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Jake Bates
Speaker & Booking Information
Kicker for the Detroit Lions
Based in Detroit, MI
Motivational Sports Speaker
Speaking Fee
$20,000 - $30,000
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Speaking Categories
Available for:
- Corporate Appearances
- Speaking Engagements
- Meet & Greets
- Endorsements
- Virtual Events
- Social Media Campaigns
About Jake Bates
Jake Bates has an incredible story culminating in becoming one of the best kickers in the NFL. Bates was a college soccer player and when he transitioned over to football, only handled kickoffs. In 2022, he was named All-SEC at Arkansas as a kickoff specialist.
Bates still had to go the non-traditional route to the NFL, going to the UFL, where he set a league record with a 64-yard field foal and was named to the All-UFL Team in 2024. That got the attention of the Detroit Lions, who signed him that summer and he became one of just two UFL players to make a team's final roster in the league.
In the first eight weeks of his rookie season, Bates had two game-winning field goals and was named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week once. He went on to break the Lions team record for points scored set by Jason Hanson in 2012.
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Client Testimonials
"Jake Bates did an amazing job at our fundraiser dinner. He was extremely easy to work with and so humble and gracious, too. He even stayed afterwards and greeted every single person that wanted to meet him, took pictures, and signed autographs - which was very impressive. He did a fantastic job telling his story (with the help from our local sports reporter as the moderator) and people loved him from the minute he got on the stage. In fact, this dinner was the most money we've ever raised and one of our largest attended (at 620) in a couple of decades."
Darren McCullough
Rochester Christian University
"Jake was incredible, and so was our time with him. Over 3,000 people were in the building, and most importantly, 114 people responded to the altar call. We have had other churches reach out asking how we booked him."
Suellen Williams
Grand Rapids First
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