Age
29
Feb 14, 1997
Ryan Bates
#71
BUF · 2019–2023→CHI · 2024–2025UFA
RyanBates#71C
2022 Season
Latest productionGames
16
2025
Snaps
0
offense
Snap %
0%
avg / game
Penalties
0
regular season
Pen Yds
0
regular season
Missed
2
regular season
Career
Team path from high school through the NFL, with draft context and accolades.
01 / Career
Career Path
2014 — Present · Includes honors2024–2025
Chicago Bears · Offensive Guard
G · 26 active weeks
NFL
2019–2023
Buffalo Bills · Offensive Guard
G/C · 93 active weeks
NFL
2014–2018
Penn State · OL
NCAA
Draft Profile
2019 DraftSelection
Undrafted Free Agent
2019 UDFA signing with Buffalo Bills
TeamBUF
StatusUDFA
Undrafted Free Agent
Data Sources & Attribution
CreditsHeadshot — wikipediaMaize & Blue Nation. Licensed under CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons. Source file
Statistics — nflverseStats are sourced from nflverse. Carl S, Baldwin B, Sharpe L, Ho T, Edwards J (2025). nflverse: Easily Install and Load the ‘nflverse’. R package version 1.0.3.9001, https://nflverse.nflverse.com/. Advanced metrics shown here are drawn via nflverse from Pro Football Reference Advanced Stats and NFL Next Gen Stats.
Pro Football ReferenceSports Reference LLC. “Pro Football Statistics and History.” Pro-Football-Reference.com. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/. (Accessed 2026-06-02.)
Athleticism & RASCombine and pro-day measurements compiled by Ray Carpenter, nfl-draft-data. Relative Athletic Score (RAS) by Kent Lee Platte, https://ras.football/.