Two players, one answer.
Cyrus Allen vs Rashod Bateman
Any league · this week start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 7 of 2026
This week
No call this week: one of them has no game or a projection under 4 points
Rest of season
Rashod Bateman by 19% (redraft PPR)Dynasty
About even (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 68% held up in 2025
Lean Rashod Bateman
On Sleeper's projections, Rashod Bateman is projected 4.3 points ahead of Cyrus Allen. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 68% of the time. A lean, not a lock.
WR · BAL
Rashod Bateman
5.6 projected
@ BUF · Sun 1:00 PM ET
7.2 a game this season · last 3: 11.2, 0, 5.3
WR · KC
Cyrus Allen
1.3 projected
@ DEN · Sun 4:25 PM ET
1.9 a game this season · last 3: 0, 4.7, 2.8
What the call rests on
- Rashod Bateman: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 2:30 AM ET
- Cyrus Allen: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 2:30 AM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Wed, Oct 28, 2:40 AM ET.
- Injury statuses read Wed, Oct 28, 2:40 AM ET, with the projections (hourly). A fresh projection time doesn't mean every status is: game-day inactives, about 90 minutes before kickoff, can come after it.
| Same projections, scored | Bateman | Allen |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 5.6 | 1.3 |
| Half PPR | 4.6 | 1.1 |
| Standard | 3.7 | 0.8 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Rashod Bateman plays first (Sun 1:00 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Cyrus Allen's late news is known.
Open in Who should I start (your league, more players)
This week’s projections are Sleeper’s, scored with PPR settings. The percentage is how often a projected gap like this held up across the 2025 season; checked against 2026 games (not used to fit it), the stated chances so far run a few points high, so read a 60% call as nearer 55%.