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John Bates

TE·Washington Commanders·#87·6'6"·256 lb·5th year·Boise State
Round 4, pick 124 in 2021
Updated November 4, 2026
70.5
Model Score
Down from 74.2 last year
Trade value ·a 7th
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John Bates has 5 catches, 27 receiving yards and 0 touchdowns in 4 games for the Washington Commanders this season through Week 8, 1.9 PPR points a game (updated November 4, 2026).

Model Score by season

Down 3.7 from last season.

708070.5202220232026

How good he is at what he is supposed to be doing, out of 100. Not a projection of what he will do next, and not a read on his contract. Median is about 70, and a 95 is rare. How it is built →

Comps

The players whose size, testing and production looked most like his at the same point in their careers. The percent is how close.

Brandon Pettigrew ’1490%Jeff King ’1268%Eric Saubert ’2266%

Plays like: Reggie Kelly, Brandon Pettigrew, Nick Vannett. Built like: Tim Euhus, Adam Trautman, John Phillips. Coming out: Durham Smythe, Jeron Mastrud, John Phillips.

Of his 20 closest coming out: 0 stars, 6 starters, 10 backups, 4 didn't stick.

John Bates Props This Weekvs LA Sun Nov 8

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Anytime TD+1400 BetOnline

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John Bates Injury StatusNot listed

John Bates is not on the injury report as of Nov 4. Source: the official NFL injury report, refreshed daily.

This season · 4 games

Rec5
Rec Yds27
Rec TD0
Targets7
Yds/Gm6.8
Fantasy PPG1.9
EPA / target0.115
Avg separation0.0 yd
Avg cushion0.0 yd
YAC over exp0.0
Catch %0.0%

1.9 fantasy points a game, 8 PPR on the season. Every game on the Game Log, every season on Career. Advanced numbers are EPA and Next Gen Stats.

Contract2026 cap

2026 Cap Hit
$5.8M
APY
$7.0M/yr
Guaranteed at Signing
$11.5M
Years on Deal
3
Signed
2025
Est. Value
$3.7M/yr
overpaid by $3.3M/yr

Every year of the deal, the dead money and what a cut or trade saves on the Contract tab.

Fantasy outlookWeek 9

This week he hosts LA, projecting 0.8 points a game from here.

Price a trade for him on the fantasy trade calculator, or see the whole board on the Fantasy hub.

Draft & College

Round 4, pick 124 to the Washington Commanders in 2021, out of Boise State (Mountain West). He went earlier than consensus.

Taken#124
Consensus board184th
Our college model#520 TE

In college, 2018-2019, 18 games: 32 rec, 428 yds, 2 TD, 13.4 yds/rec. (partial record)

Recruited

Class of 2016 · Tight end · High school: Lebanon, OR

Recruiting sites
★★★★★
No. 1,399 in the nation. Composite 0.8308, the recruiting sites' average
Committed to
Boise State

His full list of offers is not on our record yet; offers for the 2016 class are still being added.

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