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JB

John Bates

TE

WAS · TE · Age 26

Dynasty rank
—
◆Hold Stable
Tier
—
Consensus
Debated
What’s driving the value
Case for
+
Age / window
age 26 TE
Minor
Case against
−
Pedigree / rank
TE99 · Tier ?
Minor
Neutral: Production trend, Situation
What similar players becameMedium confidence

Of the 10 age-24 tight ends most similar to John Bates's 2021 season, 1 finished TE1, 1 finished TE2, 7 finished TE4+, 1 missed the season.

Based on just 10 analogs — directional, not a forecast · veteran comps draw on 2017-onward history.

70%
  • TE110%(1)
  • TE210%(1)
  • TE4+70%(7)
  • Missed season10%(1)

“Missed season” = a comp played fewer than 4 games the next year (injury, benching, or out of the league) — an availability rate, not a dynasty-value call.

Next-season PPG range4.8 median
0.5p25–p75 2.5–6.49.2
10 most similar players
Ian Thomas93%
2021·TE60 · 2.6 PPG
Will Dissly92%
2021·TE51 · 4.2 PPG
Dalton Schultz91%
2019·Missed the season
Ross Dwelley90%
2020·TE48 · 5.0 PPG
Foster Moreau90%
2020·TE60 · 4.7 PPG
C.J. Uzomah88%
2018·TE17 · 6.6 PPG

+4 more analogs

Current statusWAS
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