Start Ryan Flournoy or Cooper Kupp? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 12:51 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Kupp projects lower, 6.2 to 7.8, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 186 for Kupp, 220 for Flournoy.

Start

Cooper Kupp

WR · SEA · vs CHI

Market projects: 6.2; recent weeks avg
CHI D vs WR: 29.2; 10th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 51 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 68%; Through Week 7
Target share: 13%; Through Week 7

Sit

Ryan Flournoy

WR · DAL · vs ARI

Market projects: 7.8; recent weeks avg
ARI D vs WR: 33.6; 12th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: High; 86 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 75%; Through Week 7
Target share: 15%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Cooper Kupp for Ryan Flournoy?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Ryan Flournoy projects 71 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (7.9 a game over 9 games), Cooper Kupp 56 (6.2 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Cooper Kupp over Ryan Flournoy. So make the move after his Week 8 game.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Cooper Kupp over Ryan Flournoy in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Cooper Kupp at 6.2 points and Ryan Flournoy at 7.8, a gap of 1.6. Cooper Kupp still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 186 against 220, and that outweighs a gap this size. No player market is posted for Cooper Kupp this week yet, so his 6.2 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (6.2, 6.0 and 6.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Ryan Flournoy this week yet, so his 7.8 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (6.7, 8.3 and 8.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Ryan Flournoy yet. His market-based projections were 6.7, 8.3 and 8.3 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 7.8, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

No Week 8 player market is posted for Cooper Kupp yet. His market-based projections were 6.2, 6.0 and 6.3 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 6.2, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Cooper Kupp is 0.3 touchdowns (7 market sources).

That puts Ryan Flournoy 1.6 points ahead of Cooper Kupp on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Ryan Flournoy and DAL host ARI on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

ARI allowed 33.6 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 12th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 153 yards and 1.4 touchdowns a game against ARI.

Cooper Kupp and SEA host CHI on Monday at 8:15 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.

By points allowed to the position, Ryan Flournoy has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Ryan Flournoy is not on the injury report.

Cooper Kupp is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Ryan Flournoy played 75 percent of DAL snaps, drew 15 percent of the targets, earned 13 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

Ryan Flournoy, Week 4 against HOU: 58 of 78 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 37 yards.

Ryan Flournoy, Week 5 against TB: 41 of 60 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 90 yards.

Ryan Flournoy, Week 6 against GB: 68 of 78 snaps, 9 targets and 7 catches for 40 yards, 1 touchdown.

Ryan Flournoy, Week 7 against PHI: 53 of 68 snaps, 4 targets and 4 catches for 70 yards.

Through Week 7, Cooper Kupp played 68 percent of SEA snaps, drew 13 percent of the targets, earned 14 percent of the air yards and had 3 percent of the red zone chances.

Cooper Kupp, Week 4 against LAC: 34 of 60 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 13 yards.

Cooper Kupp, Week 5 against SF: 51 of 63 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 15 yards.

Cooper Kupp, Week 6 against DEN: 72 of 85 snaps, 10 targets and 5 catches for 50 yards.

Cooper Kupp, Week 7 against KC: 45 of 69 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 20 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Ryan Flournoy played 16 games for DAL and scored 114.0 PPR points, 7.1 a game, finishing WR57.

He caught 40 of 56 targets for 475 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 7 red zone targets and 271 air yards.

He was on the field for 41 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Cooper Kupp played 16 games for SEA and scored 117.3 PPR points, 7.3 a game, finishing WR53.

He caught 47 of 70 targets for 593 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 12 red zone targets and 300 air yards.

He was on the field for 76 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 8 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 8, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Cooper Kupp for Ryan Flournoy?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Ryan Flournoy projects 71 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (7.9 a game over 9 games), Cooper Kupp 56 (6.2 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Cooper Kupp over Ryan Flournoy. So make the move after his Week 8 game.
Should I drop Ryan Flournoy for Cooper Kupp?
No. Keep Ryan Flournoy: he projects 71 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (7.9 a game over 9 games), Cooper Kupp 56 (6.2 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Cooper Kupp over Ryan Flournoy.

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