Brenden Bates
Role Player
Height6'5"
Weight255 lb
BornOct 16, 1999
Age26
CollegeKentuckySee College Stats
ConferenceSoutheastern
Rookie yr2024
A tight end who contributed in a defined role. Their developmental reflects a career built on specific contributions rather than volume.
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.
4 grids split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Snap Counts | Advanced (EPA) | Defense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 2024 | — | CLE | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | — | 0.0 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | — | NYJ | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | 10.2% | — | 0.0% | 29 | 22.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -0.8 | 0 | -2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025 | — | CLE | 4 | — | 5 | 4 | 48 | 0 | 80.0% | 12.0 | 9.6 | — | 3 | 139 | 27.0% | — | 0.0% | 57 | 24.2% | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 12 | — | 6 | 4 | 48 | 0 | 66.7% | 12.0 | 8.0 | — | 3 | 180 | 18.6% | — | 0.0% | 86 | 23.4% | — | — | -0.8 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Career EPA-0.8··-0.8/season
Receiving
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 25 | CLE | 1 | 0* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | — | 0.0 | — | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 26 | CLE | 4 | 0* | 5 | 4 | 48 | 0 | 80.0% | 12.0 | 9.6 | — | 3 | 1.3 |
| Career | 5 | 6 | 4 | 48 | 0 | 66.7% | 12.0 | 8.0 | — | 3 | 1.3 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Snap Counts
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 25 | NYJ | 7 | 0* | 41 | 10.2% | — | 0.0% | 29 | 22.6% |
| 2025 | 26 | CLE | 9 | 0* | 139 | 27.0% | — | 0.0% | 57 | 24.2% |
| Career | 16 | 180 | — | — | — | 86 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced (EPA)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 25 | — | — | 0* | — | — | -0.8 | 0 | -2 |
| Career | — | — | — | 0 | -2 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced Receiving (2018+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | ADOT | YBC/R | YAC/R | BrkTkl | Drops | Drop% | 1D | TgtRate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 25 | CLE | 2 | 0* | -2.0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 2025 | 26 | 2TM | 9 | 0* | 7.8 | 9.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 106.7 |
| Career | 11 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 13 · Depth / RotationalA depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 13 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 1 scored season, with a short career trimming the score.
18
Sustained
career value
×.6
18
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.72
Longevity
career length
Blend 18 × longevity 0.72 = KV-H 13· confidence 50%
What builds the career mark of 18
On-field 15.6
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
2025bestavg 182025
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position5
Depth
of 100
Reached 0% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
0% of the all-time Receptions leader0
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
-0.8 EPA/season over 1 season50
A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 88%.
Per-Snap Impact
Tight Ends · proprietary · 2012+—
below snap floor
Yards/snap0.267Touch rate0.033EPA/snap-0.004Snap share18.6%Off snaps180Emerging
Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within tight ends, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Kentucky), but no parsed college box-score table is present in this profile artifact. The section stays here so every profile has a consistent college-stats landing point without fabricating unavailable rows.
Reference Graph
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Joel BitonioG2yShelby HarrisDE2yMyles GarrettDE2yCorey BojorquezP2yDavid NjokuTE2yEthan PocicC2yDenzel WardCB2yWyatt TellerG2yJack ConklinOT2yDevin BushLB2yJerry JeudyWR2yMaurice HurstDT2yRiley PattersonK2yGrant DelpitSAF2yJerome FordRB2yCameron ThomasDE2yAlex WrightDE2yMohamoud DiabateLB2yRonnie Hickman Jr.SAF2yCedric TillmanWR2yIsaiah McGuireDE2yBlake WhiteheartTE2ySam KamaraDT2yDawand JonesOT2y
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2025team change
Joined CLE (from NYJ)
- 2025final season
Last recorded season with CLE
- 2024signing
Entered the NFL with NYJ
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'5" / 255 lb
Frame
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 1-season peers. See all →
13
peak 18
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 2 seasons.
47%
Durability IQ
Composite score across availability, IR frequency, and injury severity. See all →
48
FragileEra Translator
Rec Yds translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.
| Season | Actual Rec Yds | Rec Yds/G | → 2025 Rec Yds | → 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 48 | 12 | 204+156 | 12 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
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