Player file

Brenden Bates

No sourced #1 / top 5 / top 10 on this file.

TE Tight End · official depth TE4 · Kentucky · #82 · PRO

6' 5" · 255 lbs

age 26 · born 1999-10-16 · signed through 2026 · OTC APY $1,075,000

2 rec · 25 yds · 0 TD2025 receiving · 6g

2026Signed through

Over The Cap

PFF+

No PFF+ grade on this player. Do not mint 84.3.

College by year

2023 · Kentucky · NCAA4 rec · 89 yds · 0 TDHC Mark StoopsCollegeFootballData player season stats · 2026-08-14 CollegeFootballData coaches · 2026-08-15
2022 · Kentucky · NCAA10 rec · 99 yds · 1 TDHC Mark StoopsCollegeFootballData player season stats · 2026-08-14 CollegeFootballData coaches · 2026-08-15
2021 · Kentucky · NCAA11 rec · 70 yds · 1 TDHC Mark StoopsCollegeFootballData player season stats · 2026-08-14 CollegeFootballData coaches · 2026-08-15
2020 · Kentucky · NCAA1 rec · 14 yds · 0 TDHC Mark StoopsCollegeFootballData player season stats · 2026-08-14 CollegeFootballData coaches · 2026-08-15

Combine / pro day

No sourced combine / pro day on this file.

Draft

Year not on file

Draft year / round not on this file.

NFL by year

Stack-up lives on leaders. Not a rank invented on this file.

Official games

Preseason week 1 · CLE 10–34 CHI0 tackles (0-0)
Snaps not printed in the NFL Game Summary.
Open the book · NFL Game Summary

Injuries

No sourced injury on this file. Not “healthy.”

Suspensions / discipline

No sourced suspension or discipline on this file.

Transactions

2026-04-06Signed tendered exclusive rights free agents TE Brenden Bates, WR Malachi Corley, LB Winston Reid, LS Rex Sunahara, K Andre Szmyt and WR Jamari Thrashclevelandbrowns.com / transactions · 2026-08-14
2026-03-04Tendered TE Brenden Bates, WR Malachi Corley, LB Winston Reid, LS Rex Sunahara, K Andre Szmyt and WR Jamari Thrashclevelandbrowns.com / transactions · 2026-08-14

Awards

No sourced award on this file.

Reception Perception

No Reception Perception row for this player on the Sicko tables.