Start Davante Adams or Rashod Bateman? Week 3

Our Week 3 call

Start Rashod Bateman over Davante Adams in Week 3.

De-vigged player props project Rashod Bateman at 10.2 points and Davante Adams at 9.9, a gap of 0.3. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Rashod Bateman's number is scaled up from a partial market: the books have not posted every stat the position needs, so the rest is estimated from what they have.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply 10.2 fantasy points for Rashod Bateman, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The books give Rashod Bateman a 33% chance to score a touchdown (15 books).

Player prop markets imply 9.9 fantasy points for Davante Adams, with 70 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The books give Davante Adams a 43% chance to score a touchdown (15 books).

That puts Rashod Bateman 0.3 points ahead of Davante Adams on the books.

Injury status

Rashod Bateman is not on the injury report.

Davante Adams is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 3

Through Week 2, Rashod Bateman played 85 percent of BAL snaps, drew 19 percent of the targets, earned 25 percent of the air yards and had 6 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.

Through Week 2, Davante Adams played 59 percent of LAR snaps, drew 28 percent of the targets, earned 46 percent of the air yards and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.

Davante Adams, Week 1 against SF: 33 of 61 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 26 yards.

Davante Adams, Week 2 against NYG: 40 of 62 snaps, 10 targets and 8 catches for 195 yards, 2 touchdowns.

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.

Rashod Bateman, Week 17 of 2025 against GB: 40 of 76 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 7 yards, 1.7 PPR points.

In 2025, Davante Adams played 14 games for LAR and scored 222.9 PPR points, 15.9 a game, finishing WR9.

He caught 60 of 114 targets for 789 yards and 14 touchdowns, with 31 red zone targets and 671 air yards.

He was on the field for 70 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Davante Adams, Week 15 of 2025 against DET: 33 of 72 snaps, 9 targets and 4 catches for 71 yards, 11.1 PPR points.

Their other Week 3 calls

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• Start Rashod Bateman over Deebo Samuel Sr..
• Start Rashod Bateman over Denzel Boston.
• Start Adonai Mitchell over Davante Adams.
• Start Davante Adams over Chris Olave.
• Start Deebo Samuel Sr. over Davante Adams.