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Start Chris Godwin Jr. or Darius Cooper? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 3:46 AM ET.

Start Chris Godwin Jr. over Darius Cooper

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Chris Godwin Jr.

WR · TB · at CHI

Market projects
9.6
recent weeks avg
CHI D vs WR
29.2
10th fewest to WRs (2026)
Snap share
73%
Through Week 8
Target share
43%
Through Week 8
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Darius Cooper

WR · PHI · vs NYG

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

Should I drop Darius Cooper for Chris Godwin Jr.?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Chris Godwin Jr. projects 66 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (8.2 a game over 8 games), Darius Cooper 10 (1.2 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Chris Godwin Jr. over Darius Cooper.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Chris Godwin Jr. over Darius Cooper in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Chris Godwin Jr. at 9.6 points and Darius Cooper at 7.8, a gap of 1.7. No player market is posted for Chris Godwin Jr. this week yet, so his 9.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (7.2, 10.9 and 10.6); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Darius Cooper this week yet, so his 7.8 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7 and 8 (9.2 and 6.5); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 9 player market is posted for Chris Godwin Jr. yet. His market-based projections were 7.2, 10.9 and 10.6 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 9.6, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

No Week 9 player market is posted for Darius Cooper yet. His market-based projections were 9.2 and 6.5 points in Weeks 7 and 8, an average of 7.8, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

That puts Chris Godwin Jr. 1.7 points ahead of Darius Cooper on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

Chris Godwin Jr. and TB visit CHI on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

CHI allowed 29.2 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 10th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 149 yards and 0.9 touchdowns a game against CHI.

Darius Cooper and PHI host NYG on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NYG allowed 31.3 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 16th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 127 yards and 1.3 touchdowns a game against NYG.

By points allowed to the position, Darius Cooper has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Chris Godwin Jr. is not on the injury report.

Darius Cooper is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Chris Godwin Jr. played 73 percent of TB snaps, drew 43 percent of the targets, earned 12 percent of the air yards and had 13 percent of the red zone chances.

Chris Godwin Jr., Week 7 against CAR: 46 of 63 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 27 yards.

Chris Godwin Jr., Week 8 against ATL: 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Through Week 8, Darius Cooper played 59 percent of PHI snaps, drew 10 percent of the targets, earned 15 percent of the air yards and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.

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

Darius Cooper, Week 6 against CAR: 39 of 64 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 9 yards.

Darius Cooper, Week 7 against DAL: 61 of 62 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 17 yards.

Darius Cooper, Week 8 against WAS: 6 targets and 2 catches for 19 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Chris Godwin Jr. played 9 games for TB and scored 83.0 PPR points, 9.2 a game, finishing WR78.

He caught 33 of 51 targets for 360 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 7 red zone targets and 154 air yards.

He was on the field for 71 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Chris Godwin Jr., Week 18 of 2025 against CAR: 47 of 67 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 8 yards, 1.8 PPR points.

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 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 Darius Cooper for Chris Godwin Jr.?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Chris Godwin Jr. projects 66 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (8.2 a game over 8 games), Darius Cooper 10 (1.2 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Chris Godwin Jr. over Darius Cooper.

  • Should I drop Chris Godwin Jr. for Darius Cooper?

    No. Keep Chris Godwin Jr.: he projects 66 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (8.2 a game over 8 games), Darius Cooper 10 (1.2 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Chris Godwin Jr. over Darius Cooper.

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