BETTER
LEAGUE
John Bates TE #87 70 OVR
6'5''
Height
259
Weight
27
Age
4 yrs
Exp
Boise State
College
Normal
Dev
1
Trade Value
Drafted: 16th Pick, 43rd Round
Trade Worth: 7th Rd Pick
$1.75M
Contract
2
Years
$0.00M
Signing Bonus
$0.90M
Salary
$0.00M
Cap Penalty
1
Years Left
Career Stats
| 2025 Regular Season | Receiving | Rushing | ||||||||||||||
| WK | GAME | RESULT | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | Drp | Yac | TD | Pts | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Pts |
| 10 | NO @ TB | 31 - 24 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | LAR @ NO | 21 - 48 | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | SEA @ NO | 35 - 49 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | JAX @ NO | 14 - 33 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving Stats | |||||||
| Year | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Pts |
| 2022 | Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | 1.0 |
| 2024 | New Orleans Saints | 10 | 100 | 10.0 | 25 | 0 | 10.0 |
| 2025 | New Orleans Saints | 9 | 112 | 12.4 | 21 | 1 | 17.4 |