Rashod Bateman vs. Brandin Cooks: Who Should You Start in Week 8?

Start Rashod Bateman. Brandin Cooks is on a bye, and Rashod Bateman is projected for 6.8 PPR points vs BUF.

Updated Oct 30, 7:29 AM ET

Rashod Bateman vs. Brandin Cooks: Week 8 side by side

Rashod Bateman
WR · BAL
Brandin Cooks
WR · SF
Projection (Week 8, avg of sources)6.8—
Floor (lowest source)5.6—
Ceiling (highest source)8.3—
StatChasers projection6.6 (WR57)—
Opponentvs BUFBye
Opponent vs. position1st-softest (42.3 pts/g allowed)—
Recent usage12% target share (last 3)—
PositionWRWR
Our callSIT · BenchSIT · No projection

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Rashod Bateman vs. Brandin Cooks Week 8 Start/Sit FAQ

Should I start Rashod Bateman or Brandin Cooks in Week 8?

Start Rashod Bateman. Brandin Cooks is on a bye, while Rashod Bateman projects for 6.8 PPR points vs BUF.

Who has the better matchup in Week 8, Rashod Bateman or Brandin Cooks?

Rashod Bateman plays BUF and Brandin Cooks is on a bye in Week 8.

Each projection already accounts for the opponent, so a soft matchup is a tiebreaker, not a reason to bench the higher projection.

Does PPR scoring change Rashod Bateman vs. Brandin Cooks?

These numbers are in PPR. Full PPR adds a point per catch, so it helps whichever player sees more targets.

Switch between PPR, Half PPR and Standard on the board above to rescore both players from the same sources.

Are Rashod Bateman and Brandin Cooks playing in Week 8?

Rashod Bateman has no injury designation, and Brandin Cooks is on a bye.

Designations change through the week, so check again before kickoff; this page updates with each refresh.

Where do the Rashod Bateman and Brandin Cooks projections come from?

Each figure is the average of the projection sources that carry the player this week: StatChasers, Sleeper, ESPN, numberFire, FFToday and the betting markets (sportsbook player props). Rashod Bateman is projected by 5 of them and Brandin Cooks by 0.

A source with no number for a player is left out of the average rather than counted as a zero.

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