Charlotte · W 34-7
No tackles.
Southern Miss · L 31-35
10 tackles
The other 6 games average 3 tackles. This one was 7 above.
Bates has tackles in 7 of Louisiana’s 8 games: none against Charlotte.
Lake Bates
Second year in the Louisiana secondary. One game to point at: 10 tackles against Southern Miss — Week 8, 2026.
28 tackles · 0.5 sacks
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Last game (Wk 8): 1 pass breakup, 10 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-7vs Lamar | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 30-49@ No. 14 USC | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 21-14vs UAB | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 23-20vs Arkansas State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 31-32@ Louisiana Tech | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 33-6vs Troy | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 31-35@ Southern Miss | 10 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Total | 28 | 13 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 |
Oct. 24 · L 31-35 at Southern Miss, play by play
10 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
No game thread archived for this game yet.
How Louisiana’s defense played that day
Southern Miss’s 13 drives: 9 stopped (1 takeaway) · 4 scored. While the game was within a score they held 9 of 13. His pbu came with the game tied.
4 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
6 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle.
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles. His sack on 4th and 11 ended Lamar’s drive (downs).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 11-yard loss on 4th and 11. Fourth quarter, up 38-7. Ended Lamar’s drive (downs).
Week 1 · 2026
W 38-7
vs Lamar
0.5 sacks · 0.5 tackles for loss · 2 tackles
Dominant 31-point win at home against Lamar.
Ratings of the games shown run from -16 to +14 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
4%1 pass breakupsTackle volume
28tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%0 TFL28 tackles · 0.5 for loss · 0.5 sacks · 1 pass breakup.
2 seasons under Michael Desormeaux — 11-10 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 10.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Michael Desormeaux
Pass share
35.1%
207 pass / 382 run
Plays / game
73.6
8 games
Team sack rate
5.8%
223 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Sun Belt
Based on 2025: #40 of 42 Sun Belt Ss
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Michael Desormeaux.
