| Position | Tight End |
|---|---|
| Height | 6'6" |
| Weight | 259 |
| Age | 27 |
| Birthplace | Nyssa, OR, USA |
| Draft | 2021 Round 4 (124 overall) by Washington Commanders |
John Bates Projections, Player Props and Stats
Receiving Yards
(2019-2020) avg
| Date | Opponent | Rec YDs | Close |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 19 |
@
|
DNP | - |
| Dec 12 |
@
|
DNP | - |
| Nov 21 |
@
|
0 | - |
| Nov 12 |
vs
|
0 | - |
| Nov 6 |
vs
|
33 | - |
| Oct 31 |
@
|
40 | - |
| Oct 24 |
vs
|
44 | - |
| Dec 21 |
@
|
20 | - |
| Dec 7 |
vs
|
27 | - |
| Nov 29 |
@
|
-1 | - |
| Last 10 average | 20.38 | ||
Receptions
(2019-2020) avg
| Date | Opponent | Rec | Close |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 19 |
@
|
DNP | - |
| Dec 12 |
@
|
DNP | - |
| Nov 21 |
@
|
0 | - |
| Nov 12 |
vs
|
0 | - |
| Nov 6 |
vs
|
2 | - |
| Oct 31 |
@
|
5 | - |
| Oct 24 |
vs
|
5 | - |
| Dec 21 |
@
|
1 | - |
| Dec 7 |
vs
|
2 | - |
| Nov 29 |
@
|
1 | - |
| Last 10 average | 2.0 | ||
Score a Touchdown
(2019-2020) avg
| Date | Opponent | TDs | Close |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 19 |
@
|
DNP | - |
| Dec 12 |
@
|
DNP | - |
| Nov 21 |
@
|
0 | - |
| Nov 12 |
vs
|
0 | - |
| Nov 6 |
vs
|
0 | - |
| Oct 31 |
@
|
0 | - |
| Oct 24 |
vs
|
0 | - |
| Dec 21 |
@
|
0 | - |
| Dec 7 |
vs
|
0 | - |
| Nov 29 |
@
|
0 | - |
| Last 10 average | |||
John Bates Game Logs
Receiving |
Rushing |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Opp | Score | TG | Rec | Yds | TD | LG | Att | Yds | TD | LG | ATS | O/U | |
| Dec 19 |
@
SJSU
|
L 34 - 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | L -6 | U 54.5 | |
| Dec 12 |
@
WYO
|
W 17 - 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | L -9 | U 48.5 | |
| Nov 21 |
@
HAW
|
W 40 - 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | L -14 | O 57.5 | |
| Nov 12 |
vs
CSU
|
W 52 - 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | W -14 | O 61.0 | |
| Nov 6 |
vs
BYU
|
L 51 - 17 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | L 2 | O 61.0 | |
| Oct 31 |
@
AFA
|
W 49 - 30 | 6 | 5 | 40 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | W -13 | O 49.0 | |
| Oct 24 |
vs
USU
|
W 42 - 13 | 8 | 5 | 44 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | W -16 | O 51.0 | |
| Last 7 Avg | 2.3 | 1.7 | 16.7 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
John Bates' NFL career stats
Rushing |
Receiving |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | G | GS | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
| 2025-2026 | WAS | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 22 | 0 |
| 2024-2025 | WAS | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 8 | 84 | 10.5 | 20 | 0 |
| 2023-2024 | WAS | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 19 | 151 | 7.9 | 35 | 0 |
| 2022-2023 | WAS | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 14 | 108 | 7.7 | 20 | 1 |
| 2021-2022 | WAS | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 20 | 249 | 12.5 | 32 | 1 |






