#6

Jabari Bates

RBSenior5' 7", 180 lbsCompton, CA
San José State Spartans4-5 · TDC #123
Snap share
66%
7 of 8 started · likely 56–74%
Rush yards
649
38th of 1519 in FBS
Yards / carry
4.2
211th of 312 in FBS
Rush TD
1
411th of 683 in FBS
Receptions
9
761st of 2089 in FBS
EPA / play
-0.03
230th of 264 RBs

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

165 plays · -5.5 total EPA · 230th of 264 qualifying RBs
All plays-0.03
Passing+0.24
Rushing-0.06
1st down-0.18
2nd down+0.05
3rd down+0.54
Standard downs-0.09
Passing downs+0.10
BatesRB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays31%
Pass plays5%
Run plays62%
1st down38%
2nd down32%
3rd down18%
Standard downs34%
Passing downs26%
BatesRB average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

RushingValueFBS rank
Carries151—
Success rate31.1%322nd / 332
Explosive run rate14.6%124th / 332
Stuffed at the line19.2%249th / 332
First downs34—
Red-zone carries19—
Goal-line carries4—
ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets14—
Target share6.3%—
Catch rate64.3%—
Success rate per target35.7%—
Yards per target6.1—
Explosive catches7.1%—
Deep-target rate0.0%—
3rd-down targets2—
Red-zone targets1—

Charting

Where Bates's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Targets
14
9 caught (64%)
Avg. depth of target
-2.2
air yards per target
YAC per catch
13.2
119 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
-33
of 86 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted14 targets charted

64% comp-2.2 avg. depth13.2 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 2 targets (14%), 2 caught (100%), 36 yds, 18.0 per target2100% · 36yLeft, 0–4 air yards: noneLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (7%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: 1 targets (7%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 0–4 air yards: noneMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 8 targets (57%), 6 caught (75%), 42 yds, 5.3 per target875% · 42yRight, 0–4 air yards: noneRight, 5–9 air yards: 2 targets (14%), 1 caught (50%), 8 yds, 4.0 per target250% · 8yRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Run direction152 carries

Left
18%
4.3 YPC · 29% succ.
Middle
63%
3.8 YPC · 38% succ.
Right
18%
5.7 YPC · 46% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.

Career

4 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsCarRush ydsY/CRush TDRush SRRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farSan José State#123 · 4-5866%1536494.2131.1%98606.3%
2025San José State#122 · 3-9411%271927.1263.6%11201.8%
2024San José State#88 · 7-61326%592544.3140.4%21712.7%
2023San José State#59 · 7-6119%11302.7050.0%93205.1%

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Jabari Bates's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Jabari Bates's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

5.9 avg. game scoreBest: 7.7 vs Cal Poly (Week 2)0 of 8 games at 8.0+
Rushing
WkOpponentResultGame scoreCarYdsY/CTDLong
1@USCL 26–425.411373.4013
1@Eastern MichiganW 27–217.2201196.0013
2Cal PolyW 30–207.7271636.0023
3Fresno StateL 10–266.519944.9026
5@Hawai'iW 20–166.127742.706
6WyomingL 13–166.516694.3118
7@UTEPW 24–11—no stats recorded
8@NevadaL 13–283.811302.709
9New MexicoL 16–213.822632.9014
2026 · 8 games5.91536494.2126

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries153—
Yards64938th / 1519
Yards / carry4.2211th / 312
Touchdowns1411th / 683
Long26—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions9761st / 2089
Yards86863rd / 2074
Yards / catch9.6—
Touchdowns0—
Long30—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

GameStartTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSnap share
Wk 1 · USC✓ RB56~36 (25–47)1364%
Wk 1 · Eastern Michigan✓ RB76~59 (50–65)2478%
Wk 2 · Cal Poly✓ RB78~56 (47–62)2872%
Wk 3 · Fresno State✓ RB70~56 (47–62)2080%
Wk 5 · Hawai'i✓ RB62~54 (46–60)3087%
Wk 6 · Wyoming✓ RB66~48 (41–53)1873%
Wk 8 · Nevada✓ RB56~29 (20–38)1252%
Wk 9 · New Mexico—58~44 (37–49)2276%
Season7 GS580382 (325–431)16766%

Position Room

7 RBs on the San José State roster, ordered by car

#PlayerPosClassCarYdsYPCTDRecEPA/play
6Jabari BatesRBSR1536494.219-0.03
20Viliami TeuRBJR49293631+0.21
21Isaiah CarlsonRBJR16623.901-0.23
22Tyler JacklichRBJR——————
24Sir AutryRBFR——————
26Courshawn HillRBFR——————
28Aaron Cox Jr.RBFR——————

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 6+ plays per team game. San José State depth chart →