Lake Bates
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
67
Depth

Lake Bates

Louisiana Ragin' CajunsRebuilding
FSDefenseDepth
2nd String / Backup

Is Lake Bates starting?

Lake Bates is listed 2nd string at FS for Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns.

Redshirt sophomore · #24 · 5'11", 190 lbs

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Depth at FS · Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns

  1. 1879Kody JacksonStarter
  2. 22467Lake BatesYou

Louisiana Starting Lineup

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Top defensive backs in the Sun Belt

Jordan McRaeLouisiana Tech · NBJayden JacksonGeorgia Southern · LCBJustin PoweTroy · FS

Up next for Louisiana

Louisiana plays South Alabama at home on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 05:00 PM ET.

The Story

Making His Case

In 2025: 22 tackles, 0 INT, 0 PBU. That's 2% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 67 overall (Depth tier).

Team Share2%
Stonewall, LA
Jersey
#24
Class
RS SO
Height
5'11"
Weight
190 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
20252200

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Why this rating?

On a 76-rated defense; 53th-percentile production (×0.84 for competition level) put them -3 vs unit starters → 67.

Team defense (SP+)
76
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 53% of peers
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.84)
Depth-chart adjustment
-3 for role; −6 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 24LUSMTKL 10
TKL
10
SOLO
5
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final L 35-31

Oct 17WTROYTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 33-6

Oct 10LLTTKL 6
TKL
6
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 32-31

Oct 4WARSTTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 23-20

Sep 20WUABTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 21-14

Sep 13LUSCTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 49-30

Sep 6WLAMTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0.5
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 38-7

Lake Bates's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

22 tkl · 0 PD · 0 INT
Usage / Involvement17%
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