Brenden Bates

Pos: TE4 Team: CLE YoE: 2
Draft: UDFA
Injury Status: H

I. Player News & Analysis

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"Johnson is entering his second NFL season after playing a hefty 84% of the Giants' offensive snaps as a rookie. The fourth-round pick didn't see much work in the passing game early on and missed the final five games due to injury, but he was picking up steam prior to going down. After totaling a 14-150-0 receiving line on 20 targets (7% share) during his first eight games, Johnson leapt to a 15-181-1 line on 23 targets (19%) in the final four outings. The fantasy output wasn't great in the Giants' punchless offense, but the increase in reliance is notable and it will only help having Russell Wilson under center. The 24-year-old Johnson is a fine sleeper target in the late rounds."

"With Johnson having been downgraded to out for the contest, Daniel Bellinger and Chris Manhertz are slated to lead the Giants' Week 17 tight end corps. Johnson's next chance to see game action will arrive in Week 18, when New York faces Dallas at home."

	Theo Johnson's receiving yards have increased by 138.89% over the past 12 weeks.
	Theo Johnson's receiving touchdowns have decreased by 75.0+% over the past 10 weeks.
	Theo Johnson's target share has increased by 46.61% over the past 18 weeks.
	Theo Johnson's receptions have increased by 44.44% over the past 6 weeks.
	Theo Johnson's total touchdowns have decreased by 75.0+% over the past 10 weeks.

Brenden Bates

Pos: TE4 Team: CLE YoE: 2
Draft: UDFA
Injury Status: H

I. Player News & Analysis

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"Hunt re-signed with the Chiefs following a successful reunion with the team last season. He stepped in for an injured Isiah Pacheco in Week 4 and went on to average 21.5 touches, 89.0 yards and 14.8 fantasy points over the next eight games. Pacheco returned in Week 13 and then neither were viable fantasy options from that point forward, as they were near even in snaps, carries and targets, with Samaje Perine also in the mix as a passing-down specialist. Hunt was not particularly effective as a rusher or receiver and he's now 30 years old, so it's fair to expect a healthy Pacheco to lead this backfield in 2025. Hunt is only a late-round consideration."

"Hunt was able to play in Week 18 after opening the week on the sidelines at practice with an illness, but he finished with fewer than 15 rushing yards for the third time in four weeks. The running back was able to match his season-high three catches, though, finishing third on the team in receiving yards. Hunt completed his campaign having turned 163 carries into 611 yards and eight touchdowns while reeling in 18 of 25 targets for 143 yards and a touchdown over 17 regular-season contests. The 30-year-old will enter the offseason as a free agent, and he's proven to be a rather reliable short-yardage option in the backfield, potentially making him a desirable player on the open market."

	Kareem Hunt's rushing yards have decreased by 72.92% over the past 6 weeks.
	Kareem Hunt's rushing attempts have decreased by 71.43% over the past 6 weeks.
	Kareem Hunt's targets have decreased by 66.67% over the past 6 weeks.
	Kareem Hunt's rushing attempt share has decreased by 51.34% over the past 6 weeks.
	Kareem Hunt's rushing yards per attempt has decreased by 36.14% over the past 8 weeks.

Brenden Bates

Pos: TE4 Team: CLE YoE: 2
Draft: UDFA
Injury Status: H

I. Player News & Analysis

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"..."	"The Monmouth product's signing provides Tampa Bay with much-needed depth at running back, as Bucky Irving (foot/shoulder) is in line to miss his sixth consecutive game in Week 11. Expect Wright to play a depth role in the Buccaneers' backfield Sunday, potentially contributing on offense and special teams."

Brenden Bates

Pos: TE4 Team: CLE YoE: 2
Draft: UDFA
Injury Status: H

I. Player News & Analysis

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"Mayfield may have enjoyed his career renaissance in 2023, but he had his fantasy breakout in 2024. After finishing 18th or worse in fantasy PPG during each of his first six NFL seasons, Mayfield leapt to fourth in 2024. He finished no lower than fifth in pass attempts, completions, yards and TDs, while also easily posting a career high in rush yards. Mayfield completed 71% of his passes (third best) despite missing Chris Godwin and Mike Evans for chunks of the season, and he may be in even better shape in 2025 with Evans back, Godwin hopefully healthy and youngsters Emeka Egbuka and Jalen McMillan also in the mix. Mayfield benefits from a Bucs offense that has scored a league-high 76.6% of its TDs through the air since Todd Bowles became head coach in 2022. With consecutive seasons of good play under his belt, the 30-year-old is well positioned for another solid QB1 fantasy campaign."

