John Bates

TE·

Washington Commanders·#87·6'6"·256 lb·5th year·Boise State

Round 4, pick 124 in 2021

Updated November 10, 2026

70.5

Model Score

Down from 74.2 last year

Trade value ·a 7th

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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

Offers

Partial list

None on record beyond his commitment

Committed to

Boise State

Partial offer list. Offer lists for the 2016 class are partial everywhere we can read them: we hold 3 or more offers for 339 of 4,446 recruits, and we grade only those boards.

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Our College Grade

75.9 MODEL

Ranked #520 among TE

How good he was in college at what his position is supposed to do, out of 100. Scored against everyone else at his position, adjusted for the level he played at. This is not his NFL grade.