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Start DeMario Douglas or Darius Cooper? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 5:01 AM ET.

Start Darius Cooper over DeMario Douglas

Start

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
Sit

DeMario Douglas

WR · NE · vs GB

Market projects
7.7
recent weeks avg
GB D vs WR
35.7
9th most to WRs (2026)
Snap share
55%
Through Week 8
Target share
16%
Through Week 8

Should I drop Darius Cooper for DeMario Douglas?

Yes, on the rest of the season. DeMario Douglas projects 62 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (7.8 a game over 8 games), Darius Cooper 10 (1.2 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Darius Cooper over DeMario Douglas. So make the move after his Week 9 game.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Darius Cooper over DeMario Douglas in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Darius Cooper at 7.8 points and DeMario Douglas at 7.7, a gap of 0.1. 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 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. No player market is posted for DeMario Douglas this week yet, so his 7.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (4.8, 8.9 and 9.4); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

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.

No Week 9 player market is posted for DeMario Douglas yet. His market-based projections were 4.8, 8.9 and 9.4 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 7.7, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

The market-based projection for DeMario Douglas is 0.4 touchdowns (6 market sources).

That puts Darius Cooper 0.1 points ahead of DeMario Douglas on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

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.

DeMario Douglas and NE host GB on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

GB allowed 35.7 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 9th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 157 yards and 0.9 touchdowns a game against GB.

By points allowed to the position, DeMario Douglas has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Darius Cooper is not on the injury report.

DeMario Douglas is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

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.

Through Week 8, DeMario Douglas played 55 percent of NE snaps, drew 16 percent of the targets, earned 18 percent of the air yards and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.

DeMario Douglas, Week 5 against LV: 37 of 75 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 65 yards, 2 touchdowns.

DeMario Douglas, Week 6 against NYJ: 40 of 68 snaps, 8 targets and 7 catches for 86 yards, 1 touchdown.

DeMario Douglas, Week 7 against CHI: 35 of 54 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 23 yards.

DeMario Douglas, Week 8 against MIA: 3 targets and 3 catches for 76 yards, 1 touchdown.

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, DeMario Douglas played 17 games for NE and scored 95.8 PPR points, 5.6 a game, finishing WR65.

He caught 31 of 46 targets for 447 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 7 red zone targets and 233 air yards.

He was on the field for 26 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 DeMario Douglas?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. DeMario Douglas projects 62 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (7.8 a game over 8 games), Darius Cooper 10 (1.2 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Darius Cooper over DeMario Douglas. So make the move after his Week 9 game.

  • Should I drop DeMario Douglas for Darius Cooper?

    No. Keep DeMario Douglas: he projects 62 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (7.8 a game over 8 games), Darius Cooper 10 (1.2 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Darius Cooper over DeMario Douglas.

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