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Willie Bates

Indiana · Linebacker · 1988-91

TAK
74
COV
66
SPD
69

Game attribute ratings

Scouting Report

In the Indiana record book, Bates ranks No. 2 in career tackles.

In 17-0 that career earns a 70 overall, the 8th-highest linebacker rating at Indiana since 1990 and No. 138 among all linebackers of the 1990-1994 era.

Indiana Record Book

  • No. 2 in career tackles

Top-10 entries in the program's career and single-season lists.

Indiana Teammates

  1. 90Vaughn Dunbar1990-91RB
  2. 74Mike Dumas1990S
  3. 72Thomas Lewis1991-93WR
  4. 70Alex Smith1994-96RB
  5. 70Alfonzo Thurman1994LB
  6. 70Charles Beauchamp1992-93LB
  7. 70Greg Farrall1988-91EDGE
  8. 70Mark Hagen1990LB
  9. 70Mike Middleton1992S
  10. 70Rod Coleman1991TE

Full Indiana all-time roster

Top Linebackers of the 1990-1994 Era

  1. 95Ray LewisMiami · 1993-95LB
  2. 91Dana HowardIllinois · 1991-94LB
  3. 91Derrick BrooksFlorida State · 1991-94LB
  4. 91Marvin JonesFlorida State · 1990-92LB
  5. 91Zach ThomasTexas Tech · 1992-95LB
  6. 90Alfred WilliamsColorado · 1987-90LB
  7. 90Kevin HardyIllinois · 1992-95LB
  8. 90Marcus BuckleyTexas A&M · 1990-92LB

Best college linebackers since 1990Best Big Ten players

Sources: Wikipedia 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.