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John Bates

Tight End, Washington Commanders · #87.

Player facts

Team: Washington Commanders
Position: Tight End
Number: 87
Born: Nov 6, 1997 (age 28)
Birthplace: Lebanon, OR, USA
Height: 6' 6"
Weight: 256 lbs
College: Boise State
Experience: 6 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Offense

	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FD	FUM	LST
Regular Season	4	5	23	5.8	0	9	0	0	0
Last 5 Games	4	5	23	5.5	0	9	0	0	0
Career	76	109	718	9.4	3	35	30	3	1

Advanced stats

2026 season through week 6. EPA per play is the points a play added to the team’s expected score; success rate is the share of plays that kept the offense on schedule; CPOE is completion percentage over what the throws’ difficulty predicted. Rank is by EPA per play.

	Plays	EPA/play	Success	CPOE	League rank
Receiving	5 targets	-0.12	60%		fewer than 24 plays

NFL data: nflverse, CC BY 4.0.

Recent games

			Receiving							Rushing					Fumbles
Date	Opponent	Result	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FD	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FUM	LST
Sun, Oct 11	vs NYG	T 27-27 OT	1	1	1	1.0	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Oct 4	vs IND	L 30-13	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 27	vs SEA	W 33-31	1	1	9	9.0	0	9	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 20	@ DAL	L 37-20	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 13	@ PHI	L 24-22	2	3	13	6.5	0	8	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

John Bates (born November 6, 1997) is an American professional football tight end for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Boise State Broncos and was selected by Washington in the fourth round of the 2021 NFL draft.

Throughout his career, Bates has been referred to as one of the best blocking tight ends in the NFL.

From Wikipedia’s article on John Bates (American football), shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