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John Bates
John Bates
TE · WAS
28 yrs
Boise State
Description
Position
TE
Team
WAS
Status
ACT
Born
1997-11-06
Age
28
Height
6'6"
Weight
256 lb
College
Boise State
Draft
2021 · R4 · Pick 19 · WAS
Rookie yr
2021
Contract
ACTIVE
APY
$7.0M/yr
Total
$21.0M
Guaranteed
$11.5M
% of cap
2.5%
Term
2025–2028 (3y)
Value#35/63
1.11Rec EPA per $1M APY
Career Résumé
5 seasons
Seasons5 2021–2025
Games59
Rec Yds695
Rec72
Rec TD3
Tgt104
2026 Projection
StatFloorMedianCeilingvs ’25ΔRange
Rec TDs0.060.992.801.00-0.01
Rec Yards65.3181286103+78.3
Receptions8.6419.130.411.0+8.08
Targets13.925.838.116.0+9.77
Floor · Median · Ceiling · assumes a full 17-game season
YearTmGTgtRecCatch%YdsY/RLongAirYACDropTDEPA
2025WAS10161168.8%1039.422486817.8
2024WAS1313861.5%8410.52063490-0.7
2023WAS15281967.9%1517.935175650-5.6
2022WAS9221463.6%1087.720114541-2.9
2021WAS12252080.0%24912.432149139115.8
Returns
YearTmPRPR YdsPR AvgKRKR YdsKR AvgST TD
2023WAS0011010.00
College
YearSchoolGCarRu YdsRu TDRecRc YdsRc TD
2020Boise St1170
2019Boise St2731
2018Boise St1551
2017Boise St340
Career Milestones
league finishes · all-time rank
StatCareerAll-TimeLedTop 5Top 10
Rec Yds695823rd
Rec TDs3842nd
Receptions72798th
League finishes among qualifying seasons (≥6 GP) · all-time rank since 1999
Stat Profile
2025 · vs 104 peers
Rec Yds/gY/TgtCatch%TD/gYAC/RecEPA/Rec
Rec Yds/g
10.332
Y/Tgt
6.446
Catch%
68.8%36
TD/g
0.146
YAC/Rec
6.282
EPA/Rec
0.790
PlayerMedian (50th)
Postseason
team record · since 1999
RoundWL
Playoffs21
Conf. Championship01
Super Bowl00
NextGen Stats
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Career Highs
regular season
StatGameWhenSeason
Rec Yds462023 Wk2 vs DEN249'21
Rec42022 Wk4 vs DAL20'21
Rec TD12021 Wk16 vs DAL1'21
Tgt62022 Wk4 vs DAL28'23
Athletic Profile
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