Paramount HS: Played on a pair of San Gabriel Valley League championship teams… Named 2nd Team all-league as a senior after recording 651 receiving yards with 12 touchdowns and an 18.6 yards per catch average… Posted 205 receiving yards and scored five times his junior season and earned 1st Team all-league recognition… Played his freshman season at Buena Park High and was named his team’s Most Valuable Player… Finished with 1,200 receiving yards and scored 20 touchdowns that year…..

Personal: Most memorable moments were when he scored four touchdowns in his first game as a senior against Mira Costa High and when he caught a touchdown pass to send a playoff game into overtime against San Juan Capistrano High… Hobbies include playing video games, riding jet skis at the lake and riding dirt bikes… His brother Ulysses Pickett (25) played football for the Falcons (2014-15) and at Azusa Pacific University, while his brother Victor (22) plays football at Long Beach City College… Has another sibling – Amir (13)… Is the son of Victor Bates and Aronna Veazie… Born in Long Beach, CA on February 11, 2002…..

Favorite Athlete:  Antonio Brown                        Favorite Movie: “The Blind Side”
Favorite Food:  Tacos                                         Favorite TV Show:  “Boondocks”
Favorite Book: “Diary of a Wimpy Kid”