'14 FL LB Dillon Bates (Tennessee Verbal)

[wadc45]

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Ponte Vedra (FL) HS

Height: 6-foot-3
Weight: 218 lbs

Rivals $ - Junior linebacker to make summer visit

6/6

By Givler...plans to visit OSU in July...has early offers from Georgia Tech, Virginia, Wake Forest, FIU, South Carolina and others...dad is Bill Bates who played at Tennessee and with the Dallas Cowboys.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4I4FB-hmBg"]Dillon Bates 2011 Sophomore Highlights - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Krenzelicious]

https://twitter.com/Jake_Brown

2014 Ponte Vedra (Fla.) LB Dillon Bates set to visit #OhioState this weekend, has #NotreDame trip in the works

(Tweeted 10/31)

 

[wadc45]

Offered during his visit this past weekend...Notre Dame also recently offered.

 

[osugrad21]

BN$--Ohio State Offer Excites Linebacker

Dillon is up to 20 offers, loved his tOSU visit, but does not have any favorites yet.

 

[osugrad21]

Rivals$--Ponte Vedra LB growing into leader role

Dillon says he prides himself in never taking a rep off and continuosly striving to be better. He does not have any favorites but plans to narrow his focus soon.

 

[osugrad21]

Rivals$--Muschamp checks in on 2014 four-star

Dillon says he has a long list of schools in which he would be most interested. No mention of tOSU.

 

[Buckskin86]

Bates interview- Ozone

 

[Apache]

His dad was a smart and really tough nut. Ergo he could be a Buckeye nut. If he is the real deal, I hope he considers Ohio State. He has a tremendous growth upside.

Rivals Profile
Scout Profile

Ponte Vedra (FL) HS

Height: 6-foot-3
Weight: 218 lbs

Rivals $ - Junior linebacker to make summer visit

6/6

By Givler...plans to visit OSU in July...has early offers from Georgia Tech, Virginia, Wake Forest, FIU, South Carolina and others...dad is Bill Bates who played at Tennessee and with the Dallas Cowboys.

Dillon Bates 2011 Sophomore Highlights - YouTube

 

[osugrad21]

Rivals$--Spurriers check on Bates

Dillon has been visited by Coaches Muschamp and Spurrier this week. He is wide open right now, happy that the Tennessee transition is happening now, and plans to visit South Carolina, Notre Dame, Tennessee, Florida, Oklahoma, Alabama, and Ohio State this spring.

 

[MD Buckeye]

11W: Catching Up With Dillon Bates

 

[osugrad21]

BN$--4-Star Says Best Yet To Come At OSU

Dillon wants to visit Ohio State, Tennessee, Notre Dame, South Carolina, Oklahoma and Florida this spring. He says this year's 12-0 team is not going to end up as Coach Meyer's best squad and he is intrigued by that.

 

[Krenzelicious]

@RivalsDallas

Most called name of the #ArmyCombine was Dillon Bates. That is more impressive knowing he is a LB!

 

[ShowMeBuck]

BN$--4-Star Says Best Yet To Come At OSU

Dillon wants to visit Ohio State, Tennessee, Notre Dame, South Carolina, Oklahoma and Florida this spring. He says this year's 12-0 team is not going to end up as Coach Meyer's best squad and he is intrigued by that.

I am intrigued by any young man that recognizes that

 

[HorseshoeFetish]

I am intrigued by any young man that recognizes that

Hey the kid is smart. Of course I'm biased as I thought that from the day Urban was hired his first loss wasn't on the schedule for at least 2 maybe 2 1/2 seasons.

 

[wadc45]

Scout $ - Bates Making Waves

1/14

By Beth Long...up to 22 offers and enjoyed the Army combine...top schools are Notre Dame, South Carolina, Tennessee, Ohio State, Oklahoma and Florida and plans to visit all in the near future.