Melvin Bates WR #8 90 OVR
5'11''
Height
176
Weight
27
Age
4 yrs
Exp
Florida
College
Star
Dev
763
Trade Value
Drafted: 10th Pick, 1st Round
Trade Worth: Late 1st Rd Pick
$22.43M
Contract
5
Years
$12.84M
Signing Bonus
$14.79M
Salary
$2.57M
Cap Penalty
1
Years Left
Career Stats
| 2026 Regular Season | Receiving | Rushing | ||||||||||||||
| WK | GAME | RESULT | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | Drp | Yac | TD | Pts | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Pts |
| 4 | MIN @ LON | 51 - 17 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MIN @ NO | 34 - 27 | 5 | 65 | 13.0 | 20 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 6.5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| 8 | CHI @ MIN | 34 - 42 | 10 | 96 | 9.6 | 28 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 9.6 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | |
| 16 | NE @ MIN | 3 - 42 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving Stats | |||||||
| Year | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Pts |
| 2023 | Minnesota Vikings | 67 | 1884 | 28.1 | 91 | 19 | 303.0 |
| 2024 | Minnesota Vikings | 31 | 592 | 19.1 | 48 | 5 | 89.0 |
| 2025 | Minnesota Vikings | 58 | 1047 | 18.1 | 81 | 12 | 177.0 |
| 2026 | Minnesota Vikings | 19 | 241 | 12.7 | 29 | 0 | 24.1 |