John Bates

lifecycle: veteran — 6 NFL regular-season line(s) 2021–2026 on the seasonal well (nflverse stats_player_reg) · card built 2026-09-20

1. 2026 · WAS · TE · 1 counting-stat game rows; total appearances unresolved2 rec · 3 tgt · 13 rec yds · 0 rec TDnflverse player statistics regular season 2026 (retrieved) · 2026-09-21T15:51:03.555Z

Provider-reported season totals may lag game-box statistics and later corrections. Counting-stat game rows do not establish total appearances or starts.

• Signed through2027Over The Cap · 2026-09-20
• APY$7,000,000Over The Cap · 2026-09-09
• Cap hit$5,793,333Over The Cap · 2026-09-20
• Free agency2028 · UFAOver The Cap · 2026-09-20

Not sourced yet · term / APY / current cap number only; guarantees, bonuses, options and exit consequences are not on a provisioned source (unknown)

1. 2026 · WAS · TE · 1 counting-stat game rows; total appearances unresolved2 rec · 3 tgt · 13 rec yds · 0 rec TD
2. 2025 · WAS · TE · 10 counting-stat game rows; total appearances unresolved11 rec · 16 tgt · 103 rec yds · 1 rec TD
3. 2024 · WAS · TE · 13 counting-stat game rows; total appearances unresolved8 rec · 13 tgt · 84 rec yds · 0 rec TD
4. 2023 · WAS · TE · 15 counting-stat game rows; total appearances unresolved19 rec · 28 tgt · 151 rec yds · 0 rec TD
5. 2022 · WAS · TE · 9 counting-stat game rows; total appearances unresolved14 rec · 22 tgt · 108 rec yds · 1 rec TD
6. 2021 · WAS · TE · 12 counting-stat game rows; total appearances unresolved20 rec · 25 tgt · 249 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Stack-up lives on leaders. Not a rank invented on this file.

• Preseason week 1 · 2026-08-14 · MIA at WASDid not play. On the official DNP list.Open the book · NFL Game Summary · 2026-08-14
• Preseason week 1 · 2026-08-22 · WAS at DETIn the official book without an individual stat line.Open the book · NFL Game Summary · 2026-08-22
• Preseason week 3 · 2026-08-28 · WAS at BALDid not play. On the official DNP list.Open the book · NFL Game Summary · 2026-08-28
• Week 1 · 2026-09-13 · WAS at PHIStarted. · 2/3, 13 yds, 0 TDOpen the book · NFL Game Summary · 2026-09-13

Not sourced yet · snaps are not printed in the NFL Game Summary and no snap-count source is provisioned — participation above is the book's own lists

1. 2020 · Boise State · receiving12 rec · 117 yds · 0 TDHC Bryan HarsinCollegeFootballData player season stats · 2026-08-14CollegeFootballData coaches · 2026-08-15
2. 2019 · Boise State · receiving22 rec · 273 yds · 1 TDHC Bryan HarsinCollegeFootballData player season stats · 2026-08-14CollegeFootballData coaches · 2026-08-15
3. 2018 · Boise State · receiving10 rec · 155 yds · 1 TDHC Bryan HarsinCollegeFootballData player season stats · 2026-08-14CollegeFootballData coaches · 2026-08-15
4. 2017 · Boise State · receiving3 rec · 34 yds · 0 TDHC Bryan HarsinCollegeFootballData player season stats · 2026-08-14CollegeFootballData coaches · 2026-08-15

2021 · round 4 · pick 124 · WAS · Boise St.

Searched — none · searched nflverse combine 2000–2026 (8968 rows) by pfr_id BateJo00: no recorded combine row in the covered dataset; invitation status is not established (a pro-day-only workout is not in this table and stays unknown) (asOf 2026-09-20)

Not sourced yet · pro day: pro-day results are not on any provisioned source

Source not provisioned · no reserve/injury filing for this name in official transaction feeds on disk 2026-01-01 → 2026-09-19 (32 clubs: 31 club-published and 1 from the nfl.com league ledger as the approved equivalent (DAL); 1966 rows; no club feed missing) and no weekly injury-report row (30 of 32 clubs have a posted report as of 2026-09-20T15:46:37.182Z). Pre-window history is not on a provisioned source. Next: connect a source that covers this field. (asOf 2026-09-20)

Not sourced yet · no discipline records on file · search bound: recorded search of official transaction feeds on disk 2026-01-01 → 2026-09-19 (32 clubs: 31 club-published and 1 from the nfl.com league ledger as the approved equivalent (DAL); 1966 rows; no club feed missing) for /\bsuspend|reserve\s*\/\s*suspended|commissioner(?:'s)?\s+exempt|exempt\s*\/\s*commissioner/i: 5 filings. The league discipline ledger is not a provisioned source, so absence here is a bounded search, not a true negative. (asOf 2026-09-20)

Source not provisioned · no filing for this name in official transaction feeds on disk 2026-01-01 → 2026-09-19 (32 clubs: 31 club-published and 1 from the nfl.com league ledger as the approved equivalent (DAL); 1966 rows; no club feed missing). Pre-window movement is not on a provisioned source. Next: connect a source that covers this field. (asOf 2026-09-20)

0× Pro Bowl · 0× All-Pro · 1 seasons started · career through 2026

career COUNTS as of the fetch (PFR via nflverse), not dated honors; per-season dates are unknown unless a curated dated row is present

Not sourced yet · No Reception Perception row for this player on the Sicko tables.