John Bates

TEWashington Commanders · #87 · Age 28 · 6'6" 256 lbs · Boise State · 6th season

Drafted 2021, round 4, pick 124 overall by WAS · TE2 on the WAS depth chart

2026 finishTE727.7 pts · 4 games

Points per game1.9TE62 per game

Rest of season19projected PPR pts (Sleeper)

Player archetype

Not enough of a workload yet to judge his style against other TEs.

News

Injury reportNo injury designation.Source: Sleeper

Bates played 22 offensive snaps and 14 special-teams snaps in Sunday's 37-20 loss to the Cowboys.2026-09-23 · RotoWire via ESPN
Bates should take on an elevated role against the Cowboys on Sunday after Chig Okonkwo was ruled out due to a hamstring injury.2026-09-19 · RotoWire via ESPN
Bates caught two of three targets for 13 yards in Sunday's 24-22 loss to the Eagles.2026-09-15 · RotoWire via ESPN

Season finishes

Team	G	Finish	Pts	PPG	PPG rank	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD
WAS	4	TE72	7.7	1.9	TE62	6	5	27	0
WAS	10	TE69	27.3	2.7	TE64	16	11	103	1
WAS	13	TE78	14.4	1.1	TE71	13	8	84	0
WAS	15	TE58	34.1	2.3	TE66	28	19	151	0
WAS	9	TE63	30.8	3.4	TE50	22	14	108	1
WAS	12	TE48	50.9	4.2	TE44	25	20	249	1

Click a season for its game log. Regular season only. Finish = rank among all TEs by total fantasy points; PPG rank counts players who played at least half the games.

Stats from nflverse, updated 2026-10-26. Injury report and photo from Sleeper; headlines link to ESPN. Dynasty value is FFBGM's (Superflex, PPR) from real Sleeper trades: see all rankings.