Brenden Bates

Brenden Bates

26-Year-Old Tight EndTE
Cleveland Browns
2025 Fantasy Outlook
There was no outlook written for Brenden Bates in 2025. Check out the latest news below for more on his current fantasy value.
$Signed a contract with the Texans in September of 2025. Waived by the Texans in October of 2025. Claimed off waivers by the Browns in October of 2025.
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TECleveland Browns
January 8, 2026
Bates caught four of five targets for 48 yards over a combined nine regular-season games for Houston and Cleveland in 2025.
ANALYSIS
Bates spent the first half of the season with the Texans before latching on with the Browns for the second half. While Cleveland often targeted its tight ends, most of those went to Harold Fannin (groin) and David Njoku (knee). Bates will become an exclusive rights free agent and can be brought back for one year at the league minimum.
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How do Brenden Bates' 2024 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
-0.1
 
Air Yards Per Snap
-0.07
 
% Team Air Yards
0.0%
 
% Team Targets
0.2%
 
Avg Depth of Target
-1.0 Yds
 
Catch Rate
0.0%
 
Drop Rate
0.0%
 
Avg Yds After Catch
0.0
 
% Targeted On Route
10.0%
 
Avg Yds Per Route Run
0.00
 
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Snap Counts
Snap %
Cleveland BrownsBrowns 2024 TE Snap Distribution See more data like this | See last season's 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
10 routes   1 target
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24%
386 routes   97 targets
69%
75 routes   9 targets
38%
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More Fantasy News
No injury designation
TECleveland Browns
January 2, 2026
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
TECleveland Browns
January 1, 2026
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
TECleveland Browns
Shoulder
December 31, 2025
Bates (shoulder) was limited in practice Wednesday, Scott Petrak of the Elyria Chronicle-Telegram reports.
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Makes first catch for Cleveland
TECleveland Browns
December 29, 2025
Bates caught his lone target for 19 yards in Sunday's 13-6 win over Pittsburgh in Week 17.
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Ready to go Sunday
TECleveland Browns
December 12, 2025
Bates (ankle) has no injury designation ahead of Sunday's matchup against the Bears, Scott Petrak of the Elyria Chronicle-Telegram reports.
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