'24 FL CB Cai Bates (FSU Commit)

[HoleInTheRoof]

Cai Bates - Edgewater - CB
Cai Bates on Hudl

 

[HoleInTheRoof]

On Campus today per 247, @jvols1999

Alabama, FSU, Colorado and others recently offered. Recruitment seems to be blowing up.

 

[bigl3327]

Looks like a versatile kid that could play on either side of the ball. I'm guessing that we're recruiting him as a DB.

 

[Jackcrevol]

Kid's from Edgewater.

Great place.

 

[jvols1999]

Now taking an OV here June 16th and LSU on the 23rd

Offers from Bama, OSU among others.


Pylon Orlando: Some top performers and scouting notes from Saturday's action (247sports.com)
"ADDITIONAL EYE-CATCHERS AND NEW NAMES
– Cai Bates, ATH, Orlando (Fla.) Edgewater: There might not be a hotter prospect in the Sunshine State right now than Bates, who reports nearly two dozen new offers over the past week and a half. He’s a wide receiver-turned-cornerback that’s extremely green, but full of upside with his tentacle-like arms. Bates is going to need some seasoning, but he made a difference for 24K on Saturday."

Top performers from the Under Armour All-America Camp in Orlando (247sports.com)
–Cai Bates, DB, Orlando (Fla.) Edgewater: Last April, it was Florida signee Ja’Keem Jackson who kind of cemented himself as a blue-chip prospect on the turf of West Orange High. Bates had a similar performance Sunday. A converted wide receiver, Bates is still a work in progress from a technical standpoint, but he isn’t afraid to press at the line of scrimmage. More importantly, he can run and swat passes away with his tentacle-like arms. Bates picked off four passes as a junior.

247Sports Rankings Outliers: 2024 prospects we like more than the industry
247Sports Ranking: No. 107 overall, No. 11 CB

Next-Highest Ranking: Unranked, No. 74 WR
Of the 59 defensive backs who were measured at the most recent NFL Scouting Combine, 45 of them came in at 6-feet or taller. Just six of them were 5-foot-10 or shorter. So, it’s safe to say that length is key when it comes to high-end secondary players, and Cai Bates – who is just a shade under 6-foot-2 – has plenty of it. A converted wide receiver, Bates has only been playing cornerback for less than a year now at Orlando (Fla.) Edgewater, but the early returns have been extremely positive. He picked off three passes in a playoff game this past fall and held his own this winter on the 7v7 circuit against top-flight wide receivers. Ohio State, Alabama, Texas A&M and Penn State have all offered Bates in recent weeks.

 

[jakez4ut]

This Cathy's boy?

would rather it be Bill's boy.

 

[Dudleys87]

would rather it be Bill's boy.

How’d that work out the first time?

 

[knoxvol52]

Bill Bates son nobody knew about even Bill

 

[Vol423]

How’d that work out the first time?

So well that jakez4ut apparently didn't even remember that it had already happened.

 

[jakez4ut]

How’d that work out the first time?

not terribly?

 

[BelieveTheHeup93]

This Cathy's boy?

Master’s

 

[MoB_MoVols]

not terribly?

 

[Devo182]

Emoni's boy?

 

[Joe Dirt]

not terribly?

You’re not wrong. I don’t remember Bates making any bad plays. I also don’t remember Bates playing so

 

[BelieveTheHeup93]

You’re not wrong. I don’t remember Bates making any bad plays. I also don’t remember Bates playing so

Seems like he got a lot of PT on special teams and some at LB during his freshman and maybe his sophomore year

 

[BelieveTheHeup93]

How’d that work out the first time?

As long as this one ends up at Tennessee like he did that would be great. Dude is solid in coverage and has great ball skills

 

[Orange_Crush]

This Cathy's boy?

Your jokes are a Misery.

 

[Glitch]

Your jokes are a Misery.

I'm hobbled by what I have to work with here.

 

[Orange_Crush]

I'm hobbled by what I have to work with here.

Do the best you Caan.

 

[Glitch]

Do the best you Caan.

Are you my biggest fan?

 

[MoB_MoVols]

Tim Banks worked multiple days in Florida during the week stopping by the schools of several of the state's best younger prospects. He also stopped in to check on fast-rising 2024 cornerback Cai Bates, who is planning an official visit to Knoxville in June.

-VQ

 

[MoB_MoVols]

Florida athlete Cai Bates is going to officially visit in June as well. LSU will also host him. The instate schools are also poking around him.

-VQ

 

[jvols1999]

-VQ

My top CB want on the board

 

[Joe Dirt]

LSU hosting DB’s I want scares me

 

[Tennessee Golfer]

LSU hosting DB’s I want scares me