Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 36-9vs Western Illinois | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#3
Cai Bates
Sophomore cornerback on Wisconsin's 2026 roster.
6′3″ · 202 lb · Orlando, FL · Edgewater
Transferred Florida State → Wisconsin for 2026
Recruiting
4★
CB recruit
No. 92 nationally · Signed with Florida State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 cornerback on Wisconsin's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Florida State in 2024.
- Transferred from Florida State to Wisconsin in 2026.
Cai Bates
Across three seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Mike Norvell and Luke Fickell. The receipt: 1 tackles against Western Illinois — Week 2, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Florida State4-star out of Edgewater
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Wisconsin
Played his entire career under Luke Fickell.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Wisconsin
2025Florida State
2026Wisconsin
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Florida State2-10HC: Mike Norvell · Balanced, slow tempo
2025Florida State5-7HC: Mike Norvell · Run-leaning
2026Wisconsin1-1HC: Luke Fickell · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Luke Fickell
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Wisconsin | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Florida State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Florida State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 36–9
Game log
Background
2025 Season (Redshirt freshman at Florida State): Appeared in seven games as reserve defensive back and on special teams … played against East Texas A&M, Kent State, Pitt, Stanford, Clemson, NC State and Florida … recorded one tackle against Kent State (Sept. 20) 2024 Season (Freshman at Florida...
The secondary · Wisconsin
- #4Marvin Burks Jr.49 tackles · 2025
- #29Matthew Jung49 tackles · 2025
- #2Javan Robinson42 tackles · 2025
- #11Carson Van Dinter18 tackles · 2025
- #3Cai Bates1 tackle · 2025
14 more on the roster · Wisconsin team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology