Start Bo Melton or Darius Cooper? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start Bo Melton over Darius Cooper in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Bo Melton at 4.5 points and Darius Cooper at 3.7, 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 Darius Cooper this week yet, so his 3.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 3, 4 and 5 (1.7, 3.8 and 5.6); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 4.5 fantasy points for Bo Melton, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Bo Melton is 1-2 receptions, with a 17% chance to score a touchdown (3 and 12 market sources).

No Week 6 player market is posted for Darius Cooper yet. His market-based projections were 1.7, 3.8 and 5.6 points in Weeks 3, 4 and 5, an average of 3.7, which stands in until his Week 6 market posts.

The market gives Darius Cooper a 21% chance to score a touchdown (3 market sources).

That puts Bo Melton 0.8 points ahead of Darius Cooper on these projections.

Injury status

Bo Melton is not on the injury report.

Darius Cooper is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 5, Bo Melton played 25 percent of GB snaps, drew 4 percent of the targets, earned 5 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Bo Melton, Week 2 against NYJ: 9 of 59 snaps, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Bo Melton, Week 3 against ATL: 21 of 66 snaps, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Bo Melton, Week 4 against TB: 11 of 60 snaps, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Bo Melton, Week 5 against CHI: 30 of 61 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 20 yards.

Through Week 5, Darius Cooper played 50 percent of PHI snaps, drew 9 percent of the targets, earned 14 percent of the air yards and had 10 percent of the red zone chances.

Darius Cooper, Week 2 against TEN: 31 of 76 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 26 yards, 1 touchdown.

Darius Cooper, Week 3 against CHI: 5 of 50 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Darius Cooper, Week 4 against LAR: 55 of 61 snaps, 7 targets and 3 catches for 33 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Darius Cooper, Week 5 against JAX: 53 of 62 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 71 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Bo Melton played 16 games for GB and scored 24.2 PPR points, 1.5 a game, finishing WR146.

He caught 4 of 13 targets for 107 yards and 1 touchdown, with 0 red zone targets and 100 air yards.

He was on the field for 9 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Darius Cooper played 13 games for PHI 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 and 70 air yards.

He was on the field for 19 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 6 calls

• Start Bo Melton over Brian Thomas Jr..
• Start Bo Melton over Cody White.
• Start Bo Melton over Darnell Mooney.
• Start Brian Thomas Jr. over Darius Cooper.
• Start Darius Cooper over Calvin Ridley.
• Start Cody White over Darius Cooper.