![]() Bates with the Washington Commanders in 2024 | |||||||||
No. 87 – Washington Commanders | |||||||||
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Position: | Tight end | ||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
Born: | Nyssa, Oregon, U.S. | November 6, 1997||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 259 lb (117 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
High school: | Lebanon (Lebanon, Oregon) | ||||||||
College: | Boise State (2016–2020) | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 2021 / round: 4 / pick: 124 | ||||||||
Career history | |||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
Career NFL statistics as of 2024 | |||||||||
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John Bates (born November 6, 1997) is an American professional football tight end for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Boise State Broncos and was selected by Washington in the fourth round of the 2021 NFL draft.
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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6 ft 5+3⁄8 in (1.97 m) | 250 lb (113 kg) | 32+1⁄4 in (0.82 m) | 9+3⁄8 in (0.24 m) | 4.82 s | 1.71 s | 2.83 s | 4.35 s | 6.85 s | 31.5 in (0.80 m) | 10 ft 0 in (3.05 m) | 19 reps | |
All values from Pro Day [1] [2] [3] |
Bates was drafted by the Washington Football Team in the fourth round (124th overall) of the 2021 NFL draft. [4] He signed his four-year rookie contract on May 13, 2021. [5] Due to injuries to Logan Thomas and Ricky Seals-Jones, Bates had his first career start in the Week 11 win over the Carolina Panthers. [6] In a December 26, 2021, game against the Dallas Cowboys, Bates scored his first NFL touchdown which he fumbled but later recovered in the endzone. [7]
On March 11, 2025, Bates signed a three-year contract extension with the Commanders. [8]