Rashod Bateman is coming off of a career-best season with the Baltimore Ravens in 2024. However, this was spurred by four games with 70+ receiving yards. Consistency was an issue at times, but Bateman’s dynasty outlook in 2025 and beyond is trending upwards.
Rashod Bateman: Ravens Wide Receiver Dynasty Outlook
Current Performance
Bateman finished the season with 45 receptions with 756 yards and nine touchdowns. The latter two numbers were personal bests, and his 45 receptions was one short of his career-high. However, the season certainly could have been better as he only caught 62.5% of his targets. That’s a number Bateman and the Ravens will want to increase in 2025. He had 72 targets in 2024 and only trailed Zay Flowers in that category.
In fantasy, Bateman finished with 116 fantasy points for standard leagues as the WR32. He dropped to the WR44 with 7.3 fantasy points per game. For PPR formats, he finished with 156 points as the WR40 and averaged 9.8 per game (WR51). However, he had five games with double-digit points in standard leagues and seven games in PPR leagues.
Bateman’s 2024 season was certainly a step in the right direction for him in his career. Establishing some consistency with Lamar Jackson is the next step for him.
Rashod Bateman Dynasty Price
KeepTradeCut lists Bateman as the WR64 in dynasty leagues and the 159th player overall. This puts him behind players like Quentin Johnston, Marvin Mims and Romeo Doubs. With Bateman’s deep threat potential, this ranking is just way too low for him. None of the Green Bay receivers have showed anything to be ranked above him, and Johnston is far too inconsistent.
Fantasycalc provides a list of all trades involving Bateman. More often than not, he was included in the package. However, there were a few deals where he was the main piece of the trade. His price ranges from Romeo Doubs and a 2025 third-round pick to David Montgomery to a 2025 fourth-round pick.
Bateman’s price is extremely low, and he is worth taking a risk to acquire if your team needs wide receiver depth. He’s definitely a flex player right now, but the potential is there for him to be a WR3.
Rashod Bateman’s 2025 Projections
The Ravens are a run-first offense and Zay Flowers barely went over the 1,000-yard mark, so it’s unrealistic to think Bateman would surpass that total. If Bateman sees the same target share as he did in 2024 and catches 80% of his passes, he could fall anywhere between 900-950 yards.
Outside of Mark Andrews, he caught the most touchdowns out of any Ravens pass catcher. This is certainly promising for fantasy owners as he becomes more of redzone threat compared to Flowers.
What to do With Rashod Bateman in Dynasty Leagues
If you’re reading this and have Bateman on your team, hold onto him. Last season should be a major sign of optimism heading into 2025 that he’s stepping up into a bigger role. Him and Jackson just need to develop their chemistry a little more.
If you don’t have Bateman on your team, he’s certainly worth trying to acquire for a third or fourth rounder. The likelihood of drafting someone who puts up his numbers is very low. Bateman won’t turn 26 until November, so he is very much still relevant in dynasty leagues across the board.
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