Jabari Bates

AWARDS: Athlon Sports Preseason Mountain West Fourth-Team Specialists (2025) 2025: Only played in four games due to injury, but averaged a career-high 7.1 yards per carry Had 27 carries for 192 yards and a career-high two touchdowns Career-high 131 yards rushing on 11 carries with career-best 87-yard touchdown run vs. Idaho (09/20) Had 10 carries for 44 yards with a touchdown at No. 6/7 Texas (09/06) 2024: Finished season with a career-high 254 rushing yards on a career-high 59 carries and one touchdown He also had a career-high 347 kick return yards Had 79 kick return yards in The Hawai‘i Bowl vs. South Florida (12/24) Had first career rushing touchdown with 36 rushing yards vs. Wyoming (10/19) Caught GW 16-yard touchdown for first career touchdown vs. Nevada (10/05) Had 61 yards rushing on 11 carries, including a career-long 31-yarder vs. Kennesaw State (9/14) 2023: Played in all 13 games Finished season with 11 carries for 30 yards and nine catches for 32 yards Career-high five rushes against Cal Poly (9/9) 2022: Appeared in three games in his freshman season HIGH SCHOOL: Played three years of football at St. John Bosco HS Played freshman football at Seville HS Named Offensive Player of the Year at St. John Bosco Two-year All-Trinity Second Team Also ran track in the 100m, 200m, 4x100m, 4x400m Had 190 yards on the ground, including one run for 75 yards, in a game Six times had runs of 60 plus yards Went for 195 yards with a touchdown on 19 carries in a game Also had games of 13 carries for 180 yards and three touchdowns, and 11 carries for 190 yards and two touchdowns Made the honor roll sophomore year PERSONAL: Son of Daniel and Yoneka ... His siblings are Abeje, Daniel and Shakar ... Abeje and Daniel both played football in high school ... Also has lived in Corona, Calif. and Watts, Calif. ... Chose SJSU because of the football program and able to be a star here ... the atmosphere and family environment by feeling at home and can be himself ... One of the top schools for his major ... Likes to play basketball, read, go karting and paintball.