Start Adonai Mitchell or Rashod Bateman? Week 7

Updated Oct 24, 3:21 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

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Start Adonai Mitchell over Rashod Bateman

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Adonai Mitchell

WR · NYJ · vs MIA

Market projects: 6.7; fantasy pts
MIA D vs WR: 23.2; 3rd fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 80 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 76%; Through Week 2
Target share: 25%; Through Week 2

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Rashod Bateman

WR · BAL · vs CIN

Market projects: 4.7; fantasy pts
CIN D vs WR: 29.5; 9th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 19 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 70%; Through Week 6
Target share: 13%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Adonai Mitchell for Rashod Bateman?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Rashod Bateman projects 41 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (4.6 a game over 9 games), Adonai Mitchell 17 (1.9 a game over 9 games). For Week 7 the call starts Adonai Mitchell over Rashod Bateman, 6.7 to 4.7 projected PPR points. So make the move after his Week 7 game.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Adonai Mitchell over Rashod Bateman in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Adonai Mitchell at 6.7 points and Rashod Bateman at 4.7, a gap of 2.0. Drafters take Adonai Mitchell at ADP 195 and Rashod Bateman at 175.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 6.7 fantasy points for Adonai Mitchell, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Adonai Mitchell is 27 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (12, 10 and 11 market sources).

Player markets imply 4.7 fantasy points for Rashod Bateman, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Rashod Bateman is 21 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (10, 11 and 12 market sources).

That puts Adonai Mitchell 2.0 points ahead of Rashod Bateman on the market projections.

Week 7 matchups

Adonai Mitchell and NYJ host MIA on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

MIA allowed 23.2 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 3rd fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 110 yards and 0.4 touchdowns a game against MIA.

Rashod Bateman and BAL host CIN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CIN allowed 29.5 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 9th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 123 yards and a touchdown a game against CIN.

By points allowed to the position, Rashod Bateman has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Adonai Mitchell is not on the injury report.

Rashod Bateman is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 2, Adonai Mitchell played 76 percent of NYJ snaps, drew 25 percent of the targets, earned 56 percent of the air yards and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.

Adonai Mitchell, Week 1 against TEN: 46 of 67 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 60 yards.

Adonai Mitchell, Week 2 against GB: 61 of 74 snaps, 12 targets and 6 catches for 63 yards.

Through Week 6, Rashod Bateman played 70 percent of BAL snaps, drew 13 percent of the targets, earned 20 percent of the air yards and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

Rashod Bateman, Week 3 against DAL: 56 of 64 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 37 yards.

Rashod Bateman, Week 4 against TEN: 30 of 64 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 46 yards.

Rashod Bateman, Week 5 against ATL: 61 of 76 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 62 yards.

Rashod Bateman, Week 6 against CLE: 17 of 57 snaps, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Adonai Mitchell played 16 games for NYJ and scored 87.9 PPR points, 5.5 a game, finishing WR73.

He caught 33 of 74 targets for 453 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 7 red zone targets and 373 air yards.

He was on the field for 50 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Adonai Mitchell, Week 18 of 2025 against BUF: 3 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

In 2025, Rashod Bateman played 13 games for BAL 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 and 185 air yards.

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

Their other Week 7 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 7, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Adonai Mitchell for Rashod Bateman?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Rashod Bateman projects 41 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (4.6 a game over 9 games), Adonai Mitchell 17 (1.9 a game over 9 games). For Week 7 the call starts Adonai Mitchell over Rashod Bateman, 6.7 to 4.7 projected PPR points. So make the move after his Week 7 game.
Should I drop Rashod Bateman for Adonai Mitchell?
No. Keep Rashod Bateman: he projects 41 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (4.6 a game over 9 games), Adonai Mitchell 17 (1.9 a game over 9 games). For Week 7 the call starts Adonai Mitchell over Rashod Bateman, 6.7 to 4.7 projected PPR points.

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