Jason Moore labeled Rashod Bateman a pure best-ball pick rather than a redraft target. Bateman logged a 45-756-9 receiving line last season while finishing second on the team in targets, yet he was "mostly irrelevant" as an every-week starter. Moore underscored that nine touchdowns on just 45 catches screams regression—in his words, "a little Westbrook-Akine of him." With Zay Flowers entrenched as the alpha and two tight ends soaking up middle-field looks, Bateman’s weekly floor remains shaky. Moore plans to scoop him in the double-digit best-ball rounds for occasional spike weeks but will leave him on the board in standard drafts until injuries force a waiver-wire add.

Completing his Lamar stack, Mattek took Rashod Bateman at pick 110 with the thesis that an 8-percent TD-per-reception rate from last season repeats. If Jackson spikes to another 9-percent passing TD rate, even a modest target share makes Bateman a potential week-17 winner at a minimal cost.

Nick Whalen labeled Rashod Bateman a screaming value at WR58 (around pick 150). Bateman finally flashed last season, turning just 45 catches into 9 scores thanks to a 15.7-yard aDOT and Lamar Jackson’s career-best 41-TD campaign. Whalen concedes some touchdown regression is likely but reminds drafters the former first-rounder is still only 25, just signed an extension, and plays in one of the NFL’s most efficient attacks. Even if Lamar regresses to the low-30s in TDs, Baltimore’s scheme and Bateman’s perimeter role keep him primed for big plays. The signing of 32-year-old DeAndre Hopkins does not scare Whalen, who views Hopkins as more of an Odell-replacement than a target hog. At his price, Bateman offers WR3/4 floor with spike-week WR2 upside in best-ball or managed formats.

Mattek pivoted to Rashod Bateman after a mini WR run, calling him an under-rostered yet comparable bet to Marvin Mims. Bateman turned 72 targets into nine touchdowns last year and projects to play virtually every snap in a high-efficiency Ravens offense. Mattek thinks there’s room for Bateman’s target share to climb, making him a solid middle-round stabilizer for a wide-receiver room that already swung for rookie upside earlier in the draft.

Pete Overzet snagged Rashod Bateman at pick 127 and labeled it a quiet value that ties neatly into his existing Lamar Jackson stack. Overzet noted Bateman finally enters a healthy offseason and steps into a contract year—"funny how the always-dinged guys stay healthy when money’s on the line," he joked. With only Zay Flowers entrenched ahead of him and the Ravens declining to add early-round competition, Bateman’s path to a 17-20% target share is wide open. Pete believes that type of volume paired with Jackson’s top-five efficiency gives Bateman weekly WR3 floors and occasional spike-week potential, making him an ideal fifth receiver on structurally hyper-fragile builds.