Start Rashod Bateman or Darnell Mooney? Week 7

Our Week 7 call

Start Rashod Bateman over Darnell Mooney in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Rashod Bateman at 4.8 points and Darnell Mooney at 4.3, a gap of 0.4. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Rashod Bateman this week yet, so his 4.8 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4, 5 and 6 (5.6, 4.0 and 4.7); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Darnell Mooney this week yet, so his 4.3 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4, 5 and 6 (4.4, 4.1 and 4.5); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Rashod Bateman yet. His market-based projections were 5.6, 4.0 and 4.7 points in Weeks 4, 5 and 6, an average of 4.8, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

The market-based projection for Rashod Bateman is 0.3 touchdowns (9 market sources).

No Week 7 player market is posted for Darnell Mooney yet. His market-based projections were 4.4, 4.1 and 4.5 points in Weeks 4, 5 and 6, an average of 4.3, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

The market-based projection for Darnell Mooney is 0.1 touchdowns (3 market sources).

That puts Rashod Bateman 0.4 points ahead of Darnell Mooney on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

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.

Darnell Mooney and NYG visit HOU on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

HOU allowed 38.1 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 4th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 186 yards and a touchdown a game against HOU.

By points allowed to the position, Darnell Mooney has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Rashod Bateman is listed as questionable with a shoulder injury.

Darnell Mooney is listed as questionable with a neck injury.

Usage before Week 7

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.

Through Week 6, Darnell Mooney played 55 percent of NYG snaps, drew 9 percent of the targets, earned 13 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Darnell Mooney, Week 3 against TEN: 28 of 64 snaps, 1 carry for 9 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 20 yards.

Darnell Mooney, Week 4 against ARI: 37 of 67 snaps, 2 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Darnell Mooney, Week 5 against WAS: 58 of 89 snaps, 7 targets and 2 catches for 14 yards.

Darnell Mooney, Week 6 against NO: 28 of 77 snaps, 1 carry for 20 yards, 2 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

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.

In 2025, Darnell Mooney played 15 games for ATL and scored 82.3 PPR points, 5.5 a game, finishing WR79.

He caught 32 of 72 targets for 443 yards and 1 touchdown, with 7 red zone targets and 370 air yards.

He was on the field for 82 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 7 calls

• Start Brycen Tremayne over Rashod Bateman.
• Start Rashod Bateman over Darius Cooper.
• Start Efton Chism III over Rashod Bateman.
• Start Brycen Tremayne over Darnell Mooney.
• Start Darnell Mooney over Cody White.
• Start Darius Cooper over Darnell Mooney.