WR · BAL

Rashod Bateman

TeamBAL

PositionWR

Jersey#7

Age26

Height6'1"

Weight193 lb

CollegeMinnesota

Experience5 yrs

Week 8 outlook

Bench in 10- and 12-team leagues

Projected 6.7 PPR points (5.5 half-PPR, 4.4 standard) at BUF, WR55 this week. 2026: 3.7 targets per game over 7 games (13.1% target share), 266 yards, 1 TD. That is up from 2025, when he averaged 2.9 targets per game (4.3 PPR per game over 13 games, finished WR102). BUF has allowed more fantasy points to WRs than average.

Injury status as of Mon, Nov 2, 11:59 AM ET. Official inactives come out about 90 minutes before kickoff — check them before you lock your lineup.

Week 8

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Week 8 matchup@ BUFSun, Nov 1, 1:00 PM ET

Projection · PPR6.7Half 5.5 · Std 4.4

Week 8 rank · PPRWR55Model · FLEX 119

Trade value · PPR0Rest of season: 63.1 pts

The desk on him

BAL WR

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Add Rashod Bateman while the Week 1 zero is still scaring people

1 target in Week 1 put him on the waiver wire. 9 targets and a 31% target share in Week 2 is the reason to take him off it. Only 74K leagues have moved, which is the gap you are being paid to exploit.

Tess Calloway

WR · BAL at DAL · 3 weeks to grade

The evidence (26)

Week 1 opponentIND
Week 1 PPR points0
Week 1 PPR finishWR108
Week 1 targets1
Week 1 target share4.2%
Week 1 receptions0
Week 1 receiving yards0
Week 1 air-yards share8.6%
Week 2 opponentNO
Week 2 PPR points21.8
Week 2 PPR finishWR9
Week 2 targets9
Week 2 target share31%
Week 2 receptions7
Week 2 receiving yards88
Week 2 receiving TDs1
Week 2 air-yards share38.9%
Week 3 opponentat DAL
Sleeper adds, last 24 hours74K
2025 games played13
2025 PPR points per game4.3
2025 season PPR finishWR102
2025 targets per game2.9
Week 3 projection, PPR7.6
Week 3 projection, half-PPR6.3
Week 3 projected rank, PPRWR64

Source: nflverse weekly player stats and schedule · Signed by Saul Ancona

2026 game log

8 games · 6.7 PPR per game

Wk	Opp	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Tgt share	PPR	Finish
1	IND	1	0	0	0	4.2%	0.0	WR108
2	NO	9	7	88	1	31.0%	21.8	WR9
3	DAL	3	2	37	0	15.0%	5.7	WR70
4	TEN	2	2	46	0	6.9%	6.6	WR63
5	ATL	6	5	62	0	19.4%	11.2	WR31
6	CLE	1	0	0	0	3.2%	0.0	WR101
7	CIN	4	2	33	0	11.8%	5.3	WR52
8	BUF	3	1	22	0	11.5%	3.2	WR62

2025 season

13 games · 4.3 PPR per game · finished WR102

Wk	Opp	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Tgt share	PPR	Finish
1	BUF	4	2	10	0	21.1%	3.0	WR91
2	CLE	4	2	15	0	14.3%	3.5	WR93
3	DET	7	5	63	1	25.0%	17.3	WR17
4	KC	2	1	24	0	6.7%	3.4	WR82
5	HOU	3	0	0	0	15.0%	0.0	WR101
6	LA	1	1	8	0	3.1%	1.8	WR90
8	CHI	4	2	51	0	18.2%	7.1	WR52
9	MIA	4	2	13	1	17.4%	9.3	WR40
10	MIN	2	1	10	0	7.1%	4.0	WR61
13	CIN	1	0	0	0	3.3%	0.0	WR109
14	PIT	3	2	23	0	9.1%	4.3	WR61
16	NE	2	0	0	0	10.0%	0.0	WR119
17	GB	1	1	7	0	5.0%	1.7	WR101