Start Rashod Bateman or Jerry Jeudy? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 1:26 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Jeudy projects lower, 4.0 to 4.4, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 134 for Jeudy, 175 for Bateman.

Start

Jerry Jeudy

WR · CLE · at PIT

Market projects: 4.0; recent weeks avg
PIT D vs WR: 30.2; 14th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 23 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 59%; Through Week 7
Target share: 11%; Through Week 7

Sit

Rashod Bateman

WR · BAL · at BUF

Market projects: 4.4; recent weeks avg
BUF D vs WR: 42.3; most to WRs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 71 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 70%; Through Week 7
Target share: 13%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Jerry Jeudy for Rashod Bateman?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Rashod Bateman projects 41 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (4.6 a game over 9 games), Jerry Jeudy 34 (3.8 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Jerry Jeudy over Rashod Bateman. So make the move after his Week 8 game.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Jerry Jeudy over Rashod Bateman in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Jerry Jeudy at 4.0 points and Rashod Bateman at 4.4, a gap of 0.4. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Jerry Jeudy still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 134 against 175, and that outweighs a gap this size. No player market is posted for Jerry Jeudy this week yet, so his 4.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (3.5, 3.9 and 4.7); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Rashod Bateman this week yet, so his 4.4 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (4.0, 4.7 and 4.5); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Rashod Bateman yet. His market-based projections were 4.0, 4.7 and 4.5 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 4.4, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

No Week 8 player market is posted for Jerry Jeudy yet. His market-based projections were 3.5, 3.9 and 4.7 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 4.0, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

That puts Rashod Bateman 0.4 points ahead of Jerry Jeudy on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Rashod Bateman and BAL visit BUF on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

BUF allowed 42.3 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 174 yards and 1.8 touchdowns a game against BUF.

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

PIT allowed 30.2 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 14th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 147 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against PIT.

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

Injury status

Rashod Bateman is not on the injury report.

Jerry Jeudy is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Rashod Bateman played 70 percent of BAL snaps, drew 13 percent of the targets, earned 22 percent of the air yards and had 4 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Rashod Bateman, Week 7 against CIN: 49 of 67 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 33 yards.

Through Week 7, Jerry Jeudy played 59 percent of CLE snaps, drew 11 percent of the targets, earned 13 percent of the air yards and had 2 percent of the red zone chances.

Jerry Jeudy, Week 4 against PIT: 24 of 64 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 36 yards.

Jerry Jeudy, Week 5 against NYJ: 55 of 68 snaps, 7 targets and 3 catches for 19 yards.

Jerry Jeudy, Week 6 against BAL: 39 of 62 snaps, 4 targets and 4 catches for 69 yards.

Jerry Jeudy, Week 7 against TEN: 43 of 70 snaps, 4 targets and 4 catches for 21 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, 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.

Their other Week 8 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 8, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Jerry Jeudy for Rashod Bateman?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Rashod Bateman projects 41 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (4.6 a game over 9 games), Jerry Jeudy 34 (3.8 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Jerry Jeudy over Rashod Bateman. So make the move after his Week 8 game.
Should I drop Rashod Bateman for Jerry Jeudy?
No. Keep Rashod Bateman: he projects 41 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (4.6 a game over 9 games), Jerry Jeudy 34 (3.8 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Jerry Jeudy over Rashod Bateman.