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Start Cooper Kupp or Treylon Burks? Week 9

Updated Nov 4, 6:01 AM ET.

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Start Treylon Burks over Cooper Kupp

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Treylon Burks

WR · WAS · vs LAR

Market projects
6.7
fantasy pts
LAR D vs WR
26.8
5th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside
Moderate
51 of 100 at WR
Snap share
52%
Through Week 8
Target share
12%
Through Week 8
Sit

Cooper Kupp

WR · SEA · vs ARI

Market projects
6.5
recent weeks avg
ARI D vs WR
33.5
13th most to WRs (2026)
Upside
Rising
81 of 100 at WR
Snap share
71%
Through Week 8
Target share
12%
Through Week 8

Should I drop Cooper Kupp for Treylon Burks?

Not on these numbers alone. Cooper Kupp projects 50 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (6.2 a game over 8 games) and Treylon Burks 53 (5.9 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Treylon Burks over Cooper Kupp.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Treylon Burks over Cooper Kupp in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Treylon Burks at 6.7 points and Cooper Kupp at 6.5, a gap of 0.2. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Cooper Kupp this week yet, so his 6.5 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (6.0, 6.3 and 7.1); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 6.7 fantasy points for Treylon Burks, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Treylon Burks is 30 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (9, 9 and 9 market sources).

No Week 9 player market is posted for Cooper Kupp yet. His market-based projections were 6.0, 6.3 and 7.1 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 6.5, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

The market-based projection for Cooper Kupp is 0.3 touchdowns (8 market sources).

That puts Treylon Burks 0.2 points ahead of Cooper Kupp on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

Treylon Burks and WAS host LAR on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

LAR allowed 26.8 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 8 games, the 5th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 112 yards and a touchdown a game against LAR.

Cooper Kupp and SEA host ARI on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

ARI allowed 33.5 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 8 games, the 13th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 152 yards and 1.4 touchdowns a game against ARI.

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

Injury status

Treylon Burks is not on the injury report.

Cooper Kupp is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Treylon Burks played 52 percent of WAS snaps, drew 12 percent of the targets, earned 22 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

Treylon Burks, Week 4 against IND: 38 of 64 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 47 yards, 1 touchdown.

Treylon Burks, Week 5 against NYG: 45 of 62 snaps, 5 targets and 2 catches for 26 yards.

Treylon Burks, Week 6 against SF: 37 of 67 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 66 yards.

Treylon Burks, Week 8 against PHI: 40 of 60 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 81 yards.

Through Week 8, Cooper Kupp played 71 percent of SEA snaps, drew 12 percent of the targets, earned 14 percent of the air yards and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Cooper Kupp, Week 8 against CHI: 58 of 63 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 7 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Treylon Burks played 8 games for WAS and scored 29.0 PPR points, 3.6 a game, finishing WR138.

He caught 10 of 22 targets for 130 yards and 1 touchdown, with 4 red zone targets and 96 air yards.

He was on the field for 58 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 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 Cooper Kupp for Treylon Burks?

    Not on these numbers alone. Cooper Kupp projects 50 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (6.2 a game over 8 games) and Treylon Burks 53 (5.9 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Treylon Burks over Cooper Kupp.

  • Should I drop Treylon Burks for Cooper Kupp?

    Not on these numbers alone. Treylon Burks projects 53 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (5.9 a game over 9 games) and Cooper Kupp 50 (6.2 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Treylon Burks over Cooper Kupp.

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