John Bates
Stat Maniac
Through Week 2 of 2026, John Bates is averaging 2.3 half-PPR points per game on 5.7 xFP (46th percentile among TEs), 3.4 points per game below expectation, the kind of gap that tends to close. Bates has played 40% of offensive snaps (19th percentile) with -0.55 EPA per target (6th percentile).
2026 season, through Week 2, 1 game, TE52 in total points. Percentiles against the top 36 TEs by points with 2+ games (the minimum rises to 4 by Week 4).
Closest seasons since 2012
- 90%2022 Cameron Brate: TE58 that season (3.0 PPG), no qualifying season the next year.
- 88%2014 Brent Celek: TE33 that season (3.4 PPG), TE28 the next year (5.9 PPG).
- 87%2016 Trey Burton: TE35 that season (4.1 PPG), TE26 the next year (4.9 PPG).
2025 season, 9 games, TE78 in total points. Percentiles against the top 36 TEs by points with 4+ games.
Closest seasons since 2012
- 96%2019 Clive Walford: TE91 that season (1.4 PPG), no qualifying season the next year.
- 96%2017 Randall Telfer: TE96 that season (1.3 PPG), no qualifying season the next year.
- 96%2017 Michael Roberts: TE91 that season (1.1 PPG), TE52 the next year (4.1 PPG).
PoorAverageElite Half PPR, Weeks 1-17. Comps match percentile profiles across 2012-2025 at the position. xFP is expected points on the same touches; how it works.
Season lines
Half PPR, Weeks 1-17| Season | G | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tgt share | WOPR | Pts | PPG | Spike wks | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 90 | 0 | 6.4% | 0.12 | 13.5 | 1.5 | 0 | TE77 |
| 2026 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 10.3% | 0.17 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 0 | TE52 |
| 2026Maniacs proj | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19.6 | 1.2 | - | - |
A spike week is a top-12 TE finish that week, the weeks that win best ball. Finish is the season rank by half-PPR points among all TEs.
Game log
Full color = top-12 week2026 season
| Wk | Opp | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tgt share | WOPR | Pts | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PHI | 3 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 10.3% | 0.17 | 2.3 | TE39 |
2025 game log (9 games)
| Wk | Opp | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tgt share | WOPR | Pts | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | LAC | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 4.3% | 0.07 | 1.4 | TE48 |
| 7 | DAL | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6.5% | 0.09 | 1.0 | TE47 |
| 8 | KC | 1 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 3.3% | 0.09 | 2.7 | TE34 |
| 9 | SEA | 4 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 19.0% | 0.39 | 3.0 | TE38 |
| 10 | DET | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 9.1% | 0.14 | 1.1 | TE47 |
| 13 | DEN | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 4.4% | 0.07 | 1.9 | TE44 |
| 14 | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.00 | 0.0 | TE63 |
| 15 | NYG | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 6.3% | 0.13 | 2.4 | TE41 |
| 16 | PHI | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0% | 0.12 | 0.0 | TE66 |