Start Rashod Bateman or Skyy Moore? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Rashod Bateman over Skyy Moore in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Rashod Bateman at 4.4 points and Skyy Moore at 3.8, a gap of 0.6. 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 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 (13, 16 and 15 market sources).

Player markets imply 3.8 fantasy points for Skyy Moore, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Skyy Moore at 12.5 receiving yards and 1.5 receptions, with a 16% chance to score a touchdown (16, 16 and 16 market sources).

That puts Rashod Bateman 0.6 points ahead of Skyy Moore on the market projections.

Injury status

Rashod Bateman is not on the injury report.

Skyy Moore is listed as out with a ankle injury.

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, Skyy Moore played 32 percent of GB snaps, drew 9 percent of the targets, earned 5 percent of the air yards and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.

Skyy Moore, Week 1 against MIN: 4 of 68 snaps, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Skyy Moore, Week 2 against NYJ: 21 of 59 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 6 yards.

Skyy Moore, Week 3 against ATL: 34 of 66 snaps, 7 targets and 3 catches for 31 yards.

Skyy Moore, Week 4 against TB: 23 of 60 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for -2 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, Skyy Moore played 17 games for SF and scored 14.8 PPR points, 0.9 a game.

He caught 5 of 7 targets for 87 yards and 0 touchdowns, with 0 red zone targets and 58 air yards.

He was on the field for 10 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

How Week 5 went

Rashod Bateman scored 11.2 PPR points and Skyy Moore scored 1.0.

The call was right: Rashod Bateman outscored Skyy Moore by 10.2.

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.

Skyy Moore finished 2.8 points below the 3.8 the market projected.

Skyy Moore, Week 5 against CHI: 1 target and 1 catch for 0 yards, 1.0 PPR points.

Skyy Moore finished as the week's WR97 in PPR scoring.

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 Darnell Mooney over Skyy Moore.
• Start Derius Davis over Skyy Moore.
• Start Skyy Moore over Devontez Walker.