Antonio Gates will soon be immortalized in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
The legendary Chargers tight end will be enshrined in Canton, Ohio on Saturday, with the four-man Class of 2025 bumping the total number of inductees to 382.
Gates will become the 23rd undrafted free agent to have his bust immortalized in the Hall, and he's also the very first player in the Hall of Fame to have never played a down of college football.
And as impressive as his resumé of accolades is, his stats might be on par with them.
Narrowing down a ranking of his most impressive stats is a tough feat, but here is a top 5 ranking of Gates' best stats:
1. 116 career TD catches
Of course, this had to be at the top of the list.
There has never been a tight end in the history of the NFL to score more touchdowns than Gates did with 116. It's a number that ranks seventh all-time among all positions.
Gates owns the record alone as he took sole possession of it during the 2017 season in a Week 2 game against the Dolphins.
Facing a second-and-goal from the 7 in the third quarter, Gates etched his name into the record books with a jump ball grab in the end zone from quarterback Philip Rivers.
The tight end would go on to score four more touchdowns over the next pair of seasons and pushed the total to new heights.
Chargers Legend Antonio Gates' 116 career touchdown receptions ranks No. 1 all-time among tight ends, with the Bolts holding a 53-39 record when Gates found the endzone. Take a look back at each score from his legendary career.
Touchdown #1 | November 9, 2003 vs Minnesota | Passer: Doug Flutie
Touchdown #2 | November 30, 2003 vs Kansas City | Passer: Doug Flutie
Touchdown #3 | October 3, 2004 vs Tennessee | Passer: Drew Brees
Touchdown #4 | October 10, 2004 vs Jacksonville | Passer: Drew Brees
Touchdown #5 | October 10, 2004 vs Jacksonville | Passer: Drew Brees
Touchdown #6 | October 31, 2004 vs Oakland | Passer: Drew Brees
Touchdown #7 | October 31, 2004 vs Oakland | Passer: Drew Brees
Touchdown #8 | November 7, 2004 vs New Orleans | Passer: Drew Brees
Touchdown #9 | November 7, 2004 vs New Orleans | Passer: Drew Brees
Touchdown #10 | November 7, 2004 vs New Orleans | Passer: Drew Brees
Touchdown #11 | November 21, 2004 at Oakland | Passer: Drew Brees
Touchdown #12 | November 28, 2004 at Kansas City | Passer: Drew Brees
Touchdown #13 | November 28, 2004 at Kansas City | Passer: Drew Brees
Touchdown #14 | December 19, 2004 at Cleveland | Passer: Drew Brees
Touchdown #15 | December 26, 2004 at Indianapolis | Passer: Drew Brees
Touchdown #16 | September 25, 2005 vs New York Giants | Passer: Drew Brees
Touchdown #17 | October 10, 2005 vs Pittsburgh | Passer: Drew Brees
Touchdown #18 | October 23, 2005 at Philadelphia | Passer: Drew Brees
Touchdown #19 | October 30, 2005 vs Kansas City | Passer: Drew Brees
Touchdown #20 | October 30, 2005 vs Kansas City | Passer: Drew Brees
Touchdown #21 | October 30, 2005 vs Kansas City | Passer: Drew Brees
Touchdown #22 | November 20, 2005 vs Buffalo | Passer: Drew Brees
Touchdown #23 | December 4, 2005 vs Oakland | Passer: Drew Brees
Touchdown #24 | December 11, 2005 vs Miami | Passer: Drew Brees
Touchdown #25 | December 24, 2005 at Kansas City | Passer: Drew Brees
Touchdown #26 | September 11, 2006 at Oakland | Passer: Philip Rivers
Touchdown #27 | October 8, 2006 vs Pittsburgh | Passer: Philip Rivers
Touchdown #28 | October 15, 2006 at San Francisco | Passer: Philip Rivers
Touchdown #29 | October 22, 2006 at Kansas City | Passer: Philip Rivers
Touchdown #30 | November 26, 2006 vs Oakland | Passer: LaDainian Tomlinson
Touchdown #31 | December 3, 2006 at Buffalo | Passer: Philip Rivers
Touchdown #32 | December 10, 2006 vs Denver | Passer: Philip Rivers
Touchdown #33 | December 10, 2006 vs Denver | Passer: Philip Rivers
Touchdown #34 | December 31, 2006 vs Arizona | Passer: Philip Rivers
Touchdown #35 | September 9, 2007 vs Chicago | Passer: LaDainian Tomlinson
Touchdown #36 | September 16, 2007 at New England | Passer: Philip Rivers
Touchdown #37 | October 7, 2007 at Denver | Passer: Philip Rivers
