Start Jerry Jeudy or Rashod Bateman? Week 1

Our Week 1 call

Start Jerry Jeudy over Rashod Bateman in Week 1.

Jerry Jeudy is priced by the books at 1.1 projected points. Rashod Bateman has no player market posted for this week, so his side of this call rests on consensus ADP and the news wire only. Drafters take Jerry Jeudy at ADP 136 and Rashod Bateman at 140. Market coverage on Jerry Jeudy is 33 percent of what his position needs, so the market side of this carries proportionally less weight.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply 1.1 fantasy points for Jerry Jeudy, with 33 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

No sportsbook posted a player market for Rashod Bateman in Week 1.

Week 1 matchups

Jerry Jeudy and CLE visit JAX on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

JAX allowed 26.3 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the 15th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 128 yards and a touchdown against JAX.

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.

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

Injury status

Jerry Jeudy was not on the injury report when the call was made.

Rashod Bateman was not on the injury report when the call was made.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Jerry Jeudy played 17 games for CLE and scored 120.7 PPR points, 7.1 a game, finishing WR52.

He caught 50 of 106 targets for 602 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 9 red zone targets and 436 air yards.

He was on the field for 85 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Jerry Jeudy, Week 18 of 2025 against CIN: 1 carry for 5 yards, 6 targets and 2 catches for 17 yards, 4.2 PPR points.

Jerry Jeudy, Week 17 of 2025 against PIT: 49 of 52 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 54 yards, 10.4 PPR points.

Jerry Jeudy, Week 16 of 2025 against BUF: 48 of 66 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 12 yards, 4.2 PPR points.

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.

How Week 1 went

Jerry Jeudy scored 4.6 PPR points and Rashod Bateman scored 0.0.

The call was right: Jerry Jeudy outscored Rashod Bateman by 4.6.

Jerry Jeudy finished 3.5 points above the 1.1 the props implied.

Jerry Jeudy, Week 1 against JAX: 32 of 51 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 26 yards, 4.6 PPR points.

Jerry Jeudy finished as the week's WR76 in PPR scoring.

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

Their other Week 1 calls

• Start Jerry Jeudy over Chimere Dike.
• Start Jerry Jeudy over Denzel Boston.
• Start De'Zhaun Stribling over Jerry Jeudy.
• Start Rashod Bateman over Jalen McMillan.
• Start Makai Lemon over Rashod Bateman.
• Start Rashid Shaheed over Rashod Bateman.