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WSH · TE · #87

John Bates

No. 3 on the depth chart

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Is John Bates starting?

John Bates is listed No. 3 at TE on the Washington Commanders depth chart. Chig Okonkwo is listed ahead of him at No. 1.

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John Bates this week

The Washington Commanders play next in Week 6, on the road against the San Francisco 49ers on Mon, Oct 19 (ESPN/ABC). John Bates is listed No. 3 at TE going into that game.

At TE for the Washington Commanders, Chig Okonkwo and Ben Sinnott sit ahead of him, and Colson Yankoff is next in line behind him.

John Bates's 2026 game log, most recent 2 games: W 33-31 vs SEA (Sep 27); L 22-24 at PHI (Sep 13).

John Bates wears No. 87, is 28 years old, is listed at 6' 6", 256 lbs, has 6 years of NFL experience, came out of Boise State.

Is John Bates playing this week?

John Bates is listed No. 3 at TE for Washington Commanders, not the projected starter. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).

WSH TE Depth

1Chig OkonkwoStarter
2Ben Sinnott
3John Bates
4Colson Yankoff

Washington Commanders Starting Lineup

Full Washington Commanders depth chart ›
Age
28
Height
6' 6"
Weight
256
Experience
6 yrs

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    Season Stats

    SeasonTeamGRecTgtRec YdsRec TDCarRush YdsRush TD
    2026WAS345230000
    2025WAS1011161031000
    2024WAS13813840000
    2023WAS1519281510000
    2022WAS914221081000
    2021WAS1220252491000
    Career6 yrs62761097183000

    Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.

    2026 vs. 2025

    Rush Yds
    0
    even with 2025 per game
    Rush TD
    0
    even with 2025 per game
    Rec Yds
    23
    -2.6/gm vs 2025

    Career Totals

    Seasons
    6
    Games
    62
    Rush Yds
    0

    #73 of 113 at TE in Receiving Yards (2026)

    Advanced

    SeasonReceiving Air YardsReceiving YACReceiving First DownsReceiving EPARACRTarget ShareAir Yards ShareWOPRRushing First Downs
    20268230-1.572.883.3%0.5%0.050
    2025486867.802.153.7%1.2%0.060
    202463493-0.651.332.6%1.6%0.050
    2023175656-5.570.864.7%3.7%0.100
    2022114544-2.850.954.1%2.6%0.080
    20211491391115.751.674.7%3.6%0.100
    Career55739830—————0

    Rate/share stats (target share, air yards share, WOPR, RACR/PACR, CPOE, EPA) are per-season only — never summed into a career total.

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    Home / Road Split

    Home · 2 games

    Rec
    2-2
    Rec Yds
    10
    TD
    0
    Yds/Rec
    5.0

    Road · 1 game

    Rec
    2-3
    Rec Yds
    13
    TD
    0
    Yds/Rec
    6.5

    2026 Game Log

    Oct 11vs NYGYDS 1
    REC
    1
    TGT
    1
    YDS
    1
    TD
    0

    Final 27-27

    Sep 27Wvs SEAYDS 9
    REC
    1
    TGT
    1
    YDS
    9
    TD
    0

    Final W 33-31

    Sep 13L@ PHIYDS 13
    REC
    2
    TGT
    3
    YDS
    13
    TD
    0

    Final L 22-24

    John Bates's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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    Team Role

    Rotation
    John Bates plays 44% of his team's offensive snaps in games he appears in (2026, 5 games).
    Snap share44%

    College

    Boise State

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