TE#87
John Bates
gsis_id 00-0036628
WAS
Next Gen Stats
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2023 weekly average
- Separation
- 5.04 yd
- Cushion
- 5.89 yd
- YAC above expectation
- 0.08
- Avg YAC
- 3.90
- Share of intended air yards
- 13.0%
- Catch rate
- 60.0%
Advanced charting
Source: Pro Football Reference advanced2025 season total / average
- Broken tackles (rec)
- 0
- Drops
- 1
- Drop rate
- 2.8%
- Passer rating when targeted
- 86.3
- Interceptions on targets
- 0
Season by season
Aggregated from real weekly rows in nflverse_player_stats_weekly.
| Season | G | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | TD | Rec EPA | Tgt share | WOPR | Rush yds | PPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 103 | 1 | 7.8 | 0.068 | 0.12 | 0 | 27.3 |
| 2024 | 16 | 18 | 11 | 115 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.035 | 0.07 | 0 | 20.5 |
| 2023 | 15 | 28 | 19 | 151 | 0 | -5.6 | 0.053 | 0.11 | 0 | 34.1 |
| 2022 | 9 | 22 | 14 | 108 | 1 | -2.9 | 0.076 | 0.15 | 0 | 30.8 |
| 2021 | 12 | 25 | 20 | 249 | 1 | 15.7 | 0.074 | 0.16 | 0 | 50.9 |
Bio & status
- Height
- 6'6"
- Weight
- 256 lb
- College
- Boise State (Mountain West Conference)
- Draft
- 2021 · Rd 4 · Pk 124 · WAS
- Rookie season
- 2021
- Experience
- 6 yr
- Status
- ACT
Source: nflverse injury report
2025 Wk 9 · Questionable · Ankle · practice: Limited Participation in Practice
Cross-source coverage
Source: Highlightly box scoresmatched via name+birth_date
58 games with stored box-score lines (2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021).
Play-by-play drill-down
Loaded on demand, one season at a time.