Should I start Cooper Kupp or Christian McCaffrey in Week 9?
Updated Nov 3, 6:16 AM ET. Week 10 answers post Tuesday.
Start Cooper Kupp: 77 percent of the snaps and 15 percent of the targets over their last 3 games, against Christian McCaffrey's 72 percent of the snaps and 46 percent of the carries. No market projection is posted on either of them this week, so this is a usage call, and a lower confidence one than a call made on a projection. What follows is what each of them has done.
Should I drop Cooper Kupp for Christian McCaffrey?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Christian McCaffrey projects 187 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (20.8 a game over 9 games), Cooper Kupp 50 (6.2 a game over 8 games). Christian McCaffrey is listed questionable.
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Neither man carries a season projection right now, so this is their usage this season and their last full season's numbers, side by side.
WR17 · SEA · bye 11
2026 vs anytime td line 2-6
- Market-based projection
- 7.1 pts a game Wk 8 price
- Overall rank
- 48
RB14 · SF · bye 8
2026 vs carries line 2-5
- Overall rank
- 49
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The gap
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Draft data is not current for these two, so the figures that depend on it are left out. The call above comes from each player's usage.
Where the draft room stands
Live drafts hold no current pick on Cooper Kupp, and the board ranks him 48th overall on the rest of his evidence.
Live drafts hold no current pick on Christian McCaffrey, and the board ranks him 49th overall on the rest of his evidence.
In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 7.
The market-based projections
No season market is posted for Cooper Kupp, so the only market valuing him on this page is the draft room.
The market-based projection for Christian McCaffrey is 7.3 PPR points a game off 1 market across 5 market sources. That is 30 percent of what a running back's projection needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.
This season through Week 7
Through Week 7, Cooper Kupp has been on the field for 68 percent of SEA snaps, drawn 13 percent of the targets and had 3 percent of the red zone chances.
He has taken 9 of the offence's 62 third down targets, had 0 of its 19 chances inside the five and seen 9 of its 38 two minute targets.
His 27 targets have averaged 8.4 air yards.
In Week 5 against SF he caught 2 of 3 targets for 15 yards and did not score.
In Week 6 against DEN he caught 5 of 10 targets for 50 yards and did not score.
In Week 7 against KC he caught 2 of 2 targets for 20 yards and did not score.
Through Week 7, Christian McCaffrey has been on the field for 69 percent of SF snaps, taken 46 percent of the carries, drawn 20 percent of the targets and had 36 percent of the red zone chances.
He has taken 9 of the offence's 50 third down targets, had 12 of its 24 chances inside the five and seen 5 of its 30 two minute targets.
His 42 targets have averaged 2.5 air yards.
In Week 5 against SEA he carried 11 times for 68 yards, caught 3 of 3 targets for 15 yards and scored 1 touchdown.
In Week 6 against WAS he carried 16 times for 64 yards, caught 9 of 10 targets for 53 yards and scored 2 touchdowns.
In Week 7 against ATL he carried 7 times for 39 yards, caught 6 of 7 targets for 61 yards and scored 1 touchdown.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025 Cooper Kupp played 16 games and scored 117.3 PPR points, 7.3 a game, finishing WR53.
He caught 47 of 70 targets for 593 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 12 red zone targets.
That came to 4.4 targets a game, a 67 percent catch rate and 12.6 yards a catch.
He was on the field for 76 percent of the snaps in the games he played.
In 2025 Christian McCaffrey played 17 games and scored 416.6 PPR points, 24.5 a game, finishing RB1.
He carried 311 times for 1202 yards and 10 touchdowns, and caught 102 of 129 targets for 924 more yards.
That came to 18.3 carries a game at 3.9 yards a carry and 6.0 catches a game.
He was on the field for 83 percent of the snaps in the games he played.
Christian McCaffrey was available for 1 game more.
Side by side
In 2025 Christian McCaffrey scored 24.5 PPR points a game and Cooper Kupp 7.3, 17.2 a game between them.
Cooper Kupp finished WR53 and Christian McCaffrey RB1, which are two different ladders.
Cooper Kupp is a wide receiver and Christian McCaffrey a running back, so the question is which slot you fill first rather than which of them is better.
Byes and availability
Cooper Kupp is off in Week 11 and Christian McCaffrey in Week 8, so either can cover the other's bye.
Christian McCaffrey is listed as questionable on the injury report.
Drop or keep
Should I drop Cooper Kupp for Christian McCaffrey?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Christian McCaffrey projects 187 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (20.8 a game over 9 games), Cooper Kupp 50 (6.2 a game over 8 games). Christian McCaffrey is listed questionable.
Should I drop Christian McCaffrey for Cooper Kupp?
No. Keep Christian McCaffrey: he projects 187 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (20.8 a game over 9 games), Cooper Kupp 50 (6.2 a game over 8 games). Christian McCaffrey is listed questionable.
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