THE ALTERNATIVE
Rashod Bateman
WR · BALStats & schedule ›5.3FF projected
↓ -0.8 vs ESPN
vs CINSun 1:00 PM ET
Should I start Rashod Bateman or Will Mallory this week? Week 7 PPR (2026)
THE RESEARCH PICK
Start Will Mallory
Week 7 · PPR
Will Mallory averaged 6.0 targets per game across the last 1 recorded games, compared with 3.0 for Rashod Bateman. More opportunities provide another route to fantasy points.
Forecast updated · PPR
vs CINRESEARCH PICK
Will Mallory
TE · INDStats & schedule ›5.6FF projected
↓ -1.9 vs ESPN
at MINSun 1:00 PM ET
Rashod Bateman
FF5.3 FP
Boosted Trees6.6 FP
Workload5.6 FP
Monte Carlo5.9 FP
- Recent scoring average: 5.9 FP.
- The CIN defensive matchup changes the FF estimate down 2.5%.
- The saved workload scenario allocates 3.1 targets and 0.0 carries. These are conditional estimates, not confirmed opportunities.
- Last 3 recorded games: 3.0 targets per game.
Will Mallory
FF5.6 FP
Boosted Trees8.0 FP
Workload6.0 FP
Monte Carlo6.0 FP
- His prior three-game scoring average was 4.0 FP. Compared with holding recent form level with the forecast, that scoring history shifts the tree estimate down 0.3 FP. This isolates model sensitivity, not a guaranteed football outcome.
- Recent scoring average: 4.0 FP.
- The MIN defensive matchup changes the FF estimate down 10%.
- The saved workload scenario allocates 5.0 targets and 0.0 carries. These are conditional estimates, not confirmed opportunities.
- Last 1 recorded games: 6.0 targets per game.
Rashod Bateman
Fortified5.3
ESPN6.1
Sleeper4.6
FantasyPros—
Rashod Bateman faces CIN in Week 7. Recent scoring average: 5.9 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast down 2.5%.
Will Mallory
Fortified5.6
ESPN7.6
Sleeper5.3
FantasyPros—
Will Mallory faces MIN in Week 7. Recent scoring average: 4.0 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast down 10%.
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