Rashod Bateman Week 8 Outlook - Ravens at Browns

By Derek Brown (FantasyPros), Thu, Oct 24th 2024, 1:05pm EDT

Rashod BAEman! Bateman is finally healthy, and everyone is getting a chance to see the player that I loved as a prospect. Bateman is currently on pace for 957 receiving yards and seven receiving touchdowns after his amazing Week 7 performance. Among 89 qualifying wide receivers, Bateman ranks third in separation score and seventh in route win rate. Those are elite numbers, no matter how ya slice it. Bateman has a 15.1% target share, a 29.1% air-yard share, 2.20 YPRR, and a 15% first-read share. Cleveland has the highest single high rate in the NFL (71.2%). Against single high, Bateman has seen his target share increase to 16.3% and his first-read share shoot up to 18.1%, but his YPRR has dropped to 1.41, so it's a little bit of a mixed bag for Bateman. Another feather in his cap for this week is that Cleveland has struggled to defend deep passing. The Browns have allowed the fourth-most deep passing yards and have allowed the eighth-highest passer rating to targets 20 yards or further downfield. Bateman leads the team with seven deep targets. Bateman is a strong flex play this week. Cleveland ranks 15th in PPR points per target allowed to perimeter wide receivers.