Emeka Egbuka or Rashod Bateman: who should I start in Week 6?

Where the draft room stands

Drafters have formed no consensus on Emeka Egbuka: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 123rd overall on the rest of his evidence.

Drafters have formed no consensus on Rashod Bateman: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 124th overall on the rest of his evidence.

What the player markets price

The market has Emeka Egbuka at 1.6 PPR points a game off 1 market across 7 market sources. That is 30 percent of what a wide receiver's price needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.

The market has Rashod Bateman at 1.6 PPR points a game off 1 market across 3 market sources. That is 30 percent of what a wide receiver's price needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.

Emeka Egbuka's price is not complete, so the two figures are not set against each other here.

This season through Week 5

Through Week 5, Emeka Egbuka has been on the field for 85 percent of TB snaps, drawn 23 percent of the targets and had 13 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 14 of the offence's 40 third down targets, had 2 of its 6 chances inside the five and seen 6 of its 29 two minute targets.

His 33 targets have averaged 10.3 air yards.

In Week 3 against MIN he caught 5 of 9 targets for 62 yards and did not score.

In Week 4 against GB he caught 2 of 4 targets for 13 yards and did not score.

In Week 5 against DAL he carried 1 time for 14 yards, caught 6 of 9 targets for 38 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

Through Week 5, Rashod Bateman has been on the field for 77 percent of BAL snaps, drawn 16 percent of the targets and had 4 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 2 of the offence's 33 third down targets, had 1 of its 22 chances inside the five and seen 9 of its 35 two minute targets.

His 21 targets have averaged 12.5 air yards.

In Week 3 against DAL he caught 2 of 3 targets for 37 yards and did not score.

In Week 4 against TEN he caught 2 of 2 targets for 46 yards and did not score.

In Week 5 against ATL he caught 5 of 6 targets for 62 yards and did not score.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025 Emeka Egbuka played 17 games and scored 195.7 PPR points, 11.5 a game, finishing WR23.

He caught 63 of 127 targets for 938 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 11 red zone targets.

That came to 7.5 targets a game, a 50 percent catch rate and 14.9 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 78 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

In 2025 Rashod Bateman played 13 games and scored 55.4 PPR points, 4.3 a game, finishing WR102.

He caught 19 of 38 targets for 224 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 8 red zone targets.

That came to 2.9 targets a game, a 50 percent catch rate and 11.8 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 69 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

Emeka Egbuka was available for 4 games more.

Head to head

In 2025 Emeka Egbuka scored 11.5 PPR points a game and Rashod Bateman 4.3, 7.3 a game between them.

Emeka Egbuka finished WR23 that year and Rashod Bateman WR102.

Emeka Egbuka had 89 more targets than Rashod Bateman, 127 to 38.

Emeka Egbuka had 714 more receiving yards than Rashod Bateman, 938 to 224.

This season Emeka Egbuka holds the bigger snap share, 85 percent against 77 percent.

This season Emeka Egbuka holds the bigger target share, 23 percent against 16 percent.

Byes and availability

Emeka Egbuka is off in Week 10 and Rashod Bateman in Week 13, so either can cover the other's bye.