Start Rashod Bateman or Olamide Zaccheaus? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Rashod Bateman over Olamide Zaccheaus in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Rashod Bateman at 4.4 points and Olamide Zaccheaus at 1.9, a gap of 2.6.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 4.4 fantasy points for Rashod Bateman, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Rashod Bateman at 17.5 receiving yards and 1.5 receptions, with a 16% chance to score a touchdown (12, 16 and 17 market sources).

Player markets imply 1.9 fantasy points for Olamide Zaccheaus, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Olamide Zaccheaus at 7.5 receiving yards and 0.5 receptions, with a 9% chance to score a touchdown (13, 12 and 17 market sources).

That puts Rashod Bateman 2.6 points ahead of Olamide Zaccheaus on the market projections.

Injury status

Rashod Bateman is not on the injury report.

Olamide Zaccheaus is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Rashod Bateman played 76 percent of BAL snaps, drew 15 percent of the targets, earned 21 percent of the air yards and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

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

Rashod Bateman, Week 2 against NO: 54 of 58 snaps, 9 targets and 7 catches for 88 yards, 1 touchdown.

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.

Through Week 4, Olamide Zaccheaus played 36 percent of ATL snaps, drew 8 percent of the targets, earned 3 percent of the air yards and had 4 percent of the red zone chances.

Olamide Zaccheaus, Week 1 against PIT: 18 of 60 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 5 yards.

Olamide Zaccheaus, Week 2 against CAR: 30 of 69 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 3 yards.

Olamide Zaccheaus, Week 3 against GB: 24 of 71 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 9 yards.

Olamide Zaccheaus, Week 4 against NO: 21 of 57 snaps, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 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, Olamide Zaccheaus played 16 games for CHI and scored 84.8 PPR points, 5.3 a game, finishing WR75.

He caught 39 of 65 targets for 313 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 12 red zone targets and 175 air yards.

He was on the field for 56 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

How Week 5 went

Rashod Bateman scored 11.2 PPR points and Olamide Zaccheaus scored 0.0.

The call was right: Rashod Bateman outscored Olamide Zaccheaus by 11.2.

Rashod Bateman finished 6.8 points above the 4.4 the market projected.

Rashod Bateman, Week 5 against ATL: 6 targets and 5 catches for 62 yards, 11.2 PPR points.

Rashod Bateman finished as the week's WR29 in PPR scoring.

Olamide Zaccheaus finished 1.9 points below the 1.9 the market projected.

Olamide Zaccheaus, Week 5 against BAL: 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start Brian Thomas Jr. over Rashod Bateman.
• Start Cody White over Rashod Bateman.
• Start Cooper Kupp over Rashod Bateman.
• Start Devontez Walker over Olamide Zaccheaus.
• Start Jordan Whittington over Olamide Zaccheaus.
• Start Konata Mumpfield over Olamide Zaccheaus.