Should I start Pierre Strong Jr. or Rashod Bateman this week? Week 7 Half-PPR (2026)

THE FF CALL

Slight lean: Rashod Bateman

+0.5 projected edge · Half-PPR

Start Rashod Bateman over Pierre Strong Jr. for Week 7 Half-PPR: 4.4 projected points versus 3.9.

Pierre Strong Jr.: 6.3 FP recent scoring average.
Rashod Bateman: 4.8 FP recent scoring average.

Forecast updated Oct 25, 2026, 2:47 AM ET · Half-PPR

FF PICK

Rashod Bateman

WR · BALStats & schedule

4.4FF projected

↓ -0.5 vs ESPN

vs CIN

Sun 1:00 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Pierre Strong Jr.

RB · GBStats & schedule

3.9FF projected

↑ +0.7 vs ESPN

at DET

Sun 4:25 PM ET

Why this pick?

Rashod Bateman

Fortified4.4

ESPN4.9

Sleeper3.7

FantasyPros—

Rashod Bateman faces CIN in Week 7. Recent scoring average: 4.8 fantasy points.

Pierre Strong Jr.

Fortified3.9

ESPN3.1

Sleeper3.4

FantasyPros—

Pierre Strong Jr. faces DET in Week 7. Recent scoring average: 6.3 fantasy points.

Rashod Bateman projects for 4.4 points in half-PPR scoring, 0.5 more than Pierre Strong Jr.. The gap is small; late injury news or your league’s scoring can change the choice.

Updated Oct 25, 2026, 2:47 AM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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