Brenden Bates

Brenden Bates

25-Year-Old Tight EndTE
Houston Texans
2025 Fantasy Outlook
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Signed a contract with the Texans in September of 2025.
Two grabs in win
TEHouston Texans
October 6, 2025
Bates caught both of his targets for 23 yards in Sunday's 44-10 win over Baltimore in Week 5.
ANALYSIS
Bates served as the third tight end for the second consecutive week, playing 13 snaps behind Dalton Schultz and Harrison Bryant. Bates' two catches came on the final drive of the game.
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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. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that metric and it would be considered average. The longer the bar, the better it is for the player.
  • Air Yards Per Game
    The number of air yards he is averaging per game. Air yards measure how far the ball was thrown downfield for both complete and incomplete passes. Air yards are recorded as a negative value when the pass is targeted behind the line of scrimmage. All air yards data is from Sports Info Solutions and does not include throwaways as targeted passes.
  • Air Yards Per Snap
    The number of air yards he is averaging per offensive snap.
  • % Team Air Yards
    The percentage of the team's total air yards he accounts for.
  • % Team Targets
    The percentage of the team's total targets he accounts for.
  • Avg Depth of Target
    Also known as aDOT, this stat measures the average distance down field he is being targeted at.
  • Catch Rate
    The number of catches made divided by the number of times he was targeted by the quarterback.
  • Drop Rate
    The number of passes he dropped divided by the number of times he was targeted by the quarterback.
  • Avg Yds After Catch
    The number of yards he gains after the catch on his receptions.
  • % Targeted On Route
    Targets divided by total routes run. Also known as TPRR.
  • Avg Yds Per Route Run
    Receiving yards divided by total routes run. Also known as YPRR.
Air Yards Per Game
11.0
 
Air Yards Per Snap
1.16
 
% Team Air Yards
2.1%
 
% Team Targets
1.4%
 
Avg Depth of Target
11.0 Yds
 
Catch Rate
100.0%
 
Drop Rate
0.0%
 
Avg Yds After Catch
0.5
 
% Targeted On Route
66.7%
 
Avg Yds Per Route Run
7.67
 
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Snap Distribution / Depth Chart
Snap Counts
Snap %
Houston TexansTexans 2025 TE Snap Distribution
#% of Team Snaps

21268%
17871%
6521%
6526%
3611%
00%
196%
198%
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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 Texans 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
3 routes   2 targets
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% Routes Run
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17%
19 routes   3 targets
32%
128 routes   27 targets
65%
12 routes   4 targets
36%
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Headed to Houston
TEHouston Texans
September 17, 2025
Bates signed with the Texans on Wednesday.
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Terminates contract with Cleveland
TEFree Agent
September 16, 2025
Bates terminated his practice squad contract with the Browns on Tuesday, per the NFL's transaction log.
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Joins Cleveland's practice squad
TEFree Agent
August 29, 2025
The Browns signed Bates to their practice squad Friday, per the NFL's transaction log.
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Waived by Cleveland
TEFree Agent
August 27, 2025
Bates was waived by the Browns on Wednesday.
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Goes without catch in rookie season
TECleveland Browns
January 9, 2025
Bates played the final two games of the season for the Browns, garnering one target over 15 snaps on offense.
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