2025 Receiving Stats
REC
4
YDS
48
TD
0
AVG
12.0
TAR
5
2026 Projections
Signed a one-year contract with the Browns in March of 2026.
Signs ERFA tender
Bates signed his exclusive-rights free-agent tender with Cleveland on Monday.
ANALYSIS
Bates began last season with Houston before the Browns signed him off waivers in late October. The tight end out of Kentucky played in six contests with Cleveland, catching two of three targets for 25 yards. Bates should compete for a depth role next season, but while long-time starter David Njoku was released in March, Harold Fannin (groin) has a strong grip on the Browns' primary tight-end duties.
Bates began last season with Houston before the Browns signed him off waivers in late October. The tight end out of Kentucky played in six contests with Cleveland, catching two of three targets for 25 yards. Bates should compete for a depth role next season, but while long-time starter David Njoku was released in March, Harold Fannin (groin) has a strong grip on the Browns' primary tight-end duties.
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How do Brenden Bates' 2025 advanced stats compare to other tight ends?
This section compares his advanced stats with players at the same position. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. The longer the bar, the better it is for the player.
Air Yards Per Game
3.1Air Yards Per Snap
0.24% Team Air Yards
0.8%% Team Targets
0.8%Avg Depth of Target
7.0 YdsCatch Rate
66.7%Drop Rate
33.3%Avg Yds After Catch
5.0% Targeted On Route
10.7%Avg Yds Per Route Run
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2025 NFL Game Log
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Snap Distribution / Depth Chart
Snap Counts
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How often does Brenden Bates run a route when on the field for a pass play?
This data will let you see how Brenden Bates and the other tight ends for the Browns are being used. Some tight ends may have a lot of snaps, but they're not that useful for fantasy purposes because they're not actually running routes. This data will help you see when this is the case.
Brenden Bates
28 routes 3 targets
20 routes 5 targets
417 routes 107 targets
43 routes 11 targets
85 routes 6 targets
Receiving Alignment Breakdown
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2025 Brenden Bates Split Stats
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More Fantasy News
Receives ERFA tender
The Browns placed an exclusive rights free-agent tender on Bates on Wednesday.
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Under team control
Bates caught four of five targets for 48 yards over a combined nine regular-season games for Houston and Cleveland in 2025.
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No injury designation
Bates logged a full practice Friday and carries no injury designation heading into Sunday's game against the Bengals.
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Logs full practice Thursday
Bates (shoulder) was a full participant in Thursday's practice, Scott Petrak of the Elyria Chronicle-Telegram reports.
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Dealing with shoulder issue
Bates (shoulder) was limited in practice Wednesday, Scott Petrak of the Elyria Chronicle-Telegram reports.
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