John Bates Stats, EPA & Player Profile — Boise State

Performance Analysis · 2018 · vs TE peers

Player type

Versatile TE

Balanced profile without a single dominant trait — contributes across multiple dimensions.

Balanced usageMulti-role

Peer percentiles

Opponent-adjusted EPA (WEPA/play)100th %ile · elite

Game-to-game consistency82th %ile · above avg

Key findings

▸Top-10% efficiency among TEs — elite opponent-adjusted EPA rate.
▸Limited usage share suggests a rotational or specialist role.
▸High game-to-game consistency — reliable floor each week.
▸5 high-impact games (EPA/play > 0.4) this season — elite ceiling.
▸Particularly dangerous on passing downs — efficiency spikes in obvious pass situations.
▸Strong second-half surge — EPA/play improved 0.58 from the first to second half of the season.
▸Peak game: 2.68 EPA/play in Wk 2 vs UConn (SP+ -26).

EPA per play, by weekabove 0 = added points · below = lost

Wk	Opponent	Result	Opp SP+	Rec	Rec Yds	Avg	Rec TD	Long	EPA/play
2	vsUConn	W62-7	-26.4	1	24	24.0	1	24	2.68
3	@Oklahoma State	L21-44	13.8	4	49	12.3	0	24	1.08
9	@Air Force	W48-38	-1.8	1	3	3.0	0	3	-0.13
11	vsFresno State	W24-17	17.4	1	15	15.0	0	15	2.07
13	vsUtah State	W33-24	14.2	2	35	17.5	0	30	1.17
14	vsFresno State	L16-19	17.4	1	29	29.0	0	29	2.13

Snap-share proxy

Overall

2.3%

Passing plays

4.8%

Rushing plays

0.0%

Standard downs

2.1%

Passing downs

2.9%

EPA by down type

Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).

Plays

Usage

vs Fresno StateWk 14

EPA 2.1

Rec 1 · Rec Yds 29 · Avg 29.0 · Rec TD 0