Antonio Gates
Antonio Ethan Gates, Jr.
Born: June 18, 1980
Detroit, MI USA
Position: TE
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 260
College: Kent St.
High School: Central (Detroit, MI)
Career: 2003-2018
Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2025
Antonio Gates played from 2003 to 2018 during his career with the Los Angeles Chargers and San Diego Chargers. Gates caught 955 passes for 11,841 yards and 116 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 2003 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 24 | 389 | 16.2 | 48 | 2 | 2004 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 81 | 964 | 11.9 | 72 | 13 | 2005 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 89 | 1101 | 12.4 | 38 | 10 | 2006 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 71 | 924 | 13.0 | 57 | 9 | 2007 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 75 | 984 | 13.1 | 49 | 9 | 2008 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 60 | 704 | 11.7 | 34 | 8 | 2009 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 79 | 1157 | 14.6 | 56 | 8 | 2010 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 50 | 782 | 15.6 | 48 | 10 | 2011 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 64 | 778 | 12.2 | 38 | 7 | 2012 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 49 | 538 | 11.0 | 34 | 7 | 2013 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 77 | 872 | 11.3 | 56 | 4 | 2014 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 69 | 821 | 11.9 | 34 | 12 | 2015 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 56 | 630 | 11.2 | 40 | 5 | 2016 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 53 | 548 | 10.3 | 27 | 7 | 2017 | NFL Los Angeles Chargers | 30 | 316 | 10.5 | 27 | 3 | 2018 | NFL Los Angeles Chargers | 28 | 333 | 11.9 | 27 | 2 |
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| Totals | 955 | 11841 | 12.4 | 72 | 116 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Solo | Ast | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF | 2003 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2006 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2008 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2009 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2011 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2012 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2013 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2014 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2016 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2018 | NFL Los Angeles Chargers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Totals | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points | 2003 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2004 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 2005 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 2006 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 2007 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 2008 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 2009 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 2010 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 2011 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 2012 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 2013 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2014 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 2015 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2016 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 2017 | NFL Los Angeles Chargers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2018 | NFL Los Angeles Chargers | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 |
| Totals | 0 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 700 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS | 2003 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 15 | 11 | 2004 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 15 | 15 | 2005 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 15 | 15 | 2006 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 16 | 16 | 2007 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 16 | 16 | 2008 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 16 | 16 | 2009 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 16 | 16 | 2010 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 10 | 10 | 2011 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 13 | 13 | 2012 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 15 | 15 | 2013 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 16 | 15 | 2014 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 16 | 14 | 2015 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 11 | 4 | 2016 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 14 | 9 | 2017 | NFL | Los Angeles Chargers | 16 | 4 | 2018 | NFL | Los Angeles Chargers | 16 | 1 |
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Awards
- Pro Football Hall of Fame 2nd team All-2000s Team
Honors
2004 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
2004 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
2004 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
2004 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
2005 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
2005 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
2005 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
2005 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
2006 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
2006 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
2006 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
2007 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
2009 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
2010 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