Touchdown #38 | October 28, 2007 vs Houston | Passer: Philip Rivers
Touchdown #39 | October 28, 2007 vs Houston | Passer: Philip Rivers
Touchdown #40 | November 18, 2007 at Jacksonville | Passer: Philip Rivers
Touchdown #41 | November 25, 2007 vs Baltimore | Passer: Philip Rivers
Touchdown #42 | November 25, 2007 vs Baltimore | Passer: Philip Rivers
Touchdown #43 | December 9, 2007 at Tennessee | Passer: Philip Rivers
Touchdown #44 | September 7, 2008 vs Carolina | Passer: Philip Rivers
Touchdown #45 | September 22, 2008 vs New York Jets | Passer: Philip Rivers
Touchdown #46 | September 28, 2008 at Oakland | Passer: Philip Rivers
Touchdown #47 | October 12, 2008 vs New England | Passer: Philip Rivers
Touchdown #48 | October 26, 2008 vs New Orleans in London | Passer: Philip Rivers
Touchdown #49 | November 9, 2008 vs Kansas City | Passer: Philip Rivers
Touchdown #50 | December 21, 2008 at Tampa Bay | Passer: Philip Rivers
Touchdown #51 | December 21, 2008 at Tampa Bay | Passer: Philip Rivers
Touchdown #52 | October 4, 2009 at Pittsburgh | Passer: Philip Rivers
Touchdown #53 | October 4, 2009 at Pittsburgh | Passer: Philip Rivers
Touchdown #54 | November 29, 2009 vs Kansas City | Passer: Philip Rivers
Touchdown #55 | November 29, 2009 vs Kansas City | Passer: Philip Rivers
Touchdown #56 | December 13, 2009 at Dallas | Passer: Philip Rivers
Touchdown #57 | December 20, 2009 vs Cincinnati | Passer: Philip Rivers
Touchdown #58 | December 25, 2009 at Tennessee | Passer: Philip Rivers
Touchdown #59 | January 3, 2010 vs Washington | Passer: Philip Rivers
Touchdown #60 | September 13, 2010 at Kansas City | Passer: Philip Rivers
Touchdown #61 | September 19, 2010 vs Jacksonville | Passer: Philip Rivers
Touchdown #62 | September 19, 2010 vs Jacksonville | Passer: Philip Rivers
Touchdown #63 | September 26, 2010 at Seattle | Passer: Philip Rivers
Touchdown #64 | October 3, 2010 vs Arizona | Passer: Philip Rivers
Touchdown #65 | October 3, 2010 vs Arizona | Passer: Philip Rivers
Touchdown #66 | October 10, 2010 at Oakland | Passer: Philip Rivers
Touchdown #67 | October 24, 2010 vs New England | Passer: Philip Rivers
Touchdown #68 | October 31, 2010 vs Tennessee | Passer: Philip Rivers
Touchdown #69 | December 5, 2010 vs Oakland | Passer: Philip Rivers
Touchdown #70 | October 23, 2011 at New York Jets | Passer: Philip Rivers
Touchdown #71 | November 6, 2011 vs Green Bay | Passer: Philip Rivers
Touchdown #72 | November 20, 2011 at Chicago | Passer: Philip Rivers
Touchdown #73 | November 27, 2011 vs Denver | Passer: Philip Rivers
Touchdown #74 | December 11, 2011 vs Buffalo | Passer: Philip Rivers
Touchdown #75 | December 11, 2011 vs Buffalo | Passer: Philip Rivers
Touchdown #76 | January 1, 2012 at Oakland | Passer: Philip Rivers
Touchdown #77 | October 15, 2012 vs Denver | Passer: Philip Rivers
Touchdown #78 | October 15, 2012 vs Denver | Passer: Philip Rivers
Touchdown #79 | November 1, 2012 vs Kansas City | Passer: Philip Rivers
Touchdown #80 | November 11, 2012 at Tampa Bay | Passer: Philip Rivers
Touchdown #81 | December 16, 2012 vs Carolina | Passer: Philip Rivers
Touchdown #82 | December 23, 2012 at New York Jets | Passer: Philip Rivers
Touchdown #83 | December 30, 2012 vs Oakland | Passer: Philip Rivers
Touchdown #84 | September 22, 2013 at Tennessee | Passer: Philip Rivers
Touchdown #85 | September 29, 2013 vs Dallas | Passer: Philip Rivers
Touchdown #86 | November 17, 2013 at Miami | Passer: Philip Rivers
Touchdown #87 | December 29, 2013 vs Kansas City | Passer: Philip Rivers
Touchdown #88 | September 14, 2014 vs Seattle | Passer: Philip Rivers
Touchdown #89 | September 14, 2014 vs Seattle | Passer: Philip Rivers
Touchdown #91 | October 5, 2014 vs New York Jets | Passer: Philip Rivers
Touchdown #92 | October 5, 2014 vs New York Jets | Passer: Philip Rivers
Touchdown #93 | October 12, 2014 at Oakland | Passer: Philip Rivers
Touchdown #94 | October 19, 2014 vs Kansas City | Passer: Philip Rivers
Touchdown #95 | October 23, 2014 at Denver | Passer: Philip Rivers
Touchdown #96 | October 23, 2014 at Denver | Passer: Philip Rivers
Touchdown #97 | December 14, 2014 vs Denver | Passer: Philip Rivers
