John Bates

Photo by: Boise State University

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Hometown:
Lebanon, Ore.
Height:
6-6
High School:
Lebanon HS
Weight:
246
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore

3x John Mackey Award Watch List (2018-20)
Academic All-Mountain West (Fall 2020)
2x All-Mountain West Honorable Mention (2019-20)

BOISE STATE CAREER
RS SENIOR (2020): Appeared in five games, making four starts...matched his career high with five catches, going for 44 yards against Utah State (Oct. 24)...had five catches for 40 yards at Air Force (Oct. 31).

RS JUNIOR (2019): Named All-Mountain West Honorable Mention...opened the season on the John Mackey Award Watch List for the second-straight year...played in all 14 games, making 13 starts...finished season with 22 catches for 273 yards and a touchdown...caught three passes for 51 yards at Florida State (Aug. 31)...set career highs in receptions (five) and receiving yards (63) against Marshall (Sept. 6)...hauled in a 28-yard touchdown pass as part of a three-catch, 43-yard night against Air Force (Sept. 20)...caught three passes for 39 yards at BYU (Oct. 19)...caught a pair of passes for 27 yards against Hawai'i (Dec. 7).

RS SOPHOMORE (2018): Appeared in 13 games, making nine starts...was named to the John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List...finished the season with 10 catches for 155 yards and a touchdown...nabbed his first-career touchdown on a 24-yard pass against UConn (Sept. 8)...caught four passes for 49 yards at Oklahoma State (Sept. 15)...caught two passes for 35 yards against Utah State (Nov. 24)...had a 29-yard catch against Fresno State (Dec. 1).

RS FRESHMAN (2017): Appeared in all 14 games, making two starts...made three catches for 34 yards...made all three catches again Fresno State, grabbing two for 17 yards against the Bulldogs in the regular-season finale (Nov. 25), and one for 17 yards in the Mountain West Championship Game (Dec. 2).

FRESHMAN (2016): Redshirted the season.

HIGH SCHOOL CAREER
Three-star recruit per ESPN, Rivals, 247Sports.com...spent his first two years at Nyssa High School in Oregon before moving to Lebanon...two-time Oregon 5A selection, named to the first team as a senior and to the second team as a junior...named to Oregon 3A Second Team as a sophomore...named to The Oregonian's All-State Second Team as a senior...thrice named all-league, earning All-Mid Willamette Valley Conference honors at wide receiver, defensive back and punter in 2014 and 2015...named to All-Eastern Oregon League First Team as a defensive back while earning second-team honors as a receiver following his sophomore season...also competed in basketball and track...in basketball was named to All-EOL First Team as a sophomore and All-MWVL honorable mention as a junior...three-time qualifier for the Oregon State Track Championships, helping SCHOOL to team titles in 2014 (3A) and 2015 (5A) while capturing consecutive titles in the 110-meter hurdles (2014-15) in addition to the javelin title in 2015...named all-level Male Athlete of the Meet at state as a junior, as along with his hurdles and javelin titles he finished second in the triple jump and fourth in the long jump.