Matt Waldman on Rashod Bateman

VideoFeel It or F--k It 5.18.26: An RSP Podcast with Bob Harris and Matt WaldmanMay 18, 2026

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Rashod Bateman is ever going to return that first-round value to them... he's he's on a team that runs routes in the middle of the field and doesn't allow him go up and win contested catches on the outside, [clears throat] which is one of the things that he did extraordinarily well at Minnesota, but they don't do in Baltimore.

Mentioned at 37:57 – 38:16

STACKED’s take

Negative signalRole

Scheme mismatch; excels on outside contested catches Ravens don't run.

Rashod Bateman will never return first-round value to the Ravens because Baltimore's offensive scheme doesn't suit his strengths. Bateman excels at winning contested catches on the outside—something he did extraordinarily well at Minnesota—but the Ravens run routes in the middle of the field and don't allow him to go up and win contested catches on the outside. The scheme mismatch limits his fantasy ceiling in Baltimore.

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