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General manager Nick Caserio of the Houston Texans walks across the field before the game against the Los Angeles Chargers at NRG Stadium on October 02, 2022 in Houston, Texas. – Arkansas kicker Jake Bates has an incredibly strong leg, booming kickoffs with such distance and force that he was named All-Southeastern Conference first-team as a kickoff specialist in his lone season for the Razorbacks.
The Texas State transfer earned an invitation from the Texans to their local prospect day after leading the SEC and ranking fourth nationally with a 64.47 yards per kickoff average and 64 touchbacks to rank fourth nationally. After hitting a 67-yard field goal at the Arkansas Pro Day that would have easily been good from 70 yards and going 14 for 14 inside 55 yards, the Tomball graduate spent Thursday working out for Texans special teams coordinator Frank Ross at the AFC South franchise’s indoor facility.
“It was really cool to get in front of some of those coaches,” Bates said in a telephone interview. “Being around Houston, the Texans are the team you and your friends root for. Being a part of the organization for a day and seeing yourself there in their building, it was a really cool experience. I didn’t even know the local prospect day was a thing. It went really well.”
Bates led all Football Championship schools with a 85.3 touchback percentage with 64 of his 75 kickoffs resulting in a touchback. He also had an onside kick against Alabama that was recovered by the Razorbacks.
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