Chance Bates: LB · East Carolina · #40.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Chance Bates
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Transferred to East Carolina from Kennesaw State. A game that shows it: 11 tackles against BYU — Week 9, 2022.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
51 tackles. 1 pass defended. 1 interception. 0.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | East Carolina | 51 | 20 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Career | 51 | 20 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 20-21vs No. 13 NC State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 39-21vs Old Dominion | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 49-10vs Campbell | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 20-23vs Navy | 11 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 48-28vs South Florida | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 9-24@ Tulane | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 47-45vs Memphis | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 34-13vs UCF | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 27-24@ BYU | 11 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 25-27@ Cincinnati | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 3-42vs Houston | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 49-46@ Temple | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 51 | 20 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Week 3 · 2022
W 49-10
vs Campbell
1 interception · 3 tackles · 2 solo tackles
Dominant 39-point win at home against Campbell.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
51tackles this seasonTFL rate
1%0 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
2%1 pass breakups51 tackles · 0.5 for loss · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 4.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 4.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Houston
Pass share
53.7%
482 pass / 415 run
Plays / game
69.0
13 games
Team sack rate
3.4%
505 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2022
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
One season at East Carolina, 51 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
