michigan W, 21-14 - - - - - 0
Oct 23 #1 Ferris State L, 38-10 - - - - - 0
Oct 30 at #7 Grand Valley State L, 14-9 - - - - - 0
Nov 6 at Northwood W, 34-0 - - - - - 0
Nov 13 Saginaw Valley State W, 21-20 - - - - - 0

Game Log - Punting

Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 4 Hillsdale W, 14-10 - - - - - - - -
Sep 11 St. Thomas L, 12-9 - - - - - - - -
Sep 25 #9 Grand Valley State L, 44-21 - - - - - - - -
Oct 2 Davenport W, 31-7 - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at Wayne State W, 30-27 - - - - - - - -
Oct 16 at Northern Michigan W, 21-14 - - - - - - - -
Oct 23 #1 Ferris State L, 38-10 - - - - - - - -
Oct 30 at #7 Grand Valley State L, 14-9 - - - - - - - -
Nov 6 at Northwood W, 34-0 - - - - - - - -
Nov 13 Saginaw Valley State W, 21-20 - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Returns

Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 4 Hillsdale W, 14-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 11 St. Thomas L, 12-9 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 25 #9 Grand Valley State L, 44-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 2 Davenport W, 31-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at Wayne State W, 30-27 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 16 at Northern Michigan W, 21-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 23 #1 Ferris State L, 38-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 30 at #7 Grand Valley State L, 14-9 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 6 at Northwood W, 34-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 13 Saginaw Valley State W, 21-20 - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - All-Purpose

Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 4 Hillsdale W, 14-10 1 - - - - 0
Sep 11 St. Thomas L, 12-9 1 - - - - 0
Sep 25 #9 Grand Valley State L, 44-21 1 - - - - 0
Oct 2 Davenport W, 31-7 1 - - - - 0
Oct 9 at Wayne State W, 30-27 1 - - - - 0
Oct 16 at Northern Michigan W, 21-14 1 - - - - 0
Oct 23 #1 Ferris State L, 38-10 1 - - - - 0
Oct 30 at #7 Grand Valley State L, 14-9 1 - - - - 0
Nov 6 at Northwood W, 34-0 1 - - - - 0
Nov 13 Saginaw Valley State W, 21-20 1 - - - - 0

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 4 Hillsdale W, 14-10 0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0 -
Sep 11 St. Thomas L, 12-9 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 25 #9 Grand Valley State L, 44-21 0 - - - - 1 - - - - 0 -
Oct 2 Davenport W, 31-7 0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0 -
Oct 9 at Wayne State W, 30-27 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 16 at Northern Michigan W, 21-14 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 23 #1 Ferris State L, 38-10 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 30 at #7 Grand Valley State L, 14-9 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 6 at Northwood W, 34-0 0 - - - - 1 - - - - 0 -
Nov 13 Saginaw Valley State W, 21-20 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 4 Hillsdale W, 14-10 0 5 5.0 - - 0.0 - - - - 1 2 0 1 - -
Sep 11 St. Thomas L, 12-9 5 0 5.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - 1 - -
Sep 25 #9 Grand Valley State L, 44-21 3 0 3.0 - - 0.0 - - - - 1 63 1 1 - -
Oct 2 Davenport W, 31-7 2 2 4.0 - - 0.0 - - - - 1 0 0 - - -
Oct 9 at Wayne State W, 30-27 3 3 6.0 - - 0.0 - - 1 - - - - - - -
Oct 16 at Northern Michigan W, 21-14 1 4 5.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 23 #1 Ferris State L, 38-10 3 0 3.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 30 at #7 Grand Valley State L, 14-9 2 3 5.0 - - 1.5 2 - - - - - - 1 - -
Nov 6 at Northwood W, 34-0 1 2 3.0 - - 1.0 3 - - - 1 100 1 - - -
Nov 13 Saginaw Valley State W, 21-20 3 2 5.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - 1 - -

Career Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2019-20 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 40 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Career Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2019-20 10 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 10 - - - - - - 0 0
Total 40 - - - - - - 0 0

Career Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2019-20 10 - - - - - - -
2021-22 10 - - - - - - -
2022-23 10 - - - - - - -
2023-24 10 - - - - - - -
Total 40 - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2019-20 10 - - - - - - - 0
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - 0
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - 0
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - 0
Total 40 - - - - - - - 0

Career Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2019-20 10 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 40 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2019-20 - - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 - - - - - - - - - -
2022-23 3 74 24.7 0 35 - - - - -
2023-24 7 126 18.0 0 31 - - - - -
Total 10 200 20.0 0 35 - - - - -

Career Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2019-20 10 - - - - 0 .0
2021-22 10 - - - - 0 .0
2022-23 10 - - - 74 74 7.4
2023-24 10 - - - 126 126 12.6
Total 40 - - - 200 200 5.0

Career Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2019-20 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2021-22 12 1.2 - - - - 2 - - - - 0
2022-23 0 0.0 - - 0 - 0 - - - - 0
2023-24 6 0.6 - - 0 - 1 - - - 0 0
Total 18 0.5 - - 0 - 3 - - - 0 0

Career Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2019-20 10 5 7 12.0 1.2 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 10 23 21 44.0 4.4 0.0 0 2.5 5 0 1 0 4 165 5 0
2022-23 10 38 20 58.0 5.8 0.0 0 1.5 1 0 0 0 2 43 8 0
2023-24 10 31 8 39.0 3.9 0.0 0 2.0 6 0 1 0 3 40 3 0
Total 40 97 56 153.0 3.8 0.0 0 6.0 12 0 2 0 9 248 16 0

Splits Stats - Passing

    gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event Total 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location Home 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result Wins 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month September 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Splits Stats - Rushing

    gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 6 - - - - - - - -
Away 4 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 6 - - - - - - - -
Losses 4 - - - - - - - -
Month September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 5 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Receiving

    gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event Total 10 - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location Home 6 - - - - - - -
Away 4 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 6 - - - - - - -
Losses 4 - - - - - - -
Month September 3 - - - - - - -
October 5 - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Kicking

    gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event Total 10 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 7 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location Home 6 - - - - - - - 0
Away 4 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result Wins 6 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 4 - - - - - - - 0
Month September 3 - - - - - - - 0
October 5 - - - - - - - 0
November 2 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Punting

    gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 6 - - - - - - - -
Away 4 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 6 - - - - - - - -
Losses 4 - - - - - - - -
Month September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 5 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Returns

    kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - All-Purpose

    gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event Total 10 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 7 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location Home 6 - - - - 0 .0
Away 4 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result Wins 6 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 4 - - - - 0 .0
Month September 3 - - - - 0 .0
October 5 - - - - 0 .0
November 2 - - - - 0 .0

Splits Stats - Scoring

    pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event Total 12 1.2 - - - - 2 - - - - 0
Conference 6 0.9 - - - - 1 - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location Home 6 1.0 - - - - 1 - - - - 0
Away 6 1.5 - - - - 1 - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result Wins 6 1.0 - - - - 1 - - - - 0
Losses 6 1.5 - - - - 1 - - - - 0
Month September 6 2.0 - - - - 1 - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
November 6 3.0 - - - - 1 - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Defense

    gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event Total 10 23 21 44.0 4.4 0.0 0 2.5 5 0 1 0 4 165 5 0
Conference 7 15 16 31.0 4.4 0.0 0 2.5 5 0 1 0 2 100 2 0
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location Home 6 16 9 25.0 4.2 - - 0.0 - - - - 3 65 4 -
Away 4 7 12 19.0 4.8 0.0 0 2.5 5 0 1 0 1 100 1 0
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 6 10 18 28.0 4.7 0.0 0 1.0 3 0 1 0 3 102 2 0
Losses 4 13 3 16.0 4.0 - - 1.5 2 - - - 1 63 3 -
Month September 3 8 5 13.0 4.3 - - 0.0 - - - - 2 65 3 -
October 5 11 12 23.0 4.6 0.0 0 1.5 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
November 2 4 4 8.0 4.0 - - 1.0 3 - - - 1 100 1 -

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