John Bates stats

Commanders

Tight End · #87

Age 29 · 6' 6" · 256 lbs

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John Bates recorded 5 receptions, 27 receiving yards and 0 receiving touchdowns in 7 games of 2026 for the Washington Commanders. Last game: .

Stats

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Totals

GP
7
REC
5
TGTS
6
YDS
27
AVG
5.4
TD
0
LNG
9
FD
0
Totals by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.REC: Passes caught.TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.LNG: Longest single play, in yards.FD: First downs this player moved the chains for.
2021WSH17202524912.413211
2022WSH1614221087.71204
2023WSH1719281517.90356
2024WSH178138410.50203
2025WSH1511161039.41226
2026WSH756275.4090

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS · LNG · FD

Career regular season

GP
89
REC
77
TGTS
110
YDS
722
AVG
9.4
TD
3
LNG
35
FD
30

Career Postseason

GP
3
REC
3
TGTS
5
YDS
31
AVG
10.3
TD
0
LNG
20
FD
2

Per game

GP
7
REC
0.7
TGTS
0.9
YDS
3.9
AVG
5.4
TD
0
LNG
9
FD
0

Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.

Per game by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.REC: Passes caught.TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.LNG: Longest single play, in yards.FD: First downs this player moved the chains for.
2021WSH171.21.514.612.40.1320.6
2022WSH160.91.46.87.70.1200.3
2023WSH171.11.68.97.90.0350.4
2024WSH170.50.84.910.50.0200.2
2025WSH150.71.16.99.40.1220.4
2026WSH70.70.93.95.40.090.0

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS · LNG · FD

Career regular season, Per game

GP
89
REC
0.9
TGTS
1.2
YDS
8.1
AVG
9.4
TD
0.0
LNG
35
FD
0.3

Fantasy

GP
7
PPR
7.7
HALF
5.2
STD
2.7
PPG
1.1

Fantasy points in ESPN’s default scoring, worked out here from the season lines: PPR with a point per catch, half-PPR with half, standard with none.

Fantasy by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.PPR: Fantasy points with a point per catch — the scoring most leagues use.HALF: Fantasy points with half a point per catch.STD: Standard fantasy points: nothing for a catch, only yards, touchdowns and turnovers.PPG: PPR fantasy points per game played.
2021WSH1750.940.930.93
2022WSH1630.823.816.81.9
2023WSH1734.124.615.12
2024WSH1714.410.46.40.8
2025WSH1527.321.816.31.8
2026WSH77.75.22.71.1

What the columns mean: PPR · HALF · STD · PPG

Career regular season

GP
89
PPR
165.2
HALF
126.7
STD
88.2
PPG
1.9

Bio

Age
29 yearsNov 6, 1997
Height
6' 6"
Weight
256 lbs
Experience
6 years
Birthplace
Lebanon, OR
Draft
2021Rd 4, Pk 124
College
Boise State
Salary
$3.5 million2026

Latest performance

John Bates

Nov 01 · vs PHI · W 27-10

REC
0
TGTS
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0
LNG
0

Snap counts, 2026

42% of his club's offensive snaps a game (194 in 7 games); 35% in week 8.

His offensive snaps and snap share by week
WkOppSnapsSnap %ST
1PHI3449%15
2DAL2231%14
3SEA3754%19
4IND2742%14
5NYG2845%16
6SF2537%11
8PHI2135%5

NFL snap counts, every player

Injury history

John Bates has been on the NFL’s game-status report 1 week since 2026.

His weeks on the injury report by season
SeasonOutD / QInjuries listed
202601Shoulder

From the weekly injury reports clubs file (nflverse), regular season and playoffs; a practice-only listing counts no week. A player moved to injured reserve leaves the report, so a season-ending injury shows only up to that move.

2021 NFL combine

TE, 6'5", 250 lb · Boise St.

His combine measurements and their percentile
MeasureResultPercentile
40-yard dash4.84s25th
Vertical jump31.5"27th
Broad jump10' 0"73rd
Bench press (225 lb)19 reps36th
3-cone drill6.85s94th
20-yard shuttle4.35s52nd

Percentile: the share of TEs measured at the combine since 2000 he beat. The 2021 combine

Games

All games

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vs LARSun, Nov 08

vs LAR since 2023

1
GP
0
REC
0
YDS
0
TD
Most recent games
DateOpponentRECYDSTD
Sun, Nov 01vsPHIW 27-10000
Mon, Oct 19atSFL 23-17140
Sun, Oct 11vsNYGT 27-27 OT110
Sun, Oct 04vsINDL 30-13000
Sun, Sep 27vsSEAW 33-31190
Sun, Sep 20atDALL 37-20000

What are John Bates's career stats?

John Bates has played 6 seasons for the Commanders. He has 77 receptions for 722 yards and 3 receiving touchdowns. His best season so far is 2021: 20 receptions, 249 receiving yards and 1 receiving touchdown.

Best single games

  • Receptions: 4 @ DAL on Oct 2, 2022, L 25-10
  • Receiving Yards: 46 @ DEN on Sep 17, 2023, W 35-33
  • Receiving Touchdowns: 1 @ DAL on Dec 26, 2021, L 56-14
John Bates's best game in each stat, by season
REC: Passes caught.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
2026213—
20252221
2024220—
2023346—
20224391
20213451

What the columns mean: REC

Regular season only, from NFL game logs since 2021.

John Bates college stats

John Bates played 4 seasons at Boise State Broncos (2017 to 2020): 47 catches for 579 yards and 2 touchdowns.

receiving

John Bates's college receiving by season
REC: Passes caught.YDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.AVG: Passing yards per throw, incompletions included. The league average sits near 7.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.
2017Boise State Broncos33411.3017
2018Boise State Broncos1015515.5130
2019Boise State Broncos2227312.4128
2020Boise State Broncos121179.8028

defensive

John Bates's college defensive by season
TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made alone, with no teammate sharing the credit.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.PD: Passes the defender broke up or deflected.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.FF: Times the defender knocked the ball loose, whoever recovered it.INT: Passes thrown to the other team — lower is better.YDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.
2018Boise State Broncos110000000
2019Boise State Broncos220000000

scoring

John Bates's college scoring by season
REC: Passes caught.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.2PT: Conversions run or caught from the two-yard line after a touchdown, worth two points instead of the kick's one.PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.
2018Boise State Broncos001010006
2019Boise State Broncos001010006

College seasons as ESPN files them for the school he played for. Game by game: John Bates's college game log.

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Playoff games

John Bates played 3 games across 1 NFL postseason — 2 won, 1 lost.

John Bates's line in each playoff game
CAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
2024TBW 23-20000
2024DETW 45-310200
2024PHIL 55-230110

What the columns mean: CAR

Totals, from NFL game logs since the 1994 postseason — earlier games are not counted.