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.
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%)
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.
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