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ANALYSIS: Rashod Bateman hasn't lived up to his first-round draft status thus far in his career, but there is still plenty of time for a turnaround. Week 11 saw him log a season-high in snaps at 74%, but it didn't translate to much production.
While some fantasy managers may flock to Odell Beckham Jr. due to his 40-yard touchdown reception, it was Bateman who moved solidly ahead of both him and Nelson Agholor this past weekend. Bateman played 40 of the team's 54 snaps. Beckham and Agholor played 18 and 23 snaps, respectively.
Yes, Bateman played more than double the amount of snaps that Beckham did. Bateman's utilization was actually closer to Zay Flowers than Beckham was to Bateman. Bateman ran 23 routes on 30 dropbacks. Agholor had 16 routes and Beckham had just 12. Again, while Beckham did find the end zone, it was on his only target of the game. Bateman finished with four targets, which was second on the team behind Flowers.
Bateman's snap share and route participation have been on the climb in recent weeks. He appears healthier, faster, and more like the receiver we saw in the past two years. Weeks 9 and 10 were the most targets Bateman has received in any games this season.
He's certainly trending in the right direction and the coaches in Baltimore seem to agree. This passing offense is going to continue to flow through Mark Andrews and Flowers, but Bateman seems to be working his way into that No. 3 role. While this position won't bring with it any weekly consistency, Bateman's deep ball skill set makes him a fine boom-or-bust WR4.
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