"Mayfield averaged an impressive 9.2 yards per attempt while connecting with both Mike Evans and Cade Otton for passes of 20-plus yards. The veteran signal-caller's only touchdown toss came early on, as he connected with Otton from 18 yards out to cap off a nine-play game-opening drive. Mayfield repeatedly focused on Otton throughout the afternoon for several more productive gains, although his one interception in the second quarter at his own 39-yard line did lead to a Panthers touchdown. Mayfield wraps up the 2025 regular season with the lowest completion percentage (63.2) and passing yardage total (3,693) of his three-year Buccaneers tenure, but he and his teammates will be pulling for the Saints to defeat or tie the Falcons on Sunday in order to be able to continue playing in next weekend's wild-card round as the NFC South champions."

	Baker Mayfield's passing yards have increased by 110.15% over the past 6 weeks.
	Baker Mayfield's passing yards per attempt has increased by 61.54% over the past 6 weeks.
	Baker Mayfield's rushing yards per attempt has increased by 139.68% over the past 10 weeks.
	Baker Mayfield's rushing yards have increased by 132.76% over the past 10 weeks.
	Baker Mayfield's interceptions have increased by 200.0% over the past 8 weeks.

Brenden Bates

Pos: TE4 Team: CLE YoE: 2
Draft: UDFA
Injury Status: H

I. Player News & Analysis

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"Bates should garner some interest as both Harold Fannin (groin) and David Njoku (knee) having been ruled out for Week 18. Bates and Blake Whiteheart are poised to see more playing time, although practice-squad member Sal Cannella, who led Cleveland's tight ends in targets last week, could steal some thunder if added to the roster for the game."

	Brenden Bates' target share has increased by 300+% over the past 14 weeks.
	Brenden Bates' targets have increased by 300.0% over the past 14 weeks.
	Brenden Bates' receiving yards have increased by 100% over the past 6 weeks.
	Brenden Bates' receptions have increased by 100% over the past 6 weeks.
	Brenden Bates' total yards have increased by 100% over the past 6 weeks.

