Start Laquon Treadwell or Rashod Bateman? Week 7

Our Week 7 call

Start Laquon Treadwell over Rashod Bateman in Week 7.

Rashod Bateman is listed out on the injury report, so this is not a close call: start Laquon Treadwell.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Laquon Treadwell yet. His market-based projections were 5.5 and 4.0 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 4.7, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

No Week 7 player market is posted for Rashod Bateman yet. His market-based projections were 5.6 and 4.0 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 4.8, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts Rashod Bateman 0.1 points ahead of Laquon Treadwell on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Rashod Bateman and BAL host CIN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CIN allowed 29.5 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 11th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 123 yards and a touchdown a game against CIN.

Injury status

Laquon Treadwell is not on the injury report.

Rashod Bateman is listed as out with a shoulder injury.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Laquon Treadwell played 72 percent of IND snaps, drew 12 percent of the targets, earned 18 percent of the air yards and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

Laquon Treadwell, Week 3 against HOU: 56 of 71 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 20 yards.

Laquon Treadwell, Week 4 against WAS: 56 of 66 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 42 yards.

Laquon Treadwell, Week 5 against PIT: 57 of 71 snaps, 8 targets and 2 catches for 34 yards.

Laquon Treadwell, Week 6 against TEN: 5 targets and 2 catches for 21 yards.

Through Week 6, Rashod Bateman played 77 percent of BAL snaps, drew 13 percent of the targets, earned 20 percent of the air yards and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

Rashod Bateman, Week 3 against DAL: 56 of 64 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 37 yards.

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: 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Laquon Treadwell played 10 games for IND.

He caught 0 of 0 targets for 0 yards and 0 touchdowns, with 0 red zone targets and 0 air yards.

He was on the field for 5 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 7 calls

• Start Brycen Tremayne over Laquon Treadwell.
• Start Laquon Treadwell over Cody White.
• Start Cooper Kupp over Laquon Treadwell.
• Start Brycen Tremayne over Rashod Bateman.
• Start Darius Cooper over Rashod Bateman.
• Start Efton Chism III over Rashod Bateman.