Start Cooper Kupp or Rashod Bateman? Week 10

Our Week 10 call

Start Rashod Bateman over Cooper Kupp in Week 10.

Market-based projections have Rashod Bateman at 6.0 points and Cooper Kupp at 6.0, a gap of 0.0. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Drafters take Rashod Bateman at ADP 175 and Cooper Kupp at 186.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 6.1 fantasy points for Cooper Kupp, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Cooper Kupp is 22 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (11, 11 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 6.0 fantasy points for Rashod Bateman, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Rashod Bateman is 24 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (5, 5 and 5 market sources).

That puts Cooper Kupp 0.0 points ahead of Rashod Bateman on the market projections.

Week 10 matchups

Cooper Kupp and SEA visit LV on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

LV allowed 33.8 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 8 games, the 11th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 162 yards and 1.3 touchdowns a game against LV.

Rashod Bateman and BAL host LAC on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.

LAC allowed 36.6 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 8 games, the 6th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 158 yards and 1.4 touchdowns a game against LAC.

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

Injury status

Cooper Kupp is not on the injury report.

Rashod Bateman is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 10

Through Week 9, Cooper Kupp played 71 percent of SEA snaps, drew 12 percent of the targets, earned 14 percent of the air yards and had 6 percent of the red zone chances.

Cooper Kupp, Week 6 against DEN: 72 of 85 snaps, 10 targets and 5 catches for 50 yards.

Cooper Kupp, Week 7 against KC: 45 of 69 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 20 yards.

Cooper Kupp, Week 8 against CHI: 58 of 63 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 7 yards, 1 touchdown.

Cooper Kupp, Week 9 against ARI: 49 of 67 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 32 yards.

Through Week 9, Rashod Bateman played 70 percent of BAL snaps, drew 13 percent of the targets, earned 23 percent of the air yards and had 4 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Rashod Bateman, Week 8 against BUF: 39 of 51 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 22 yards.

Rashod Bateman, Week 9 against JAX: 35 of 56 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 6 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Cooper Kupp played 16 games for SEA and scored 117.3 PPR points, 7.3 a game, finishing WR53.

He caught 47 of 70 targets for 593 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 12 red zone targets and 300 air yards.

He was on the field for 76 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 10 calls

• Start Cooper Kupp over Adonai Mitchell.
• Start DeMario Douglas over Cooper Kupp.
• Start Cooper Kupp over Dohnte Meyers.
• Start Rashod Bateman over Adonai Mitchell.
• Start Brian Thomas Jr. over Rashod Bateman.
• Start Rashod Bateman over Darnell Mooney.