Washington Selects John Bates, TE, Boise State in the Fourth Round of 2021 NFL Draft

Washington welcomes the newest member of the family, John Bates, after making him the 124th overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft.

By Scott Jennings@ScottJenningsHH May 1, 2021, 1:02pm EDT

Day 3 is here and Washington has finally made their pick, John Bates, TE, Boise State.

Our 2020 Fan of the Year with our fourth-round pick announcement!#NFLDraft
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— Washington Football Team (@WashingtonNFL) May 1, 2021

Coach Rivera made sure @jjohnbates didn't hold his family in suspense any longer pic.twitter.com/GDA59Q39uB
— Washington Football Team (@WashingtonNFL) May 1, 2021

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ESPN draft experts Mel Kiper Jr. and Todd McShay praise @WashingtonNFL 4th-round TE John Bates on the broadcast:

Kiper: "I think the best is yet to come for John Bates."

McShay: "I think he catches the ball as well as any tight end in this class besides Pitts."
— Kyle Stackpole (@kylefstackpole) May 1, 2021

John Bates is a TE prospect in the 2021 draft class. He scored a 6.8 RAS out of a possible 10.00. This ranked 298 out of 927 TE from 1987 to 2021. https://t.co/iVHar3Tfqm #RAS via @Mathbomb pic.twitter.com/74QtMK5PKi
— Kent Lee Platte (@MathBomb) April 8, 2021

John Bates is the 2nd best run blocker and pass blocker is this draft class:

81.8 RBLK
76.7 PBLK

His highest recorded receiving grade is 66.4 pic.twitter.com/yc0kJ8D5MY
— PFF Washington (@PFF_Washington) May 1, 2021