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Start Omar Cooper Jr. or Adonai Mitchell? Week 9

Updated Nov 2, 9:46 PM ET.

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WR · NYJ · at KC

Market projects
6.8
recent weeks avg
KC D vs WR
24.9
2nd fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside
Limited
6 of 100 at WR
Snap share
72%
Through Week 8
Target share
8%
Through Week 8
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WR · NYJ · at KC

Market projects
6.0
recent weeks avg
KC D vs WR
24.9
2nd fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside
Rising
65 of 100 at WR
Snap share
65%
Through Week 8
Target share
23%
Through Week 8

Should I drop Adonai Mitchell for Omar Cooper Jr.?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Omar Cooper Jr. projects 42 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (5.2 a game over 8 games), Adonai Mitchell 27 (3.4 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Omar Cooper Jr. over Adonai Mitchell.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Omar Cooper Jr. over Adonai Mitchell in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Omar Cooper Jr. at 6.8 points and Adonai Mitchell at 6.0, a gap of 0.8. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Omar Cooper Jr. this week yet, so his 6.8 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (3.9, 7.1 and 9.4); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Adonai Mitchell this week yet, so his 6.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7 and 8 (6.5 and 5.4); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 9 player market is posted for Omar Cooper Jr. yet. His market-based projections were 3.9, 7.1 and 9.4 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 6.8, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

No Week 9 player market is posted for Adonai Mitchell yet. His market-based projections were 6.5 and 5.4 points in Weeks 7 and 8, an average of 6.0, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

That puts Omar Cooper Jr. 0.8 points ahead of Adonai Mitchell on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

Omar Cooper Jr. and NYJ visit KC on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

KC allowed 24.9 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 2nd fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 121 yards and 0.3 touchdowns a game against KC.

Adonai Mitchell and NYJ visit KC on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

KC allowed 24.9 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 2nd fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 121 yards and 0.3 touchdowns a game against KC.

Injury status

Omar Cooper Jr. is not on the injury report.

Adonai Mitchell is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Omar Cooper Jr. played 72 percent of NYJ snaps, drew 8 percent of the targets, earned 8 percent of the air yards and had 4 percent of the red zone chances.

Omar Cooper Jr., Week 7 against MIA: 38 of 59 snaps, 5 targets and 5 catches for 115 yards, 1 touchdown.

Omar Cooper Jr., Week 8 against LV: 50 of 64 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Through Week 8, Adonai Mitchell played 65 percent of NYJ snaps, drew 23 percent of the targets, earned 45 percent of the air yards and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.

Adonai Mitchell, Week 1 against TEN: 46 of 67 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 60 yards.

Adonai Mitchell, Week 2 against GB: 61 of 74 snaps, 12 targets and 6 catches for 63 yards.

Adonai Mitchell, Week 7 against MIA: 26 of 59 snaps, 3 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Adonai Mitchell, Week 8 against LV: 39 of 64 snaps, 9 targets and 7 catches for 142 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Adonai Mitchell played 16 games for NYJ and scored 87.9 PPR points, 5.5 a game, finishing WR73.

He caught 33 of 74 targets for 453 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 7 red zone targets and 373 air yards.

He was on the field for 50 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 9 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 9, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

  • Should I drop Adonai Mitchell for Omar Cooper Jr.?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Omar Cooper Jr. projects 42 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (5.2 a game over 8 games), Adonai Mitchell 27 (3.4 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Omar Cooper Jr. over Adonai Mitchell.

  • Should I drop Omar Cooper Jr. for Adonai Mitchell?

    No. Keep Omar Cooper Jr.: he projects 42 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (5.2 a game over 8 games), Adonai Mitchell 27 (3.4 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Omar Cooper Jr. over Adonai Mitchell.

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