Start Rashod Bateman or Konata Mumpfield? Week 8

Our Week 8 call

Start Rashod Bateman over Konata Mumpfield in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Rashod Bateman at 4.4 points and Konata Mumpfield at 3.7, a gap of 0.7. 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 4.4 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. No player market is posted for Konata Mumpfield this week yet, so his 3.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5 and 7 (2.2 and 5.2); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Konata Mumpfield yet. His market-based projections were 2.2 and 5.2 points in Weeks 5 and 7, an average of 3.7, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

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.

That puts Rashod Bateman 0.7 points ahead of Konata Mumpfield on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Konata Mumpfield and LAR host LAC on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

LAC allowed 30.0 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 13th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 133 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against LAC.

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.

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

Injury status

Konata Mumpfield is not on the injury report.

Rashod Bateman is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Konata Mumpfield played 41 percent of LAR snaps, drew 7 percent of the targets, earned 12 percent of the air yards and had 1 percent of the red zone chances.

Konata Mumpfield, Week 4 against PHI: 23 of 84 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 7 yards.

Konata Mumpfield, Week 5 against BUF: 6 of 82 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Konata Mumpfield, Week 6 against ARI: 27 of 58 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 15 yards.

Konata Mumpfield, Week 7 against LV: 31 of 72 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 15 yards.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Konata Mumpfield played 17 games for LAR and scored 25.2 PPR points, 1.5 a game, finishing WR145.

He caught 10 of 23 targets for 92 yards and 1 touchdown, with 4 red zone targets and 67 air yards.

He was on the field for 32 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

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.

Their other Week 8 calls

• Start Cody White over Konata Mumpfield.
• Start Elic Ayomanor over Konata Mumpfield.
• Start Konata Mumpfield over Jauan Jennings.
• Start Brian Thomas Jr. over Rashod Bateman.
• Start Rashod Bateman over Cody White.
• Start Efton Chism III over Rashod Bateman.