- FPTS
- 27.3
- PPG
- 1.8
- GP
- 15
- ECR
- #454
Clutch Score
How we project TE66 does in Week 1.
1.5
proj pts · Clutch TE66
Base
1.9
proj / game
Matchup
×0.88
@ PHI · Hard
Vegas
×0.90
implied total
Consensus
ECR #454 · TE66
Player ratings
An at-a-glance read (0–99), scored against everyone else at the position.
Season stats
Receptions
11
Rec Yds
103
Rec TD
1
Rush Yds
0
Rush TD
0
John Bates is a 28-year-old tight end for the Washington Commanders. In the 2025 season John Bates scored 27 PPR fantasy points, the TE67 at the position, an average of 1.8 per game across 15 games. Heading into 2026, John Bates carries an expert consensus rank of #454 (TE66) and a 2026 projection of 32 PPR points. Our Clutch Score projects 1.5 fantasy points in Week 1 at PHI (a hard matchup), ranking John Bates as the TE66 this week.
Draft outlook
2026 expert consensus, projections & ADP (PPR) · bye week 7.
Expert rank
#454
TE66 · Tier 15
Proj points
31.8
Full season
Proj / game
1.9
Over 17 games
Market & consensus
How the experts and the market see this player.
Expert range
#306–429
Split / polarizing
Disagreement
±35.6
Rank std dev
Rostered
1%
Avg across leagues
Handcuff
The next man up who’d inherit the workload if John Bates misses time, worth stashing on your bench.
TEBen SinnottWAS · TE66 · ECR #40028projStrength of schedule
How tough this player's 2026 slate is for a TE, by the fantasy points each opponent's defense allowed to the position last season.
Usage & opportunity
Volume drives fantasy scoring: snaps, touches, and red-zone looks.
Snap share
50%
Of team offense
Targets
16
Pass targets
Red-zone
2
Carries + targets
Consistency
How reliable this player has been week to week (PPR).
Ceiling
9.3
Best week
Floor
0.0
Worst week
Avg / game
1.8
Boom rate
0%
Games ≥ 20 pts
Bust rate
100%
Games ≤ 10 pts
Game log · 2025 season
| Wk | Opp | FPTS | Stat line |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs NYG | 0.0 | 0 rec · 0 yd · 0 TD |
| 2 | @ GB | 0.0 | 0 rec · 0 yd · 0 TD |
| 5 | @ LAC | 1.9 | 1 rec · 9 yd · 0 TD |
| 6 | vs CHI | 0.0 | 0 rec · 0 yd · 0 TD |
| 7 | @ DAL | 1.5 | 1 rec · 5 yd · 0 TD |
| 8 | @ KC | 3.2 | 1 rec · 22 yd · 0 TD |
| 9 | vs SEA | 4.0 | 2 rec · 20 yd · 0 TD |
| 10 | vs DET | 1.6 | 1 rec · 6 yd · 0 TD |
| 11 | @ MIA | 0.0 | 0 rec · 0 yd · 0 TD |
| 13 | vs DEN | 2.9 | 2 rec · 9 yd · 0 TD |
| 14 | @ MIN | 0.0 | 0 rec · 0 yd · 0 TD |
| 15 | @ NYG | 2.9 | 1 rec · 19 yd · 0 TD |
| 16 | vs PHI | 0.0 | 0 rec · 0 yd · 0 TD |
| 17 | vs DAL | 0.0 | 0 rec · 0 yd · 0 TD |
| 18 | @ PHI | 9.3 | 2 rec · 13 yd · 1 TD |
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