Start Rashod Bateman or Savion Williams? Week 8

Updated Oct 28, 2:13 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

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Start Rashod Bateman over Savion Williams

Start

Rashod Bateman

WR · BAL · at BUF

Market projects: 6.7; fantasy pts
BUF D vs WR: 42.3; most to WRs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 72 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 70%; Through Week 7
Target share: 13%; Through Week 7

Sit

Savion Williams

WR · GB · vs CAR

Market projects: 6.5; fantasy pts
CAR D vs WR: 27.7; 6th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 38 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 56%; Through Week 7
Target share: 9%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Rashod Bateman for Savion Williams?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Savion Williams projects 56 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (6.2 a game over 9 games), Rashod Bateman 50 (5.6 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Rashod Bateman over Savion Williams, 6.7 to 6.5 projected PPR points. So make the move after his Week 8 game.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Rashod Bateman over Savion Williams in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Rashod Bateman at 6.7 points and Savion Williams at 6.5, a gap of 0.2. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 6.7 fantasy points for Rashod Bateman, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Rashod Bateman is 27 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (6, 8 and 10 market sources).

Player markets imply 6.5 fantasy points for Savion Williams, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Savion Williams is 26 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (4, 3 and 13 market sources).

That puts Rashod Bateman 0.2 points ahead of Savion Williams on the market 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.

Savion Williams and GB host CAR on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

CAR allowed 27.7 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 6th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 133 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against CAR.

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

Injury status

Rashod Bateman is not on the injury report.

Savion Williams 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, Savion Williams played 56 percent of GB snaps, drew 9 percent of the targets, earned 5 percent of the air yards and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

Savion Williams, Week 6 against DAL: 40 of 75 snaps, 2 carries for 9 yards, 4 targets and 4 catches for 32 yards.

Savion Williams, Week 7 against DET: 40 of 67 snaps, 2 carries for 4 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 47 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, Savion Williams played 12 games for GB and scored 25.5 PPR points, 2.1 a game, finishing WR144.

He caught 10 of 10 targets for 78 yards and 1 touchdown, with 4 red zone targets and 17 air yards.

He was on the field for 12 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Savion Williams, Week 16 of 2025 against CHI: 3 of 72 snaps, 2 carries for 9 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 0.9 PPR points.

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 Rashod Bateman for Savion Williams?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Savion Williams projects 56 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (6.2 a game over 9 games), Rashod Bateman 50 (5.6 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Rashod Bateman over Savion Williams, 6.7 to 6.5 projected PPR points. So make the move after his Week 8 game.
Should I drop Savion Williams for Rashod Bateman?
No. Keep Savion Williams: he projects 56 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (6.2 a game over 9 games), Rashod Bateman 50 (5.6 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Rashod Bateman over Savion Williams, 6.7 to 6.5 projected PPR points.