C.J. Bates

Photo by: Brad Kemp

Position:
Wide Receiver
Ht./Wt.:
6-1 / 200
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Louisville, Miss.
High School:
Louisville
Prev School:
East Mississippi CC

2014 (Sophomore): First-year player saw action in all 13 games at wide receiver for the Ragin' Cajuns ... earned three starts on the year ... caught 12 passes for 167 yards (13.9 average) with one touchdown ... scored his first collegiate touchdown on the Ragin' Cajuns opening drive against Nevada (12/20) in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl as he capped an eight-play, 77-yard drive with a 17-yard scoring reception from Terrance Broadway ... caught a season-high three passes for 27 yards against Louisiana Tech (9/13) ... posted two receptions for 28 yards in nationally-televised win over Arkansas State (10/21) ... caught at least one pass in his final five games of the season, averaging 14.6 yards per reception ... caught a 26-yard pass in regular-season finale at Troy (11/29) and added a 15-yard grab in Sun Belt Conference win at New Mexico State (11/8) ... had one catch for 24 yards at nationally-ranked Ole Miss (9/13) ... originally signed as a defensive back before being converted to wide receiver during spring practice ... earned first letter.

Junior College: First team All-MACJC pick and a first team NJCAA All-region choice as a freshman at East Mississippi CC, playing for coach Buddy Stephens ... led team with 1,551 all-purpose yards as a freshman, helping team to a 12-0 record, including a 52-32 win over top-ranked Georgia Military in the Mississippi Bowl to claim the NJCAA national title ... shared team lead with 53 catches for a team-best 855 yards and eight touchdowns ... also returned nine kickoffs for 287 yards and a 31.9 average and 28 punts for 409 yards and two touchdowns ... was named the MACJC/jucoweekly.org Player of the Week after accounting for 178 all-purpose yards against Pearl River, scoring on a 60-yard catch and a 62-yard punt return ... closed his JC career with five catches for 70 yards and a TD in the national title contest.

High School: Had 72 catches for 1,030 yards and 14 touchdowns as a senior at Louisville High, playing for coach M.C. Miller ... helped team to a 12-2 record as a senior ... caught 39 passes for 543 yards and rushed for 291 yards as a junior ... career totals of 135 grabs for 1,891 yards and 25 TD’s and 114 rushes for 617 yards and six scores ... recorded 19 tackles, three interceptions, two pass deflections and a forced fumble on defense ... was ranked as one of the top 40 players in the state by the Clarion Ledger ... signed with Louisiana out of high school in 2012.

Personal: Born August 17, 1994 in Louisville, Miss. ... the son of Cora McDuffy ... has one brother and two sisters ... majoring in General Studies