Ricky Bates is a fresh-faced Colgate wideout with size and runway
In the 2025 season, Colgate listed Ricky Bates as a 6-foot-1, 180-pound freshman wide receiver from Dedham, Massachusetts, and multiple roster pages still show him as a developing young target with no publicly available game stats yet. Bates looks like a classic upside play: enough frame to grow into the position, early-career eligibility to develop, and the kind of low-noise profile that suggests long-term potential rather than instant production. If you want a polished, proven producer right now, the résumé is thin; if you want a project with room to level up, Bates is worth a hard look.
