Start Jalen McMillan or Rashod Bateman? Week 1
Locks at kickoff, graded after.
Start Rashod Bateman over Jalen McMillan
- IND D vs WR
- 37.9
- 9th most to WRs (2026)
- Books imply
- 1.9
- fantasy pts
- CIN D vs WR
- 25.8
- 13th fewest to WRs (2026)
Our Week 1 call
Start Rashod Bateman over Jalen McMillan in Week 1.
Jalen McMillan is priced by the books at 1.9 projected points and Rashod Bateman is not priced at all, so we are leaning on where drafters take them. Drafters take Rashod Bateman at ADP 140 and Jalen McMillan at 148.
What the books imply
No sportsbook posted a player market for Rashod Bateman in Week 1.
Player prop markets imply 1.9 fantasy points for Jalen McMillan, with 33 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.
Week 1 matchups
Rashod Bateman and BAL visit IND.
IND allowed 37.9 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the 9th most in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 229 yards and a touchdown against IND.
Jalen McMillan and TB visit CIN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
CIN allowed 25.8 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the 13th fewest in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 139 yards and no touchdowns against CIN.
By points allowed to the position, Rashod Bateman has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Rashod Bateman was not on the injury report when the call was made.
Jalen McMillan was listed as questionable when the call was made.
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.
Rashod Bateman, Week 16 of 2025 against NE: 38 of 55 snaps, 2 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.
In 2025, Jalen McMillan played 4 games for TB and scored 29.9 PPR points, 7.5 a game, finishing WR137.
He caught 12 of 15 targets for 178 yards and 0 touchdowns, with 0 red zone targets and 119 air yards.
He was on the field for 52 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
Jalen McMillan, Week 18 of 2025 against CAR: 37 of 67 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 11 yards, 2.1 PPR points.
Jalen McMillan, Week 17 of 2025 against MIA: 35 of 67 snaps, 9 targets and 7 catches for 114 yards, 18.4 PPR points.
Jalen McMillan, Week 16 of 2025 against CAR: 34 of 64 snaps, 1 carry for 1 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 15 yards, 3.6 PPR points.
Their other Week 1 calls
On the draft board
Ranked ahead
WR52 · TB · bye 10
2025 vs catches line 3-1
- Overall rank
- 139
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 6
Ranked behind
WR55 · BAL · bye 13
2025 vs rec yds line 1-12
- Overall rank
- 146
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 7
The board cards are draft figures, not the week's call. Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 1, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.
The gap between them
- Spots apart on the board7
- Pick differencenot comparable without a consensus on both
- Tierstier 6 and tier 7
- Board size244 draftable players
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