John Bates

WAS · TE67 · Age 28 · 6'6" · 256 lbs · Bye 7

BYE

ConfidenceHigh

On bye in Week 7. The number below previews his next game instead.

Clutch Score · Wk 7: 1.9; Our TE50 this week

Why · what moved the number

Volume

43% of the snaps and 6 touches so far, a role that needs the matchup to cooperate.

Snaps · touches43% · 6

Strength of schedule

Weeks 1–18 vs TEs: 3 easy · 7 medium · 7 hard · 1st toughest of 32

@PHI

@DAL

SEA

IND

NYG

@SF

BYE

PHI

LAR

@NYG

CIN

@ARI

@TEN

HOU

ATL

@MIN

@JAX

DAL

EasyMediumHardBye 7Hover a week for the pts/gm allowed to TEs in 2026 · this week marked above

Game log · 2026 season

Projected vs actual by week (PPR)Best: 3.3 · Wk 1

Scored We projected This week Rest of seasonRest-of-season bars are Sleeper's baseline, before matchup and Vegas.

Wk	Opp	Proj	FPTS	Stat line
1	@ PHI	1.5	3.3	2 rec · 13 yd · 0 TD
2	@ DAL	2.9	0.0	0 rec · 0 yd · 0 TD
3	vs SEA	1.4	1.9	1 rec · 9 yd · 0 TD
4	vs IND	1.9	0.0	0 rec · 0 yd · 0 TD
5	vs NYG	2.0	1.1	1 rec · 1 yd · 0 TD
6	@ SF	1.8	1.4	1 rec · 4 yd · 0 TD

Consistency

How reliable this player has been week to week (PPR).

Ceiling

3.3

Best week

Floor

0.0

Worst week

Avg / game

1.3

Boom rate

Games ≥ 20 pts

Bust rate

100%

Games ≤ 10 pts

Season stats

Receptions

Rec Yds

Rec TD

Rush Yds

Rush TD

Usage & opportunity

Volume drives fantasy scoring: snaps, touches, and red-zone looks.

Snap share

43%

Of team offense

Targets

3.2% of team targets

Red-zone

2.4% of team red-zone work

Advanced metrics

What he did with the opportunity, in 2026.

Catch rate

83.3%

Receptions per target

Yds / target

4.5

Per pass thrown his way

Yds before catch

0.2

Per reception

Yds after catch

5.2

Per reception

TD reliance

Of PPR points

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