John Bates Dynasty Value

Bates spent four years at Boise State but appeared in only 22 games, catching 47 passes for 579 yards and 2 touchdowns with a 12.3 yards-per-reception mark. Barely saw the field early, with 3 catches in 2 games as a freshman in 2017 and 10 receptions in 6 games in 2018. His most complete season came in 2019: 22 catches for 273 yards and a score across 11 games, averaging 2.0 catches and 24.8 yards per outing. A shortened 2020 produced 12 catches for 117 yards in 3 games. At 250 pounds he ran a 4.84 forty with a 31.5-inch vertical, testing numbers that place him below average athletically for the position. Only 2 touchdowns over an entire college career underscores how limited his red zone role was. Bates profiles as an inline blocking tight end who can function as a checkdown on play-action, not a player who will generate fantasy points. R4.124 for a blocking-oriented Boise State product whose athletic testing and sparse receiving numbers align with a career as a depth piece.