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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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Career with playoffs

66 Games 6 seasons
753 Rec Yds 11.4 / game
3 Rec TD 0.05 / game
80 Rec
69.6 Catch %
9.4 Y/Rec

115 Tgt6.5 Y/Tgt

Season by season

MVP, SB MVP, OPOY All-Pro
  1. 249 2021'21
  2. 108 2022'22
  3. 151 2023'23
  4. 115 2024'24
  5. 103 2025'25
  6. 27 2026'26
  1. 20 2021'21
  2. 14 2022'22
  3. 19 2023'23
  4. 11 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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