John Bates
John Bates
Born: November 6, 1997
Lebanon, OR
Position: TE
Height: 6'6"
Weight: 256
College: Boise St.
High School: Nyssa (OR)
Career: 2021-2025
Drafted: 2021 in Round 4, #124 overall by the Washington Football Team
John Bates has played from 2021 to 2025 during his career with the Washington Commanders and Washington Football Team. Bates has caught 70 passes for 682 yards and 2 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 2021 | NFL Washington Football Team | 20 | 249 | 12.4 | 32 | 1 | 2022 | NFL Washington Commanders | 14 | 108 | 7.7 | 20 | 1 | 2023 | NFL Washington Commanders | 19 | 151 | 7.9 | 35 | 0 | 2024 | NFL Washington Commanders | 8 | 84 | 10.5 | 20 | 0 | 2025 | NFL Washington Commanders | 9 | 90 | 10.0 | 22 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 70 | 682 | 9.7 | 35 | 2 |
Kick Returns:
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Solo | Ast | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF | 2021 | NFL Washington Football Team | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2022 | NFL Washington Commanders | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2023 | NFL Washington Commanders | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2024 | NFL Washington Commanders | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2025 | NFL Washington Commanders | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points | 2021 | NFL Washington Football Team | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2022 | NFL Washington Commanders | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Totals | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS | 2021 | NFL | Washington Football Team | 17 | 8 | 2022 | NFL | Washington Commanders | 16 | 7 | 2023 | NFL | Washington Commanders | 17 | 4 | 2024 | NFL | Washington Commanders | 17 | 6 | 2025 | NFL | Washington Commanders |
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