Touchdown #98 | December 20, 2014 at San Francisco | Passer: Philip Rivers
Touchdown #99 | December 20, 2014 at San Francisco | Passer: Philip Rivers
Touchdown #100 | October 12, 2015 vs Pittsburgh | Passer: Philip Rivers
Touchdown #101 | October 12, 2015 vs Pittsburgh | Passer: Philip Rivers
Touchdown #102 | November 29, 2015 at Jacksonville | Passer: Philip Rivers
Touchdown #103 | November 29, 2015 at Jacksonville | Passer: Philip Rivers
Touchdown #104 | January 3, 2016 at Denver | Passer: Philip Rivers
Touchdown #105 | September 18, 2016 vs Jacksonville | Passer: Philip Rivers
Touchdown #106 | October 9, 2016 at Oakland | Passer: Philip Rivers
Touchdown #107 | October 30, 2016 at Denver | Passer: Philip Rivers
Touchdown #108 | November 6, 2016 vs Tennessee | Passer: Philip Rivers
Touchdown #109 | November 13, 2016 vs Miami | Passer: Philip Rivers
Touchdown #110 | December 24, 2016 at Cleveland | Passer: Philip Rivers
Touchdown #111 | January 1, 2017 vs Kansas City | Passer: Philip Rivers
Touchdown #112 | September 17, 2017 vs Miami | Passer: Philip Rivers | SETS NFL RECORD FOR TOUCHDOWNS BY A TIGHT END
Touchdown #113 | December 16, 2017 at Kansas City | Passer: Philip Rivers
Touchdown #114 | December 24, 2017 at New York Jets | Passer: Philip Rivers
Touchdown #115 | September 30, 2018 vs San Francisco | Passer: Philip Rivers
Touchdown #116 | November 18, 2018 vs Denver | Passer: Philip Rivers
2. Chargers all-time leader
These next stat(s) show just how dominant the big tight end was — and why he is one of the greatest Chargers of all time.
Gates became the franchise's leader in career receptions (955), receiving yards (11,841) and touchdown catches (116) over his 16-year career.
His receptions are 51 clear of second place, while his receiving total is 1,311 yards more than the runner-up.
He was a reception machine as a player, totaling at least 60 receptions in nine of his seasons with the team and two with over 80. His 89 receptions in 2005 are the most in single season by a tight end in Chargers history.
Gates' reception and yardage total both rank fourth all-time among players at his position.
3. Red-zone weapon
Anytime the Chargers got to the 20-yard line and in, there was a good chance No. 85 found his way in the end zone.
Gates tallied 93 red-zone touchdown catches from the 20-yard line and in, a number that stands alone in NFL lore.
His 93 scores in the red zone would rank 14th all-time on their own and would be the third-most by any tight end all-time.
For reference of how astonishing it is, the figure is one more touchdown than legendary tight end Rob Gronkowski had in his entire career.
"The guy has the most touchdowns ever by a tight end," Gronkowski told Chargers.com earlier this year. "Everyone knows me as the red-zone threat, and I still don't even have as many touchdowns as Antonio Gates.
"That speaks volumes right there because I wanted that record and I didn't even come close to getting that record," Gronkowski said. "I'm off by 24 touchdowns still to this day."
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4. Multi-TD machine
Here we are again with the touchdowns.
It can't be emphasized enough how much of a force the 6-foot-4 tight end was as amismatch, and it's part of the reason why he was such a prolific scorer during his Hall of Fame career.
Gates owns the most multi-touchdown games by a tight end with 21 such performances, 16 of them coming with Rivers as his quarterback.
He also registered eight seasons with eight-plus receiving touchdowns, the most ever by a tight end and tied for the fifth-most all-time overall.
Simply put, No. 85 loved scoring touchdowns.
5. The money down
Whenever the Rivers and Co. found themselves in a third-down situation, Gates was more than happy to come up clutch.
The tight end hauled in 39 career touchdown receptions on third down, the most ever by anyone at his position. That number is also tied with Hall of Fame wide receiver Cris Carter for No. 3 overall.
Time and time again when the Bolts needed it on key downs, Gates would find a way to produce.
