The stat line for UK football commitment Brenden Bates on Friday night didn’t exactly match up with his star ranking.
Bates — a 6-foot-5, 220-pound tight end — had just two catches (on just three targets) for 35 yards, despite playing the majority of the offensive snaps in Cincinnati Moeller’s 38-28 victory over Scott County.
Rivals.com ranks Bates as one of the top 10 tight ends in the country, and he’s one of only two UK commitments for the class of 2018 on that website’s “Rivals 250” list of the nation’s top prospects. Such a designation brings with it visions of 100-yard games with multiple trips to the end zone.