Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2020Boise State
John Bates
TE • 6'6" • 256 lbs • Lebanon, OR, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
John Bates reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
37
Developing production for a tight end
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Reliability
48
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
40
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Boise State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Boise State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Marshall
Player Story
John Bates built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a tight end from Lebanon, OR wearing No. 85, spending time with Boise State. The clearest part of John Bates' career was his receiving role: 47 catches,...
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- Committed To
- Georgia Southern
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2021
- Selection
- Round 4 · Pick 19
- Overall
- No. 124
- NFL Team
- Washington
John Bates, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Boise State. John Bates reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 579
- Receptions
- 47
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
John Bates quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Boise State · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 579
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 22 games
- Best season
- 2020 Regular Season · Boise State
- Top game
- Marshall
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Raines · Georgia Southern
- High school pipeline
- Raines · 27 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2021 · Round 4 · Pick 19 · Washington
- Latest roster
- No. 85 · Senior
- 2020 Receiving yards rank
- 117 receiving yards · TE 102nd (top 31%) · Mountain West 46th (top 32%) · National 644th (top 37%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Boise State | 2 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 53.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Boise State | 6 | 10 | 155 | 1 | 57.9 |
| 2019 Postseason | Boise State | 11 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 62.9 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Boise State | 11 | 21 | 253 | 1 | 62.9 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Boise State | 3 | 12 | 117 | 0 | 69.3 |
Related Context
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John Bates played TE for Boise State. Across 4 tracked seasons, John Bates recorded 579 receiving yards, 2 tackles, and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Boise State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season
Boise State paired 117 primary output with 70.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 70.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2020 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Air Force
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 66.7th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2020 Regular Season · Boise State
Games
3
Receiving Yards / G
39
Efficiency
70.7
Usage
20.3
Consistency
96.1
Best Game by takeover score
Air Force
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Utah State: 44. Air Force: 40. BYU: 33
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Utah State: 5 by 58.7. Air Force: 5 by 53.3. BYU: 2 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins42 · Games = 2 · +9 vs Losses
Losses33 · Games = 1 · -9 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
3 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Air Force
Best efficiency game
100 vs BYU
Player Story
John Bates story
John Bates built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a tight end from Lebanon, OR wearing No. 85, spending time with Boise State. The clearest part of John Bates' career was his receiving role: 47 catches, 579 receiving yards, and 2 touchdowns across 22 career games in the available record. His career also includes 2 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives John Bates' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Boise State
2017-2020
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20172018201920192020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Boise State | 34 | 78.4 | 7 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Boise State | 155 | 83.6 | 6.3 | 121 |
| 2019 Postseason | Boise State | 273 | 69.4 | 9.4 | 118 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Boise State | 273 | 69.4 | 9.4 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Boise State | 117 | 70.7 | 20.3 | -156 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Marshall
Week 2 · W 14-7
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
63
Receiving Yards
86.6 takeover
63 receiving yards with a 84 efficiency score.
#2
@ Air Force
Week 9 · W 49-30 · Conference game
40
Receiving Yards
80.7 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
40 receiving yards with a 53.3 efficiency score.
#3
vs Utah State
Week 8 · W 42-13 · Conference game
44
Receiving Yards
78.1 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
44 receiving yards with a 58.7 efficiency score.
#4
vs Fresno State
Week 14 · W 17-14 · Conference game
17
Receiving Yards
73.2 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
17 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
@ Oklahoma State
Week 3 · L 21-44
49
Receiving Yards
72 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
49 receiving yards with a 81.7 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Regular Season · Boise State
117 primary output · 70.7 efficiency · 20.3 usage
69.3
#2
2019 Postseason · Boise State
62.9
273 primary · 69.4 efficiency · 9.4 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Boise State
62.9
273 primary · 69.4 efficiency · 9.4 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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