Football Sophomore Year: Fort Wayne’s Jessie Bates III leaves Wake Forest to pursue NFL dream Published on January 5, 2018 By Jeff Mahoney Fort Wayne’s Jessie Bates III leaves Wake Forest to pursue NFL dream Snider alum Bates III declares for NFL Draft Snider alum Bates III declares for NFL Draft, will leave Wake Forest early See more Glory To God for continuing this amazing journey… I’m thankful for his plan.. Praying for the discipline to follow it.. Proverbs 3: 5-6 #GoDeacs #JB3 pic.twitter.com/xONFC40Qn1 — Jessie Bates III (@jlbiii3) January 5, 2018 Snider grad, Wake Forest standout Bates ruled out for game at Notre Dame See more Every time i do it, i do it for the city.. ⏳🙏🏽2️⃣6️⃣0️⃣ #Believ3 pic.twitter.com/CViBdPMEIc — Jessie Bates III (@jlbiii3) June 27, 2017 Bates looks to take more of a leadership role at Wake Forest Liked it? Take a second to support SummitCitySports on Patreon! Related Topics:Jessie BatesWake Forest University Popular Posts Baseball1 week ago Bruins Use 8-Run Third and 5-Run Fifth to beat Braves in the Rain