Who Should I Start? Rashod Bateman or Dyami Brown

Wednesday, November 19, 4:00 PM

Giana Han of The Baltimore Banner reports that Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Rashod Bateman (ankle) is not practicing with the team on Wednesday. Bateman sprained his ankle in the Week 10 win over the Minnesota Vikings and hasn't practiced or played since. Unless the 25-year-old can get back on the practice field on Thursday or Friday, he'll miss a second straight game this weekend against the New York Jets. After a career year in 2024 in which he had 756 receiving yards and nine touchdowns in 17 regular-season games, Bateman has become untrustworthy again for fantasy managers, as he currently has a 16-194-2 line on 31 targets through nine games. If he misses a second straight game, there will be more targets to go around for Zay Flowers and DeAndre Hopkins, and tight ends Mark Andrews and Isaiah Likely.

Tuesday, November 11, 3:38 PM

Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Dyami Brown cleared the league's concussion protocol and was given the green light to play in the Week 10 loss to the Houston Texans. Brown had an opportunity for more involvement in the passing game with rookie first-rounder Travis Hunter (knee) on Injured Reserve and Brian Thomas Jr. (ankle) inactive, but he ended up playing just 37% of the offensive snaps while failing to catch his only target. Newcomer Jakobi Meyers led the Jags with 41 receiving yards on three catches, and Parker Washington scored through the air and on special teams. Brown has only 19 catches on 35 targets for 219 yards and one touchdown in eight games in his first year in Duval, but he makes more sense as a waiver addition in deeper leagues now that Hunter will miss the rest of the season. The 26-year-old will still be a boom/bust dart throw, though, and his short-term fantasy value will depend on whether Thomas misses more time with his ankle injury.