Is Jake Bates playing this week?

No injury designation

Jake Bates has no injury designation on the latest injury reports for the week 4 game at the Carolina Panthers.

Kickoff: Sun, Oct 4 · 8:20 PM ET.

Checked Oct 3, 7:32 PM ET against the ESPN injury report and the NFL's official weekly report (via nflverse). Injury news can change up to kickoff, so confirm with the team close to game time.

Fantasy football · Week 4

Our own start/sit calls for every player, with a projected score, the range of likely outcomes and the reasons spelled out. Built from usage, matchup, Vegas lines and injuries. How we rank

START#12 K this weekHigh confidence

Start. DET's offense is expected to score about 27 points, plenty of drives to finish with kicks.

Why we say start

  • Projected 8.6 points, #12 among kickers this week, inside the top 12 we recommend starting.
  • DET's offense is expected to score about 27 points, plenty of drives to finish with kicks.
  • Averaging 7 points a game.

Projected points

8.6

Likely range 5–12: the middle half of outcomes

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Recent form

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Dashed line: the usual 8.5 a game

This week's matchup

Expected team score
~27 pts
Vegas line
DET favored by 3.5
Game total
50.5

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Age

27

Height

5'10"

Weight

202 lb

College

Arkansas; Central Arkansas

Experience

3 seasons

Draft

2023 · Undrafted

Status

ACT

2026 Season Totals

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ST SnapsST%Grade
3 games3238%-

Game log

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