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John Bates
TE · WAS · Age 28
QUESTIONABLE
Verdexed board · 2026
| Format | Our rank | Market ADP | Value | Proj pts | Floor–Ceiling |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PPR | TE126 (#633) | undrafted | -98 | 59.6 | -17.6–95.3 |
| Half PPR | TE127 (#637) | undrafted | -103 | 46.5 | -30.7–82.2 |
| Standard | TE133 (#664) | undrafted | -114 | 34.0 | -43.2–69.7 |
“Value” is market slot minus our slot: positive means the market lets you draft him later than our blend ranks him. Ranks blend our projection model with ADP at backtested weights — the receipts are on methodology.
Recent fantasy seasons
| Season | G | PPR | Half | Std | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | Rush yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | 27.3 | 21.8 | 16.3 | 16 | 11 | 103 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 10 | 14.4 | 10.4 | 6.4 | 13 | 8 | 84 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 14 | 34.1 | 24.6 | 15.1 | 28 | 19 | 151 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 9 | 30.8 | 23.8 | 16.8 | 22 | 14 | 108 | 0 | 1 |
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