Joseph Scates

#6 · WR · Sr. · Memphis6′2″ · 210 lb · Dayton, OH · Dunbar

Joseph Scates: WR · Memphis · #6.

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Joseph Scates

WR · Memphis · Sr · #6

Wins the 50-50 ball at the goal line. Played for two head coaches at two programs in five seasons: Matt Campbell and Ryan Silverfield. On tape: 78 receiving yards and 4 receptions against Temple, Week 13, 2023.

Style of play

Play style

Wins contested catches at the goal line. Size and catch radius are the weapons.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Memphis in the news

NCAA grants Popovic eligibility after six gamesAudacy Oct 26

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2023	Memphis	33	414	12.5	6	54
2022	Memphis	18	412	22.9	4	79
2021	Iowa State	8	145	18.1	1	44
2020	Iowa State	6	134	22.3	2	44
2019	Iowa State	2	25	12.5	1	18
Career		67	1,130	16.9	14	79

Season	Team
2023	Memphis	--	--
2022	Memphis	1	4
2021	Iowa State	--	--
2020	Iowa State	--	--
2019	Iowa State	--	--
Career		1	4

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 2	W 37-3@ Arkansas State	2	49	24.5	1	45
Wk 3	W 28-24vs Navy	5	31	6.2	0	10
Wk 4	L 27-34vs Missouri	2	6	3.0	1	3
Wk 7	L 21-31vs Tulane	1	28	28.0	1	28
Wk 8	W 45-21@ UAB	2	6	3.0	0	4
Wk 9	W 45-42@ North Texas	3	44	14.7	1	36
Wk 10	W 59-50vs South Florida	2	16	8.0	0	14
Wk 11	W 44-38@ Charlotte	4	55	13.8	0	47
Wk 12	L 34-38vs SMU	5	26	5.2	0	8
Wk 13	W 45-21@ Temple	4	78	19.5	1	54	Season-high 78 yds
Bowl	W 36-26@ Iowa State	3	75	25.0	1	51
Total		33	414	12.5	6	54

Signature game

Bowl · 2023

W 36-26

at Iowa State

3 rec · 75 yds · 1 TD

With S. Henigan — 364 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 95.4 · 27 rush yds (6 car) · 1 TD · S. Smith — 2 rec · 45 yds · 1 TD · 22 rush yds (4 car)

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 1 · Iowa State · 2nd and 6 · Q1 · EPA +4.25Seth Henigan pass complete to Joseph Scates for 51 yds for a TD (Two-Point Conversion failed)
Week 13 · Temple · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +4.18Seth Henigan pass complete to Joseph Scates for 54 yds for a TD (Tanner Gillis KICK)
Week 7 · Tulane · 3rd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.98Henigan to Scates: a 28-yard touchdown pass.
Week 9 · North Texas · 3rd and 3 · Q4 · EPA +3.78Seth Henigan pass complete to Joseph Scates for 36 yds for a TD (Tanner Gillis KICK)
Week 2 · Arkansas State · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +3.38Seth Henigan pass complete to Joseph Scates for 45 yds to the ARST 43 for a
Week 11 · Charlotte · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +3.31Seth Henigan pass complete to Joseph Scates for 47 yds to the CLT 28 for a

4 more plays

Week 1 · Iowa State · 3rd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.23Seth Henigan pass complete to Joseph Scates for 17 yds to the ISU 29 for a
Week 4 · Missouri · 4th and 3 · Q1 · EPA +2.92Seth Henigan pass complete to Joseph Scates for 3 yds for a TD (Tanner Gillis KICK)
Week 10 · South Florida · 3rd and 8 · Q2 · EPA +2.90Seth Henigan pass complete to Joseph Scates for 14 yds to the USF 40 for a
Week 2 · Arkansas State · 3rd and 4 · Q2 · EPA +2.70Seth Henigan pass complete to Joseph Scates for 4 yds for a TD (Seth Morgan KICK)

Teams and coaches

2019Iowa State7-6HC: Matt Campbell · Balanced

2020Iowa State9-3HC: Matt Campbell · Run-leaning

2021Iowa State7-6HC: Matt Campbell · Balanced, fast tempo

2022Memphis7-6HC: Ryan Silverfield · Balanced

2023Memphis10-3HC: Ryan Silverfield · Balanced

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 47 (#229 of 497). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2023 season

47Rotational starter #229 of 497 · 2023?

10 metrics · season cumulative

2023 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: td rate (93rd percentile). Strength: catch rate (83rd percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#42 / 639 · 93rd pct

13.8%

Catch rate#109 / 639 · 83rd pct

93.1%

EPA / target#219 / 639 · 66th pct

0.89

Explosive rate#314 / 639 · 51st pct

13.8%

Yards / catch#394 / 639 · 38th pct

11.1

Box-score rates (5)

Rec TDs#74 / 566 · 84th pct

Long catch#205 / 566 · 63rd pct

Receptions#244 / 566 · 56th pct

Rec yards#264 / 566 · 53rd pct

414

Yards / catch#312 / 566 · 44th pct

12.5

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

58th → 66th percentile

Explosive rate

93rd → 51st percentile

Catch rate

8th → 83rd percentile

TD rate

81st → 93rd percentile

Yards / catch

99th → 38th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2023. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2023 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home4g	3.2	25.2	11.8	0.2
Road6g	3.0	51.2	16.8	0.7

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-75g	2.6	37.8	17.3	0.8
Weeks 8+6g	3.3	37.5	10.7	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2023 season

Head Coach

Ryan Silverfield

Pass share

53.3%

481 pass / 421 run

Plays / game

69.4

13 games

Team sack rate

3.8%

496 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

33 catches in 11 games

About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

47 · #229 of 497 WRs · 2023

Former four-star. Now #229 at the position.

Joseph Scates

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Style of play

Fans

Memphis in the news

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Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

33 catches in 11 games

Five seasons, two schools

Moves

2018

2022 9 games