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Chance Bates
East Carolina 2022 alumnus
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Chance Bates
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
East Carolina
NFL
NFL Draft
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2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022East Carolina8-5HC: Mike Houston · Balanced
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | East Carolina | 51 | 20 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 51 | 20 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 13 · 2022
W 49–46
at Temple
1 TOT · 1 SOLO
Edged out Temple on the road in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
LB
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Andrew Mims’s 2021 season.
Matches Andrew on
TFL rate
Weight
Tackle volume
Differs from Andrew on
PD rate (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Joseph Harper's sophomore season at Southern Miss (2025).
89%match
Matches Joseph on
Solo tackle rate
Weight
TFL rate