John Bates plays tight end in the National Football League for the Washington Commanders. He is 117 kg and 1.98 m tall. His first high school was Nyssa, but he later changed to Lebanon High School, where he played football. He was named All-Legislative three times as a senior, and in 2014 and 2015, he was named All-MWVC as wide receiver, defensive back, and punter.
He played collegiate football for the Boise State Broncos squad while attending Boise State University. He redshirted his true freshman year in 2016 and played in all 14 games as a redshirt freshman in 2017, making two starts and hauling in three passes for 34 yards.
In his redshirt sophomore season of 2018, he made nine starts in 13 games and was named to the John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List. By the end of the season, he had 10 catches for 155 yards and a touchdown. He started four of the five games he played in as a redshirt senior in 2020, and his five catches tied a career high.
Bates was chosen by the Washington Commanders Football Team with the 124th overall choice in the fourth round of the 2021 NFL Draft, and he later signed a four-year rookie deal. He made his NFL debut in December 2021 on a Kyle Allen pass that he initially fumbled but then recovered in the end zone.
How Old Is John Bates?
John Bates is 25 years old. He was born on November 6, 1997.