Jake Bates: Everything you need to know

Jake Bates

#39 K

Detroit Lions

Status

ACTIVE

STATS

Career Stats - Kicking

FGA

FGM

FG%

LNG

XPM

XPA

PTS

84.1%

118

123

277

Season Stats

Season	Team	FGA	FGM	FG%	LNG	XPM	XPA	PTS
2025	DET	34	27	79.4	59	54	56	135
2024	DET	29	26	89.7	58	64	67	142
Career		63	53	84.1%	59	118	123	277

Career Stats - Kicking

FGA

FGM

FG%

LNG

XPM

XPA

PTS

100.0%

Season Stats

Season	Team	FGA	FGM	FG%	LNG	XPM	XPA	PTS
2024	DET	1	1	100	28	4	4	7
Career		1	1	100.0%	28	4	4	7

Preseason			fieldgoals
Date	Opp	Result	FGM	FGA	FG%	LNG	AVG YDS
8/16	MIA	L 17-24	1	1	100	33	33
8/8	ATL	W 17-10	1	1	100	57	57
Preseason Totals			2	2	100	57	45

Regular Season			fieldgoals
Date	Opp	Result	FGM	FGA	FG%	LNG	AVG YDS
1/4	CHI	W 19-16	4	5	80	42	32.8
12/25	MIN	L 10-23	1	1	100	48	48
12/21	PIT	L 24-29	1	1	100	36	36
12/14	LA	L 34-41	2	3	66.7	48	36
12/4	DAL	W 44-30	3	4	75	47	43.7
11/27	GB	L 24-31	1	1	100	31	31
11/23	NYG	W 34-27	2	2	100	59	48
11/16	PHI	L 9-16	1	1	100	54	54
11/9	WAS	W 44-22	3	3	100	48	32.7
11/2	MIN	L 24-27	1	2	50	41	41
10/20	TB	W 24-9	1	2	50	58	58
10/12	KC	L 17-30	1	1	100	28	28
9/28	CLE	W 34-10	2	2	100	58	53
9/22	BAL	W 38-30	1	2	50	45	45
9/14	CHI	W 52-21	1	2	50	34	34
9/7	GB	L 13-27	2	2	100	30	28.5
Regular Season Totals			27	34	82.6	59	39.5

Jake Bates: Breaking News

Detroit re-signed Bates on Wednesday. Bates has either inked an new contract with the Lions or officially signed the exclusive rights free-agent tender extended to him by the team in early March. In any case, he's positioned to stick with Detroit for the 2026 campaign. Through two seasons in the NFL, Bates has converted 53 of 63 field-goal attempts (84.1 percent) and 118 of 123 extra-point tries (95.9 percent).

The Lions placed an exclusive rights free-agent tender on Bates on Wednesday, Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press reports. While Bates wasn't nearly as effective in 2025 as he was as a 2024 rookie, he still converted 27 of 34 field-goal attempts and a league-high 54 PATs on 56 tries. Through two seasons, Bates has made 84 percent of his field-goal tries and 96 percent of his extra points. He figures to be busy again next season in Detroit's high-powered offense.

Bates went 27-for-34 on field-goal attempts and made 54 of 56 PATs over 17 games during the regular season. Bates took step back in his second season in Detroit from a field-goal percentage standpoint, converting 79 percent of his tries after making 90 percent in his rookie campaign. Most notably, the kicker struggled from 50-plus yards, going 4-for-9 on attempts from that range. Bates will enter the offseason as a free agent, but it'd be a surprise if the Lions weren't interested in re-signing him.