TE · Washington Commanders · #87
John Bates
- Age
- 29
- Height
- 6'6"
- Weight
- 256 lb
- College
- Boise State
- NFL experience
- 5 yrs
- Draft
- 2021, pick 124 overall (WAS)
Status
- Week 9 injury report: no game status listed · last practice: Limited Participation in Practice
2026 season
5Games Played
5/6Rec/Tgt
27Rec yds
0Rec TD
0Rush yds
| Format | Total pts | TE rank | Pts per game | TE PPG rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | 2.7 | TE#87 | 0.5 | TE#81 |
| Half-PPR | 5.2 | TE#81 | 1 | TE#79 |
| PPR | 7.7 | TE#78 | 1.5 | TE#76 |
Points per game = total fantasy points ÷ Games Played (only games where he recorded a stat). Ranks (e.g. TE#1) are among all TEs with 2026 stats; tied players share a rank. PPG ranks need at least 3 Games Played. Half-PPR = standard points + 0.5 per catch (the midpoint of nflverse's standard and PPR totals).
Game log
| Wk | Date | Opp | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Fum lost | Std pts | Half pts | PPR pts | Std rk | Half rk | PPR rk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sun, Sep 13 | @ PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 3.3 | TE#41 | TE#39 | TE#39 |
| 2 | Sun, Sep 20 | @ DAL | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | Sun, Sep 27 | vs SEA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.9 | TE#49 | TE#50 | TE#50 |
| 4 | Sun, Oct 4 | vs IND (neutral) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | Sun, Oct 11 | vs NYG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.1 | TE#59 | TE#59 | TE#59 |
| 6 | Mon, Oct 19 | @ SF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.4 | TE#44 | TE#45 | TE#45 |
| 7 | BYE | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | Sun, Nov 1 | vs PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TE#52 | TE#52 | TE#52 |
| 9 | Sun, Nov 8 | vs LA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 10 | Thu, Nov 12 | @ NYG | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 11 | Mon, Nov 23 | vs CIN | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 12 | Sun, Nov 29 | @ ARI | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 13 | Sun, Dec 6 | @ TEN | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 14 | Sun, Dec 13 | vs HOU | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 15 | Sun, Dec 20 | vs ATL | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 16 | Sun, Dec 27 | @ MIN | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 17 | Sun, Jan 3 | @ JAX | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 18 | Sun, Jan 10 | vs DAL | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Full 2026 regular-season schedule. "vs" = home, "@" = away. Weekly ranks are among all TEs who recorded a stat that week. A "-" means no stats for that game (didn't play, inactive, or not played yet). If a player changed teams, each week shows the team the data has him on that week.
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