Cai Bates
CB · Junior
6'3" · 200 lbs · Defense
Also wearing #3: Abu Sama III (RB)
Background
- Hometown
- West Orlando, Fla.
- High school
- Edgewater
- Previous school
- Florida State
Recruiting
- Rating
- 4-star (0.9547 247 composite)
- National rank
- #92
- Class
- 2024
- Source
- 247 composite
2026 season
No 2026 stats recorded yet.
Season by season
2025tap to read
Appeared in seven games as reserve defensive back and on special teams … played against East Texas A&M, Kent State, Pitt, Stanford, Clemson, NC State and Florida … recorded one tackle against Kent State (Sept. 20)
2024tap to read
Played three games as reserve defensive back while redshirting … made FSU debut at SMU and also played at Notre Dame and in victory over Charleston Southern … first career tackle came against Notre Dame (Nov. 9) High School/Personal: Consensus four-star and top-20 national cornerback prospect Rated No. 87 overall nationally, No. 8 cornerback prospect in America and No. 14 overall prospect from Florida in 247Sports Composite Ranked 10th at his position nationally, 12th overall in Florida and 76th among all Class of 2024 prospects by Rivals Ranked 148th on ESPN300 Three-year letterman and two-way athlete at Edgewater Made 26 tackles, grabbed seven interceptions with 13 passes defended and caught 36 passes for 621 yards with four touchdowns Registered 23 tackles and three interceptions with nine passes defended his senior year to help Edgewater reach 11 wins and regional semifinal round of 3M state playoffs Grabbed four interceptions and had four passes defended while adding 17 receptions for 241 yards and one touchdown during junior season when Eagles advanced to regional final of state playoffs Made 17 catches for 363 yards and three touchdowns as sophomore, helping Edgewater to regional semifinal round of 7A state playoffs Also competed in basketball and track and field for Edgewater
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2025 Season (Redshirt freshman at Florida State): Appeared in seven games as reserve defensive back and on special teams … played against East Texas A&M, Kent State, Pitt, Stanford, Clemson, NC State and Florida … recorded one tackle against Kent State (Sept. 20)
2024 Season (Freshman at Florida State): Played three games as reserve defensive back while redshirting … made FSU debut at SMU and also played at Notre Dame and in victory over Charleston Southern … first career tackle came against Notre Dame (Nov. 9)
High School/Personal:
Consensus four-star and top-20 national cornerback prospect
Rated No. 87 overall nationally, No. 8 cornerback prospect in America and No. 14 overall prospect from Florida in 247Sports Composite
Ranked 10th at his position nationally, 12th overall in Florida and 76th among all Class of 2024 prospects by Rivals
Ranked 148th on ESPN300
Three-year letterman and two-way athlete at Edgewater
Made 26 tackles, grabbed seven interceptions with 13 passes defended and caught 36 passes for 621 yards with four touchdowns
Registered 23 tackles and three interceptions with nine passes defended his senior year to help Edgewater reach 11 wins and regional semifinal round of 3M state playoffs
Grabbed four interceptions and had four passes defended while adding 17 receptions for 241 yards and one touchdown during junior season when Eagles advanced to regional final of state playoffs
Made 17 catches for 363 yards and three touchdowns as sophomore, helping Edgewater to regional semifinal round of 7A state playoffs
Also competed in basketball and track and field for Edgewater