Ryan William Bates (born (February 14, 1997) is an American football offensive guard for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Penn State.
Bates attended Archbishop Wood Catholic High School in Warminster Township, Pennsylvania. Bates signed with the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent on May 10, 2019.
On August 9, 2019, Bates was traded to the Buffalo Bills for linebacker Eli Harold. Bates made his first career start in Week 16 of the 2021 season at right guard, and started the remainder of the season and through the playoffs at left guard.
On March 14, 2022, the Bills placed a restricted free agent tender on Bates. On March 24, 2022, the Chicago Bears signed Bates to an offer sheet, but Buffalo matched the offer. On April 4, 2022, the Bills signed Bates to a four-year $17 million contract.
Stats
Receiving
YEAR | TEAM | G | REC | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | 1st | 1st% | 20+ | 40+ |
2022 | Buffalo Bills | 2 | 20 | 270 | 13.5 | 53 | 4 | 11 | 55 | 3 | 2 |
2021 | Buffalo Bills | 17 | 103 | 1225 | 11.9 | 61 | 10 | 66 | 64.1 | 12 | 4 |
2020 | Buffalo Bills | 16 | 127 | 1535 | 12.1 | 55 | 8 | 73 | 57.5 | 20 | 5 |
2019 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 63 | 1130 | 17.9 | 66 | 6 | 41 | 65.1 | 20 | 8 |
2018 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 102 | 1021 | 10 | 75 | 9 | 49 | 48 | 13 | 2 |
2017 | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 64 | 849 | 13.3 | 59 | 8 | 42 | 65.6 | 14 | 3 |
2016 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | 84 | 903 | 10.8 | 46 | 3 | 47 | 56 | 10 | 3 |
2015 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | 52 | 720 | 13.8 | 40 | 4 | 31 | 59.6 | 13 | 1 |
TOTAL | | 105 | 615 | 7653 | 12.4 | 75 | 52 | 360 | 58.5 | 105 | 28 |
Rushing
YEAR | TEAM | G | ATT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | 1st | 1st% | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
2022 | Buffalo Bills | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
2021 | Buffalo Bills | 17 | | | | | | | | | | |
2020 | Buffalo Bills | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 5 | 61 | 12.2 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2018 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 10 | 62 | 6.2 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2017 | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 8 | 13 | 1.6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2015 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TOTAL | | 105 | 30 | 160 | 5.3 | 27 | 0 | 9 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Passing
YEAR | TEAM | G | ATT | COMP | PCT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | INT | 1st | 1st% | 20+ | SCK | SCKY | RATE |
2022 | Buffalo Bills | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2021 | Buffalo Bills | 17 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
2020 | Buffalo Bills | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2019 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
2018 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2017 | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2016 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2015 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
TOTAL | | 105 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.1 |
Kick Return
YEAR | TEAM | G | RET | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FC | FUM |
2022 | Buffalo Bills | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
2021 | Buffalo Bills | 17 | | | | | | | | | |
2020 | Buffalo Bills | 16 | | | | | | | | | |
2019 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
2018 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
2017 | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | | | | | | | | | |
2016 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | | | | | | | | | |
2015 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | 1 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TOTAL | | 105 | 1 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Punt Return
YEAR | TEAM | G | RET | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FC | FUM |
2022 | Buffalo Bills | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
2021 | Buffalo Bills | 17 | | | | | | | | | |
2020 | Buffalo Bills | 16 | | | | | | | | | |
2019 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
2018 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
2017 | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | | | | | | | | | |
2016 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | 6 | 45 | 7.5 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2015 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | | | | | | | | | |
TOTAL | | 105 | 6 | 45 | 7.5 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Fumbles
YEAR | TEAM | G | FUM | LOST | FF | OWN FR | OPP FR | TD |
2022 | Buffalo Bills | 2 | | | | | | |
2021 | Buffalo Bills | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | |
2020 | Buffalo Bills | 16 | | | 0 | | | |
2019 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | | | |
2018 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | |
2017 | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | | | 0 | | | |
2016 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | | | 0 | | | |
2015 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | | | 0 | | | |
TOTAL | | 105 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Defense
YEAR | TEAM | G | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | TDS | YDS | AVG | LNG |
2022 | Buffalo Bills | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
2021 | Buffalo Bills | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
2020 | Buffalo Bills | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
2019 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
2018 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
2017 | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
2016 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
2015 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
TOTAL | | 105 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Weight
He is 83 kg
Contract and Salary
He signed a 4 year, $705,000 contract, including a $0 signing bonus, $705,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $705,000.
Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of between $1 million to $3 million.
Height
He is 6 feet tall