Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 27-34@ Oregon | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 1 | 13 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-20vs Memphis | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | 10 | Season-high 24 yds |
| Wk 3 | W 38-24vs South Dakota | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 1 | 10 | |
| Total | 7 | 53 | 7.5 | 2 | 13 |
#3
Cameron Bates
Junior wide receiver for Boise State. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
5′10″ · 180 lb · Mansfield, TX · Mansfield Timberview HS
CFB Index 35 · #349 of 485 WRsHigh confidence
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
53
receiving yards · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 rec, 15 yds, 1 TD, at Oregon
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Junior wide receiver for Boise State. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Boise State in 2024.
Cameron Bates
Beats you over the top. He has spent three seasons in the Boise State receiving corps. The receipt on tape: 24 rec yds, 3 receptions against Memphis, Week 2, 2026.
53 REC YDS · 7 REC · 2 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
20249 games
- Signed with Boise State3-star out of Mansfield Timberview
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Boise State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Boise State
Played his entire career under Spencer Danielson.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Boise State | 7 | 53 | 7.6 | 2 | -- |
| 2025 | Boise State | 18 | 307 | 17.1 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Boise State | 9 | 67 | 7.4 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 34 | 427 | 12.6 | 3 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Boise State | -- | -- | -- | 69 | 1 |
| 2025 | Boise State | 6 | 78 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Boise State | 4 | 43 | 76 | -- | -- |
| Career | 10 | 121 | 76 | 69 | 1 |
Game log
Game by game
Cameron Bates's 2026 production
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2026
W 38–24
vs South Dakota
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +14 receiving yards, +2 catches, +1 receiving TD.
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Spencer Danielson, all run-leaning offenses — 23-8 over that span.
2024Boise State12-2HC: Spencer Danielson · Run-leaning
2025Boise State9-5HC: Spencer Danielson · Run-leaning
2026Boise State2-1HC: Spencer Danielson · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (6)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 2.5 | 19.0 | 7.5 | 0.5 |
| Road1g | 2.0 | 15.0 | 7.5 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.3 | 17.7 | 7.5 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Spencer Danielson
Pass share
40.7%
88 pass / 128 run
Plays / game
72.0
3 games
Team sack rate
4.2%
96 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Pac-12
Based on 2025: #25 of 41 Mountain West WRs — his program moves to the Pac-12 for 2026
How the All-Pac-12 estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player. The base rate was measured on players who stayed in the same conference; this estimate is not adjusted for the move to the Pac-12.
How he plays
Play style
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
CFB Index positional classification
Starter
The No. 1,266 recruit in the country is starting at receiver in the Pac-12 as a junior.
DNA match
Player DNA
Deep Threat
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
WR
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Money Parks’s 2022 season.
Matches Money on
Weight
TD rate
Reception volume
Differs from Money on
Class year (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Derek Eusebio's sophomore season at Arizona State (2025).
Matches Derek on
Reception volume
Height
TD rate
Differs from Derek on
Yards / reception (higher)
Weight (lower)
Background
CAREER HONORS Academic All-Mountain West (Fall 2024) SOPHOMORE (2025) Top Highlights: Played in all 14 games, starting eight…totaled 301 receiving yards, 78 rushing yards and three total touchdowns…ran for a 20-yard touchdown against Eastern Washington (Sept. 5)...caught three passes for 54…
The receiver room · Boise State
- #82Ben Ford325 receiving yards · 2025
- #3Cameron Bates307 receiving yards · 2025
- #25Quinton Brown120 receiving yards · 2025
- #13Darren Morris1 game · 2026
- #5Akeem Wright2 games · 2026
11 more on the roster · Boise State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology