Start Rashod Bateman or Adonai Mitchell? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 11:56 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

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Start Rashod Bateman over Adonai Mitchell

Bateman projects lower, 6.7 to 8.0, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 175 for Bateman, 195 for Mitchell.

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Rashod Bateman

WR · BAL · at BUF

Market projects: 6.7; fantasy pts
BUF D vs WR: 42.3; most to WRs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 72 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 70%; Through Week 7
Target share: 13%; Through Week 7

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Adonai Mitchell

WR · NYJ · vs LV

Market projects: 8.0; recent weeks avg
LV D vs WR: 31.4; 16th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 42 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 67%; Through Week 7
Target share: 20%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Adonai Mitchell for Rashod Bateman?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Rashod Bateman projects 50 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (5.6 a game over 9 games), Adonai Mitchell 15 (1.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Rashod Bateman over Adonai Mitchell.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Rashod Bateman over Adonai Mitchell in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Rashod Bateman at 6.7 points and Adonai Mitchell at 8.0, a gap of 1.3. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Rashod Bateman still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 175 against 195, and that outweighs a gap this size. No player market is posted for Adonai Mitchell this week yet, so his 8.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5 and 7 (9.6 and 6.5); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Adonai Mitchell yet. His market-based projections were 9.6 and 6.5 points in Weeks 5 and 7, an average of 8.0, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

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

The market-based projection for Rashod Bateman is 27 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (6, 8 and 10 market sources).

That puts Adonai Mitchell 1.3 points ahead of Rashod Bateman on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

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

LV allowed 31.4 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 16th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 150 yards and 1.1 touchdowns a game against LV.

Rashod Bateman and BAL visit BUF on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

BUF allowed 42.3 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 174 yards and 1.8 touchdowns a game against BUF.

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 8

Through Week 7, Adonai Mitchell played 67 percent of NYJ snaps, drew 20 percent of the targets, earned 45 percent of the air yards and had 8 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.

Adonai Mitchell, Week 7 against MIA: 26 of 59 snaps, 3 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Through Week 7, Rashod Bateman played 70 percent of BAL snaps, drew 13 percent of the targets, earned 22 percent of the air yards and had 4 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Rashod Bateman, Week 7 against CIN: 49 of 67 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 33 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.

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 8 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 8, 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 50 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (5.6 a game over 9 games), Adonai Mitchell 15 (1.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Rashod Bateman over Adonai Mitchell.
Should I drop Rashod Bateman for Adonai Mitchell?
No. Keep Rashod Bateman: he projects 50 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (5.6 a game over 9 games), Adonai Mitchell 15 (1.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Rashod Bateman over Adonai Mitchell.

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