Eastern Michigan Athletics
2020 Football Roster
vs
Louisiana
Sep 20 (Sat)
3:30 p.m.
Roster
Bates Jr., Richard
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Jersey Number 76
Richard Bates Jr.
- Position:
- OL
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Kenner, La.
- High School:
- Scotlandville Magnet
Bio
EMU: 2022: Played in 12 games on the offensive line..helped the Eagles lead the MAC in red zone offense (95.6%) and third down percentage (45.1) while finishing second in team passing efficiency (136.1)...2021: Appeared in 11 games, six starts at right guard, for the Eagles...Had an integral role in Eastern’s ground game, as the rushing attack posted 26 rushing touchdowns, a mark that was sixth in the Mid-American Conference...Helped create a clean pocket for EMU’s passing attack which averaged 262.8 passing yards per game, the second-best mark in the MAC, and helped quarterback Ben Bryant record a MAC-leading 68.4 completion percentage...2020: Appeared in six games and earned one start, at Kent State (Nov. 4)...Helped spur an EMU rushing attack that saw seven different Eagles record multiple attempts on the ground en route to 776 total yards and 11 of EMU’s 23 offensive touchdowns in 2020...Helped protect QB Preston Hutchinson, who racked up better than 1,600 yards through the air in just six games...2019: Appeared in four games for the Eagles – Kentucky (Sept. 7), Illinois (Sept. 14), Central Connecticut (Sept. 21), and Central Michigan (Oct. 5)...INDEPENDENCE CC: Spent two seasons at Independence Community College playing under Head Coach Jason Brown...Played in 11 games during the 2017 campaign and started every game in 2018...HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Scotlandville Magnet High School and played under Head Coach LaVonta Davis as a Hornet...Ranked as a two-star prospect by 247Sports...Was named captain his junior and senior seasons, where his team went 22-3 during that span...Named all-district his junior and senior year, as well as all-state in his junior and senior years...Played in the Louisiana Army All Star game...PERSONAL: Full name: Richard Calvin Bates Jr....Son of Richard Bates Sr. and Deidre Ashton...Has one brother, Jeffery Burton, and one sister, Raivyn Bates...Business management major.
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