Rashod Bateman
Baltimore Ravens·#7·6'1"·193 lb·5th year·MinnesotaRashod Bateman has 19 catches, 288 receiving yards and 1 touchdown in 8 games for the Baltimore Ravens this season through Week 8, 6.7 PPR points a game (updated November 5, 2026).
Model Score by season
Up 4.2 from last season.
How good he is at what he is supposed to be doing, out of 100. Not a projection of what he will do next, and not a read on his contract. Median is about 70, and a 95 is rare. How it is built →
STM Take
A paid second receiver whose body keeps getting in the way.
The case for
- $36M Ravens extension plus the Minnesota Big Ten 27th overall draft pedigree plus 2019 Big Ten WR of the Year establishes real elite college foundation.
- Five years of Lamar Jackson-era Ravens system experience plus the structural WR2 role gives him real veteran market value.
The worry
- Multi-year soft-tissue injury history (foot, groin, multiple game absences) puts continued durability question on every 2026 projection.
- Lamar Jackson-era Ravens' broader offensive identity (RPO/scrambling) compresses the structural WR target share around Bateman.
What to watch: Whether Bateman crosses 60 catches and 800 yards in 2026, the threshold for confirming the structural WR2 ceiling holds.
Full take and bio
$36M Ravens extension plus the 27th overall draft pedigree puts Bateman in the rare market value WR class with structural top-40 ceiling expectation. The Minnesota Big Ten 27th overall draft pedigree plus the multi-year injury history put the structural ceiling at risk. The 2026 question is whether Bateman crosses 60 catches plus 800 yards or whether the structural injury wear caps the receiving ceiling.
Bateman came out of Minnesota as the Baltimore Ravens' 1st-round pick (27th overall) in 2021 after earning 2019 Big Ten Wide Receiver of the Year. He missed extensive time in his rookie and sophomore seasons with multiple soft-tissue injuries before establishing as the structural WR2 next to Zay Flowers in 2024. He signed a three-year, $36M extension in 2024.
Comps
The players whose size, testing and production looked most like his at the same point in their careers. The percent is how close.
Plays like: Tony Martin, Jermaine Kearse, Domenik Hixon. Built like: Chris Olave, Garrett Wilson, Ladd McConkey. Coming out: A.J. Jenkins, Stefon Diggs, Nelson Agholor.
Of his 20 closest coming out: 2 stars, 7 starters, 10 backups, 1 didn't stick.
Rashod Bateman Props This Weekvs JAX Thu Nov 5
| Market | Line | Over | Under |
|---|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 1.5 | -103 DraftKings | -120 BetOnline |
| Receiving yards | 14.5 | -111 DraftKings | -113 DraftKings |
| Longest reception | 11.5 | -107 DraftKings | -120 Bovada |
| Anytime TD | +1000 Fanatics |
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Rashod Bateman Injury StatusNot listed
Rashod Bateman is not on the injury report as of Nov 5. Source: the official NFL injury report, refreshed daily.
This season · 8 games
6.7 fantasy points a game, 54 PPR on the season. Every game on the Game Log, every season on Career. Advanced numbers are EPA and Next Gen Stats.
Contract2026 cap
Every year of the deal, the dead money and what a cut or trade saves on the Contract tab.
Fantasy outlookWeek 9
Our rest-of-season board has Rashod Bateman at WR76 (the public consensus says WR79); the model has 55 PPR points left for him this season; this week he hosts JAX.
Price a trade for him on the fantasy trade calculator, or see the whole board on the Fantasy hub.
Draft & College
Round 1, pick 27 to the Baltimore Ravens in 2021, out of Minnesota (Big Ten). He went about where consensus had him.
In college, 2018-2020, 31 games: 147 rec, 2,395 yds, 19 TD, 16.3 yds/rec.
Recruited
Class of 2018 · Receiver · High school: Tift County, Tifton, GA
His full list of offers is not on our record yet; offers for the 2018 class are still being added.