draftyear finalyear debutyear statvalue birth_place article_title position draftround college birth_date nfl number draftpick statlabel
1993 1996 1993 106 -lrb- 29 assists -rrb- 0.0 1 galveston , texas patrick bates
 safety 1 ucla texas a & m 27 november 1970 bat131733 24 , 29 , 27 12 tackles sacks interceptions
patrick bates

patrick james bates -lrb- born november 27 , 1970 -rrb- is a former safety in the national football league .
he was drafted in the 1st round of the 1993 nfl draft by the los angeles raiders and later played for the atlanta falcons .
out of high school , patrick bates signed with ucla , but transferred to texas a&m in 1991 .
soon , bates would become one of the best players of the a&m 's famed `` wrecking crew '' of the early 90 's .
in 1993 , bates was a first-round draft pick by the los angeles raiders .
after several off-field mishaps , he never realized his full potential , which is why espn named him the 37th of the top 50 busts in nfl draft history .
