WR · Minnesota Vikings
D'Wayne Bates
Age 50 · 188 cm (6'2") · 98 kg · Born Dec 4, 1975 · Northwestern
NFL career
1999
debut year
2003
last season
5
seasons
#85
jersey
College: Northwestern
Career stats
Regular-season totals from 1999 to 2003 · 37 games.
Receiving
1,061yards
6touchdowns
80receptions
13.3YPC avg
Stats by season
5 regular-season campaigns tracked.
Receiving
| Year | Team | G | Rec | Targets | Yards | Avg | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Chicago Bears | 4 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 |
| 2000 | Chicago Bears | 5 | 4 | 7 | 42 | 10.5 | 0 |
| 2001 | Chicago Bears | 5 | 9 | 14 | 160 | 17.8 | 1 |
| 2002 | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 50 | 80 | 689 | 13.8 | 4 |
| 2003 | Minnesota Vikings | 9 | 15 | 0 | 151 | 10.1 | 1 |
Games during career · Minnesota Vikings
Most recent results for the franchise while D'Wayne Bates was on the roster (1999+ play-by-play coverage).
L
W
L
W
L
W
L
L
17–18 @ Cardinals
2003-17 · Dec 28, 2003 · REGULAR
W
45–20 vs Chiefs
2003-16 · Dec 20, 2003 · REGULAR
L
10–13 @ Bears
2003-15 · Dec 14, 2003 · REGULAR
W
34–7 vs Seahawks
2003-14 · Dec 7, 2003 · REGULAR
L
17–48 @ Rams
2003-13 · Nov 30, 2003 · REGULAR
W
24–14 vs Lions
2003-12 · Nov 23, 2003 · REGULAR
L
18–28 @ Raiders
2003-11 · Nov 16, 2003 · REGULAR
L
28–42 @ Chargers
2003-10 · Nov 9, 2003 · REGULAR
Other "Bates" players in NFL history
Different players, same surname — ordered by most recent.
Career badges
Retired
External profiles
Northwestern alumni in the NFL
Other NFL players who attended Northwestern.
A.J. Henning
WR · 2025 · Dolphins
Marshall Lang
TE · 2025 · Patriots
Cam Johnson
WR · 2024 · Panthers
Adetomiwa Adebawore
DT · 2023 · Colts
Cameron Mitchell
DB · 2023 · Colts
Evan Hull
RB · 2023 · Texans
Peter Skoronski
OT · 2023 · Titans
William Hooper
CB · 2023 · Patriots
Earnest Brown IV
DE · 2021 · Titans
Greg Newsome II
CB · 2021 · Giants
1999 NFL Draft · Round 3 class
Other players selected in the same round.
#62
#65
#66
#67
#68
#68
#69
#72
#73
Daylon McCutcheon
DB · CLE
#63
#64
Brandon Burlsworth
IND
Doug Brzezinski
G · PHI
#65
Cory Hall
FS · CIN
#66
Rex Tucker
OT · CHI
#67
Chris Watson
DB · DEN
#68
Rich Coady
DB · STL
#68
Rich Coady
C · STL
#69
Steve Heiden
TE · SDG
#70
Jared DeVries
DE · DET
#72
Grey Ruegamer
G · MIA
#73
Joey Porter
OLB · PIT
WR peers of the era
Other WRs who debuted within five seasons of D'Wayne Bates.
Andre Cooper
Debut 1999 · #81 · Broncos
Andy McCullough
Debut 1999 · #84 · Cardinals
Brandon Stokley
Debut 1999 · #80 · Ravens
Brian Finneran
Debut 1999 · #86 · Falcons
Chad Plummer
Debut 1999 · #16 · Colts
Chris Brazzell
Debut 1999 · #85 · Cowboys
Chris Ortiz
Debut 1999 · #2 · Giants
Craig Yeast
Debut 1999 · #84 · Jets
Born on December 4
Skip Vanderbundt
1946 · New Orleans Saints
Randy Vataha
1948 · Green Bay Packers
George Ragsdale
1952 · Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Perry Brooks
1954 · Washington Commanders
Jim Browner
1955 · Cincinnati Bengals
Frank Reich
1961 · Detroit Lions
Darrell Grymes
1961 · Detroit Lions
Shawn Hollingsworth
1961 · Denver Broncos