Should I start Kalif Raymond or Darius Cooper in Week 9?
Updated Nov 3, 5:01 AM ET. Week 10 answers post Tuesday.
Week 9 verdict
Start Darius Cooper over Kalif Raymond
- Market projects
- 7.8
- recent weeks avg
- NYG D vs WR
- 31.3
- 16th fewest to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 59%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 10%
- Through Week 8
- Market projects
- 6.2
- recent weeks avg
- TB D vs WR
- 29.9
- 12th fewest to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 61%
- Through Week 7
- Target share
- 14%
- Through Week 7
Start Darius Cooper: 81 percent of the snaps and 7 percent of the targets over their last 3 games, against Kalif Raymond's 61 percent of the snaps and 8 percent of the targets. 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 Darius Cooper for Kalif Raymond?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Kalif Raymond projects 52 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (6.5 a game over 8 games), Darius Cooper 10 (1.2 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Darius Cooper over Kalif Raymond. So make the move after his Week 9 game.
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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.
WR19 · CHI · bye 10
2026 vs anytime td line 1-7
- Market-based projection
- 5.4 pts a game Wk 8 price
- Overall rank
- 55
WR69 · PHI · bye 10
2026 vs anytime td line 3-5
- Market-based projection
- 6.5 pts a game Wk 8 price
- Overall rank
- 166
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The gap
- Board size297 draftable players
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 Kalif Raymond, and the board ranks him 55th overall on the rest of his evidence.
Live drafts hold no current pick on Darius Cooper, and the board ranks him 166th overall on the rest of his evidence.
The market-based projections
No season market is posted for Kalif Raymond, so the only market valuing him on this page is the draft room.
The market-based projection for Darius Cooper is 1.3 PPR points a game off 1 market across 1 market source. That is 30 percent of what a wide receiver's projection needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.
This season so far
Through Week 7, Kalif Raymond has been on the field for 61 percent of CHI snaps, drawn 14 percent of the targets and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.
He has taken 10 of the offence's 60 third down targets, had 0 of its 32 chances inside the five and seen 2 of its 33 two minute targets.
His 31 targets have averaged 6.1 air yards.
In Week 5 against GB he carried 1 time for -2 yards, caught 3 of 4 targets for 6 yards and did not score.
In Week 6 against ATL he caught 2 of 2 targets for 18 yards and did not score.
In Week 7 against NE he caught 0 of 2 targets for 0 yards and did not score.
Through Week 8, Darius Cooper has been on the field for 59 percent of PHI snaps, drawn 10 percent of the targets and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.
He has taken 7 of the offence's 78 third down targets, had 2 of its 17 chances inside the five and seen 5 of its 46 two minute targets.
His 24 targets have averaged 11.8 air yards.
In Week 6 against CAR he caught 1 of 2 targets for 9 yards and did not score.
In Week 7 against DAL he caught 1 of 3 targets for 17 yards and did not score.
In Week 8 against WAS he caught 2 of 6 targets for 19 yards and did not score.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025 Kalif Raymond played 15 games and scored 66.8 PPR points, 4.5 a game, finishing WR94.
He caught 24 of 30 targets for 289 yards and 1 touchdown, with 2 red zone targets.
That came to 2.0 targets a game, a 80 percent catch rate and 12.0 yards a catch.
He was on the field for 38 percent of the snaps in the games he played.
In 2025 Darius Cooper played 13 games and scored 18.2 PPR points, 1.4 a game.
He caught 9 of 11 targets for 92 yards and 0 touchdowns, with 0 red zone targets.
That came to 0.8 targets a game, a 82 percent catch rate and 10.2 yards a catch.
He was on the field for 19 percent of the snaps in the games he played.
Kalif Raymond was available for 2 games more.
Head to head
In 2025 Kalif Raymond scored 4.5 PPR points a game and Darius Cooper 1.4, 3.1 a game between them.
Kalif Raymond had 19 more targets than Darius Cooper, 30 to 11.
Kalif Raymond had 197 more receiving yards than Darius Cooper, 289 to 92.
This season Kalif Raymond holds the bigger snap share, 61 percent against 59 percent.
This season Kalif Raymond holds the bigger target share, 14 percent against 10 percent.
Byes and availability
Both are off in Week 10, so a roster holding the pair has that one week to cover twice.
Drop or keep
Should I drop Darius Cooper for Kalif Raymond?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Kalif Raymond projects 52 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (6.5 a game over 8 games), Darius Cooper 10 (1.2 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Darius Cooper over Kalif Raymond. So make the move after his Week 9 game.
Should I drop Kalif Raymond for Darius Cooper?
No. Keep Kalif Raymond: he projects 52 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (6.5 a game over 8 games), Darius Cooper 10 (1.2 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Darius Cooper over Kalif Raymond.
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