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John Bates

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John Bates

Top 47% all-time TEsDurable Contributor🌅 Early Bloomer · 2021Two-Way Profile

Height6'6"

Weight256 lb

BornNov 6, 1997

Age28

CollegeBoise State See College Stats

ConferenceMountain West

Rookie yr2021

Draft2021 · Rd 4, Pick 124 · WAS

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A tight end who maximized value through exceptional availability — almost never missed time. Their middle-tier career was extended by consistently being on the field.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 8 · #3738 · Role Player

Worth 8 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 82% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 2 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +4 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

2 cleared

3 replaced

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

46

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

2

Seasons over

cleared the bar

×

+4

Avg surplus

peak +7

2 seasons × ~4 surplus ≈ VORP 8

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									Defense													Snap Counts						Advanced (EPA)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
2021	—	WAS	11	—	25	20	249	1	80.0%	12.4	10.0	—	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	519	46.2%	—	0.0%	134	30.7%	—	—	—	—	—
2021	—	LV	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2021	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	15.8	0	149
2022	—	WAS	9	—	22	14	108	1	63.6%	7.7	4.9	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	510	45.2%	—	0.0%	65	15.0%	—	—	—	—	—
2022	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-2.9	0	114
2023	—	WAS	14	—	28	19	151	0	67.9%	7.9	5.4	—	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	500	45.5%	—	0.0%	173	36.6%	—	—	—	—	—
2023	—	SEA	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2023	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-5.6	0	175
2024	—	WAS	10	—	13	8	84	0	61.5%	10.5	6.5	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	516	43.9%	—	0.0%	225	48.2%	—	—	—	—	—
2024	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-0.7	0	63
2025	—	WAS	9	—	16	11	103	1	68.8%	9.4	6.4	—	6	1	0	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	479	51.4%	—	0.0%	179	49.3%	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	56	—	104	72	695	3	69.2%	9.7	6.7	—	30	3	2	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2,524	46.5%	—	0.0%	776	36.0%	—	—	6.7	0	501

Career EPA6.7·7 receiving·1.7/season

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	VAL
2021	24	WAS	11	0*	25	20	249	1	80.0%	12.4	10.0	—	11	5.4
2022	25	WAS	9	0*	22	14	108	1	63.6%	7.7	4.9	—	4	3.9
2023	26	WAS	14	0*	28	19	151	0	67.9%	7.9	5.4	—	6	4.3
2024	27	WAS	10	0*	13	8	84	0	61.5%	10.5	6.5	—	3	2.8
2025	28	WAS	9	8*	16	11	103	1	68.8%	9.4	6.4	—	6	3.7
Career			53	8*	104	72	695	3	69.2%	9.7	6.7	—	30	20.1

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
2021	24	LV	2	0*	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2023	26	SEA	1	0*	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2025	28	WAS	1	1*	1	0	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Career			4	1*	3	2	1	0	0	—	—	0	0	0	1	0	0

* 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%
2021	24	WAS	17	0*	519	46.2%	—	0.0%	134	30.7%
2022	25	WAS	16	0*	510	45.2%	—	0.0%	65	15.0%
2023	26	WAS	17	0*	500	45.5%	—	0.0%	173	36.6%
2024	27	WAS	17	0*	516	43.9%	—	0.0%	225	48.2%
2025	28	WAS	15	8*	479	51.4%	—	0.0%	179	49.3%
Career			82	8*	2,524	—	—	—	776	—

* 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
2021	24	—	—	0*	—	—	15.8	0	149
2022	25	—	—	0*	—	—	-2.9	0	114
2023	26	—	—	0*	—	—	-5.6	0	175
2024	27	—	—	0*	—	—	-0.7	0	63
Career					—	—	—	0	501

* 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
2021	24	WAS	17	0*	6.0	5.5	7.0	2	0	0.0	11	104.8
2022	25	WAS	16	0*	5.2	3.9	3.9	1	2	0.1	4	90.7
2023	26	WAS	17	0*	6.3	4.5	3.4	1	3	0.1	6	81.1
2024	27	WAS	17	0*	4.8	4.4	6.1	1	1	0.1	3	80.3
2025	28	WAS	15	8*	3.0	3.2	6.2	0	1	0.1	6	107.0
Career			82	8*	—	—	—	5	7	—	30	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 46 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 46 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 5 scored seasons.

45

Sustained

career value

×.6

47

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 45.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 46· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 45

On-field 32.2

Availability 12.8

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)

2021bestavg 452025

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

9

Depth

of 100

Reached 5% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

5% of the all-time Receptions leader5

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

1.67 EPA/season over 4 seasons51

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: 90%.

Per-Snap Impact

Tight Ends · proprietary · 2012+

33

Rotational

SIS

Yards / snap:0.275 ydsSee leaderboard →

Yards/snap0.275Touch rate0.041EPA/snap0.003Snap share46.4%Off snaps2,524ReliableCV 0.41

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+).

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average tight ends aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Postseason Career

3 playoff games

Receiving

Tgt5Rec3Yds31Ctch%60.0%Y/R10.3Y/Tgt6.21D2

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA1.5Rec AirYd26

College Stats

Boise StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Boise State), 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.

2021 Draft Class· this player went #124

#116Elerson G. SmithLB #117Bobby Brown IIIDT #118Chris Rumph IILB #119Kene NwangwuRB #120Rhamondre StevensonRB #121Jordan SmithDE #122Tyler ShelvinDT #123Zech McPhearsonCB #125Camryn BynumSAF #126Chuba HubbardRB #127Kylen GransonTE #128Dan Moore Jr.OT #129Jaelon DardenWR #130Robert RochellCB #131Tylan WallaceWR #132Tommy TogiaiDT

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

John inherited the Washington Commanders TE room from Logan Thomas (2020–2023), and handed it to Zach Ertz (2024–2025).

Clint Didier 1982–1987Terry Orr 1986–1992Jimmie Johnson 1989–1991James Jenkins 1994–2000Scott Galbraith 1995–1996Jamie Asher

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Movementderived from season history

2025final season
Last recorded season with WAS
2021draft
Drafted by WAS — Round 4, Pick 124

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'6" / 256 lb

Frame

Injury History

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2022	WAS	0	W7Questionable· Hamstring

Knox

StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →

Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 5-season peers. See all →

46

peak 47

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

C+2021

C2022

C2023

C2024

C2025

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 5 seasons.

96%

Era 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
2021	249	22.6	412+163	24.2
2022	108	12	209+101	12.3
2023	151	10.8	193+42	11.3
2024	84	8.4	149+65	8.8
2025	103	11.4	195+92	11.4

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

8 career value over replacement — #3738 all-time of 4,642. 1.6/season above a replacement-level TE.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #124 (Rd 4) · WAS · 2021 · +12.5 vs expected KV-H

46actual

33.5 expected · Δ+12.5

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