Start Darius Cooper or Cody White? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Darius Cooper over Cody White in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Darius Cooper at 5.5 points and Cody White at 4.9, a gap of 0.7. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 5.6 fantasy points for Darius Cooper, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Darius Cooper at 20.5 receiving yards and 2.5 receptions, with a 14% chance to score a touchdown (16, 16 and 15 market sources).

Player markets imply 4.9 fantasy points for Cody White, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Cody White at 21.5 receiving yards and 1.5 receptions, with a 17% chance to score a touchdown (15, 16 and 15 market sources).

That puts Darius Cooper 0.7 points ahead of Cody White on the market projections.

Injury status

Darius Cooper is not on the injury report.

Cody White is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Darius Cooper played 41 percent of PHI snaps, drew 9 percent of the targets, earned 14 percent of the air yards and had 11 percent of the red zone chances.

Darius Cooper, Week 1 against WAS: 8 of 55 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

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.

Through Week 4, Cody White played 30 percent of LV snaps, drew 7 percent of the targets, earned 8 percent of the air yards and had 10 percent of the red zone chances.

Cody White, Week 1 against MIA: 11 of 68 snaps, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Cody White, Week 2 against LAC: 7 of 63 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 24 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Cody White, Week 3 against NO: 15 of 70 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 4 yards, 1 touchdown.

Cody White, Week 4 against KC: 52 of 84 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 36 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

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.

In 2025, Cody White played 10 games for SEA and scored 18.0 PPR points, 1.8 a game.

He caught 3 of 4 targets for 90 yards and 1 touchdown, with 0 red zone targets and 32 air yards.

He was on the field for 27 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start Brian Thomas Jr. over Darius Cooper.
• Start Cooper Kupp over Darius Cooper.
• Start DeMario Douglas over Darius Cooper.
• Start Brian Thomas Jr. over Cody White.
• Start Cooper Kupp over Cody White.
• Start Cody White over Darnell Mooney.