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Rashod Bateman

Wide Receiver, Baltimore Ravens · #7.

Player facts

Team: Baltimore Ravens
Position: Wide Receiver
Number: 7
Born: Nov 29, 1999 (age 26)
Birthplace: Tifton, GA, USA
Height: 6' 1"
Weight: 193 lbs
College: Minnesota
Experience: 6 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Offense

	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FD	CAR	YDS	AVG	LNG	FUM	LST
Regular Season	16	21	233	14.6	1	31	11	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Last 5 Games	16	21	233	13.3	1	31	11	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Career	173	283	2,380	13.8	16	75	114	1	18	18.0	18	1	1

Advanced stats

2026 season through week 6. EPA per play is the points a play added to the team’s expected score; success rate is the share of plays that kept the offense on schedule; CPOE is completion percentage over what the throws’ difficulty predicted. Rank is by EPA per play.

	Plays	EPA/play	Success	CPOE	League rank
Receiving	22 targets	+0.69	73%		fewer than 24 plays

NFL data: nflverse, CC BY 4.0.

Recent games

			Receiving							Rushing					Fumbles
Date	Opponent	Result	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FD	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FUM	LST
Sun, Oct 11	@ ATL	W 30-23 OT	5	6	62	12.4	0	20	5	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Oct 4	vs TEN	W 24-18	2	2	46	23.0	0	28	2	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 27	vs DAL	W 34-31	2	3	37	18.5	0	31	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 20	vs NO	L 24-17	7	9	88	12.6	1	22	3	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 13	@ IND	W 41-23	0	1	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Rashod Bateman (born November 29, 1999) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Minnesota Golden Gophers and was selected by the Ravens in the first round of the 2021 NFL draft.

From Wikipedia’s article on Rashod Bateman, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Bateman grew up in Tifton, Georgia and attended Tift County High School. Bateman caught 56 passes for 825 yards and five touchdowns in his junior season and committed to play college football at the University of Minnesota the following summer upon receiving a scholarship offer from the school. As a senior, he was named first team All-State after catching 83 passes for 1,539 yards and 21 touchdowns. Bateman's productive senior season led to him receiving late recruiting interest from many top-level college programs, but he chose to stick to his commitment to Minnesota.

College career

As a true freshman at the University of Minnesota, Bateman started at wide receiver and set freshman records for the Golden Gophers with 51 receptions, 704 receiving yards, and six touchdowns. As a sophomore, Bateman was named a semi-finalist for the Fred Biletnikoff Award and first team All-Big Ten with teammate Tyler Johnson (the first time teammates shared wide receiver honors) and the Richter–Howard Receiver of the Year after catching 57 passes for sophomore records of 1,170 yards (20.5 yards per catch, second all time to Johnson) and 11 touchdowns. Bateman was named a second team All-American by Sports Illustrated and USA Today and was a third team selection by the Associated Press.

On August 4, 2020, Bateman announced that he would forgo his 2020 season due to the Big Ten's decision to not play football during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the Big Ten would later reverse their decision, with Bateman also rejoining the team for the shortened season.

Legal issues

On August 21, 2026, it was revealed that Bateman was arrested in Walton County, Georgia dating back to June 3 that year due to misdemeanor battery, reckless conduct, and first degree criminal damage to property. At the time of this incident, Bateman allegedly smashed a window of a vehicle being driven by the mother of his 3-month-old child. Fragments of the smashed windows led to small lacerations around the victim's face. Bateman eventually turned himself in to authorities, where he was given a no-contact order to his victim, though the court lifted the order by Bateman's request.

From Wikipedia’s article on Rashod Bateman, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article.¹