- SPD
- 75
- HND
- 79
- RTE
- 75
Game attribute ratings
Scouting Report
Bates was a 2-time first-team all-conference pick (1996 and 1998).
In the Northwestern record book, Bates ranks No. 1 in career receiving touchdowns, No. 1 in career receiving yards and No. 1 in career receptions. Bates's 1996 season ranks No. 1 in program history for receiving touchdowns.
Bates was the No. 71 overall pick in the 1999 NFL Draft.
In 17-0 that career earns a 74 overall, the highest wide receiver rating at Northwestern since 1990 and No. 28 among all wide receivers of the 1995-1999 era.
Honors & Awards
- 1995
- Second-team all-conference
- 1996
- First-team all-conference
- 1998
- First-team all-conference
- 1999
- No. 71 overall pick, NFL Draft
Northwestern Record Book
- No. 1 in career receiving touchdowns
- No. 1 in career receiving yards
- No. 1 in career receptions
- No. 1 in single-season receiving touchdowns (1996)
- No. 2 in single-season receiving yards (1998)
- No. 7 in single-season receptions (1996)
Top-10 entries in the program's career and single-season lists.
Northwestern Teammates
Top Wide Receivers of the 1995-1999 Era
Sources: Wikipedia (D'Wayne Bates) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.