Rashod Bateman vs. Terry McLaurin: Who Should You Start in Week 8?

Start Rashod Bateman. Terry McLaurin 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. Terry McLaurin: Week 8 side by side

Rashod Bateman
WR · BAL
Terry McLaurin
WR · WAS
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
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Rashod Bateman vs. Terry McLaurin Week 8 Start/Sit FAQ

Should I start Rashod Bateman or Terry McLaurin in Week 8?

Start Rashod Bateman. Terry McLaurin 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 Terry McLaurin?

Rashod Bateman plays BUF and Terry McLaurin 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. Terry McLaurin?

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 Terry McLaurin playing in Week 8?

Rashod Bateman has no injury designation, and Terry McLaurin 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 Terry McLaurin 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 Terry McLaurin 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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