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TE · #87 · Washington Commanders

John Bates

Age 28 6'6" · 256 lb Boise State Drafted 2021 · R4 #124 by WAS 2021 – 2026 · 6 Seasons

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Regular season career

63 Games 6 seasons
722 Rec Yds 11.5 / game
3 Rec TD 0.05 / game
77 Rec
70.0 Catch %
9.4 Y/Rec

110 Tgt6.6 Y/Tgt

Season by season

MVP, SB MVP, OPOY All-Pro
  1. 249 2021'21
  2. 108 2022'22
  3. 151 2023'23
  4. 84 2024'24
  5. 103 2025'25
  6. 27 2026'26
  1. 20 2021'21
  2. 14 2022'22
  3. 19 2023'23
  4. 8 2024'24
  5. 11 2025'25
  6. 5 2026'26
  1. 1 2021'21
  2. 1 2022'22
  3. 0 2023'23
  4. 0 2024'24
  5. 1 2025'25
  6. 0 2026'26
  1. 12.4 2021'21
  2. 7.7 2022'22
  3. 7.9 2023'23
  4. 10.5 2024'24
  5. 9.4 2025'25
  6. 5.4 2026'26

Latest games · 2026

  1. @ W1 L 22–24 2/3 · 13 yds– TD
  2. W3 W 33–31 1/1 · 9 yds– TD
  3. W5 T 27–27 1/1 · 1 yds– TD
  4. @ W6 L 17–23 1/1 · 4 yds– TD

Career bests

Best season 2021 249 yds · 1 TD
Most TDs 2021 1 TD · 20 rec
Most catches 2021 20 rec · 25 tgt

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