II. Historical Performance

Season

Week

Home

Score

Away

INT

SACK

2PT

2025

13

ARI

17 - 20

TB

0.0 2025

12

JAX

27 - 24

ARI

0.0 2025

11

SF

41 - 22

ARI

0.0 2025

10

ARI

22 - 44

SEA

0.0 2025

9

ARI

27 - 17

DAL

0.0 2025

7

GB

27 - 23

ARI

0.0 2025

6

ARI

27 - 31

IND

0.0 2025

5

TEN

22 - 21

ARI

0.0 2025

4

SEA

23 - 20

ARI

0.0 2025

3

ARI

15 - 16

SF

0.0 2025

2

CAR

22 - 27

ARI

0.0 2025

1

ARI

20 - 13

NO

0.0 2024

18

SF

24 - 47

ARI

0.0 2024

17

ARI

9 - 13

LAR

0.0 2024

16

ARI

30 - 36

CAR

0.0 2024

15

NE

17 - 30

ARI

0.0 2024

14

SEA

30 - 18

ARI

0.0 2024

13

ARI

22 - 23

MIN

0.0 2024

12

ARI

6 - 16

SEA

0.0 2024

10

NYJ

6 - 31

ARI

0.0 2024

9

CHI

9 - 29

ARI

0.0 2024

8

ARI

28 - 27

MIA

0.0 2024

7

LAC

15 - 17

ARI

0.0 2024

6

ARI

13 - 34

GB

0.0 2024

5

ARI

24 - 23

SF

0.0 2024

4

WSH

42 - 14

ARI

0.0 2024

3

DET

20 - 13

ARI

0.0 2024

2

LAR

10 - 41

ARI

0.0 2024

1

ARI

28 - 34

BUF

0.0 2023

18

SEA

21 - 20

ARI

0.0 2023

17

ARI

35 - 31

PHI

0.0 2023

16

ARI

16 - 27

CHI

0.0 2023

15

SF

45 - 29

ARI

0.0 2023

13

ARI

24 - 10

PIT

0.0 2023

12

LAR

37 - 14

ARI

0.0 2023

11

ARI

16 - 21

HOU

0.0 2023

10

ATL

23 - 25

ARI

0.0 2023

9

ARI

0 - 27

CLE

0.0 2023

7

ARI

10 - 20

SEA

0.0 2023

6

ARI

9 - 26

LAR

0.0 2023

5

CIN

34 - 20

ARI

0.0 2023

4

ARI

16 - 35

SF

0.0 2023

3

DAL

16 - 28

ARI

0.0 2023

2

NYG

31 - 28

ARI

0.0 2023

1

ARI

16 - 20

WSH

0.0 2022

18

ARI

13 - 38

SF

0.0 2022

17

ARI

19 - 20

ATL

0.0 2022

16

TB

19 - 16

ARI

0.0 2022

15

ARI

15 - 24

DEN

0.0 2022

14

NE

27 - 13

ARI

0.0 2022

11

SF

38 - 10

ARI

0.0 2022

10

ARI

27 - 17

LAR

0.0 2022

9

SEA

31 - 21

ARI

0.0 2022

8

ARI

26 - 34

MIN

0.0 2022

7

NO

34 - 42

ARI

0.0 2022

6

ARI

9 - 19

SEA

0.0 2022

5

PHI

20 - 17

ARI

0.0 2022

4

ARI

26 - 16

CAR

0.0 2022

3

LAR

20 - 12

ARI

0.0 2022

2

ARI

29 - 23

LV

0.0 2022

1

KC

44 - 21

ARI

0.0 2021

18

SEA

38 - 30

ARI

0.0 2021

17

ARI

25 - 22

DAL

0.0 2021

16

IND

22 - 16

ARI

0.0 2021

10

CAR

34 - 10

ARI

0.0 2021

9

ARI

31 - 17

SF

Brenden Bates

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"With Johnson having been downgraded to out for the contest, Daniel Bellinger and Chris Manhertz are slated to lead the Giants' Week 17 tight end corps. Johnson's next chance to see game action will arrive in Week 18, when New York faces Dallas at home."

Theo Johnson's receiving yards have increased by 138.89% over the past 12 weeks.

Theo Johnson's receiving touchdowns have decreased by 75.0+% over the past 10 weeks.

Theo Johnson's target share has increased by 46.61% over the past 18 weeks.

Theo Johnson's receptions have increased by 44.44% over the past 6 weeks.

Theo Johnson's total touchdowns have decreased by 75.0+% over the past 10 weeks.

Brenden Bates

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Kareem Hunt's rushing yards have decreased by 72.92% over the past 6 weeks.

Kareem Hunt's rushing attempts have decreased by 71.43% over the past 6 weeks.

Kareem Hunt's targets have decreased by 66.67% over the past 6 weeks.

Kareem Hunt's rushing attempt share has decreased by 51.34% over the past 6 weeks.

Kareem Hunt's rushing yards per attempt has decreased by 36.14% over the past 8 weeks.

Brenden Bates

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Brenden Bates

I. Player News & Analysis

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Baker Mayfield's passing yards have increased by 110.15% over the past 6 weeks.

Baker Mayfield's passing yards per attempt has increased by 61.54% over the past 6 weeks.

Baker Mayfield's rushing yards per attempt has increased by 139.68% over the past 10 weeks.

Baker Mayfield's rushing yards have increased by 132.76% over the past 10 weeks.

Baker Mayfield's interceptions have increased by 200.0% over the past 8 weeks.

Brenden Bates

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Brenden Bates' target share has increased by 300+% over the past 14 weeks.

Brenden Bates' targets have increased by 300.0% over the past 14 weeks.

Brenden Bates' receiving yards have increased by 100% over the past 6 weeks.

Brenden Bates' receptions have increased by 100% over the past 6 weeks.

Brenden Bates' total yards have increased by 100% over the past 6 weeks.

II. Historical Performance

Season

Week

Home

Score

Away

INT

SACK

2PT

2025

13

0.0

0.0

0.0

2025

12

0.0

0.0

0.0

2025

11

0.0

0.0

0.0

2025

10

0.0

0.0

0.0

2025

9

0.0