2021 NFL Draft Day!!

another blocking TE, well at least the oline will work

Don't love this pick in the 4th round. But we needed a TE so I'll trust the staff, and hold my complaints.

I like our hoops player's upside more. lol

But I'm not upset with this pick. It is ... what it is ...

only 1 real pick left. And they must play teams. probs secondary or bigger lb. bigger RB is possible in the 5th. the 2 7th are garbage

John Bates NFL Draft Profile
Position: Tight End
School: Boise State
Current Year: Redshirt Senior
Height: 6’5 3/8″
Weight: 250 pounds
Wingspan: 79 1/4″
Arm: 32 1/2″
Hand: 9 5/8″

Scouting Report
Positives: Three-year starter who recorded a career-best 22 catches as a junior. A large, tough tight end who is effective in all facets of the position. Bends his knees, blocks with leverage, and fires off the snap into defenders. Explosive at the point, plays heads-up football, and works blocks. Solid route runner, stays low exiting breaks, and makes the reception with his hands. Extends and snatches the ball out of the air, making the difficult catch in a crowd. Possesses focus as well as eye/hand coordination.

Negatives: Slow, plays to one speed, and lacks a burst. Average athlete.

Analysis: Bates was a consistent college player who looked good during three days of Senior Bowl practices as both a pass catcher and a blocker. He lacks great upside but is a solid football player who can make an NFL roster as a third tight end.

Skinzwin, thanks for sharing the player profiles for all picks.

seemed like there were plenty of better options in the 4th round than a blocking 3rd TE, most sites FWIW had him ranked in the 7th if at all

JP Finlay
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Same scouts and coaches that liked Logan Thomas last year in free agency like 4th-round rookie John Bates this year in the draft. I’m keeping that in mind.

me : fair point, give them the benefit of the doubt

Without trading up (worth it?) we were never getting Moehrig or Cox, though Moehrig would have been nice. If we'd traded back maybe we get value and some ST players, but if not, who went after Bates does anyone feel would have been a better pick? We needed depth at TE and arguably drafting OL (Dan Moore?) would have been for depth we already have. Beyond that it would probably have been RB (Hubbard); while we need backs I suppose, TE was still a bigger need.

Was Brevin Jordan still available? I was thinking that he might have been our TE pick at 124.


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