Start Cooper Kupp or Rashod Bateman? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Cooper Kupp over Rashod Bateman in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Cooper Kupp at 6.6 points and Rashod Bateman at 4.6, a gap of 1.9.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 6.6 fantasy points for Cooper Kupp, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Cooper Kupp at 25.5 receiving yards and 2.5 receptions, with a 21% chance to score a touchdown (15, 14 and 15 market sources).

Player markets imply 4.6 fantasy points for Rashod Bateman, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Rashod Bateman at 19.5 receiving yards and 1.5 receptions, with a 17% chance to score a touchdown (11, 10 and 14 market sources).

That puts Cooper Kupp 1.9 points ahead of Rashod Bateman on the market projections.

Injury status

Cooper Kupp is not on the injury report.

Rashod Bateman is listed as questionable with a shoulder injury.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Cooper Kupp played 60 percent of SEA snaps, drew 10 percent of the targets, earned 14 percent of the air yards and had 2 percent of the red zone chances.

Cooper Kupp, Week 1 against NE: 39 of 50 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 35 yards.

Cooper Kupp, Week 2 against ARI: 30 of 70 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 20 yards.

Cooper Kupp, Week 3 against WAS: 45 of 67 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 46 yards, 1 touchdown.

Cooper Kupp, Week 4 against LAC: 34 of 60 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 13 yards.

Through Week 4, Rashod Bateman played 76 percent of BAL snaps, drew 15 percent of the targets, earned 21 percent of the air yards and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

Rashod Bateman, Week 1 against IND: 53 of 68 snaps, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Rashod Bateman, Week 2 against NO: 54 of 58 snaps, 9 targets and 7 catches for 88 yards, 1 touchdown.

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.

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 5 calls

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• Start Cooper Kupp over Chris Godwin Jr..
• Start Cooper Kupp over Elic Ayomanor.
• Start Brian Thomas Jr. over Rashod Bateman.
• Start Rashod Bateman over Darnell Mooney.
• Start Rashod Bateman over Elic Ayomanor.