Start Darius Cooper or Isaac TeSlaa? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 2:06 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Darius Cooper over Isaac TeSlaa

Start

Darius Cooper

WR · PHI · at WAS

Market projects: 7.4; recent weeks avg
WAS D vs WR: 35.9; 6th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 48 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 59%; Through Week 7
Target share: 8%; Through Week 7

Sit

Isaac TeSlaa

WR · DET · vs MIN

Market projects: 5.8; recent weeks avg
MIN D vs WR: 25.3; 4th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 16 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 60%; Through Week 7
Target share: 10%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Darius Cooper for Isaac TeSlaa?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Isaac TeSlaa projects 58 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (5.8 a game over 10 games), Darius Cooper 30 (3.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Darius Cooper over Isaac TeSlaa. So make the move after his Week 8 game.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Darius Cooper over Isaac TeSlaa in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Darius Cooper at 7.4 points and Isaac TeSlaa at 5.8, a gap of 1.6. No player market is posted for Darius Cooper this week yet, so his 7.4 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5 and 7 (5.6 and 9.2); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Isaac TeSlaa this week yet, so his 5.8 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5 and 7 (6.1 and 5.5); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Darius Cooper yet. His market-based projections were 5.6 and 9.2 points in Weeks 5 and 7, an average of 7.4, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

No Week 8 player market is posted for Isaac TeSlaa yet. His market-based projections were 6.1 and 5.5 points in Weeks 5 and 7, an average of 5.8, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Isaac TeSlaa is 0.2 touchdowns (12 market sources).

That puts Darius Cooper 1.6 points ahead of Isaac TeSlaa on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Darius Cooper and PHI visit WAS on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

WAS allowed 35.9 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 6th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 158 yards and 1.2 touchdowns a game against WAS.

Isaac TeSlaa and DET host MIN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

MIN allowed 25.3 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 4th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 124 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against MIN.

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

Injury status

Darius Cooper is not on the injury report.

Isaac TeSlaa is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Darius Cooper played 59 percent of PHI snaps, drew 8 percent of the targets, earned 12 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

Darius Cooper, Week 4 against LAR: 55 of 61 snaps, 7 targets and 3 catches for 33 yards, 2 touchdowns.

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.

Through Week 7, Isaac TeSlaa played 60 percent of DET snaps, drew 10 percent of the targets, earned 15 percent of the air yards and had 6 percent of the red zone chances.

Isaac TeSlaa, Week 3 against NYJ: 31 of 65 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 66 yards.

Isaac TeSlaa, Week 4 against CAR: 58 of 71 snaps, 8 targets and 4 catches for 95 yards.

Isaac TeSlaa, Week 5 against ARI: 26 of 66 snaps, 2 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Isaac TeSlaa, Week 7 against GB: 33 of 68 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 10 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, Isaac TeSlaa played 17 games for DET and scored 75.9 PPR points, 4.5 a game, finishing WR82.

He caught 16 of 27 targets for 239 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 10 red zone targets and 184 air yards.

He was on the field for 38 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 Darius Cooper for Isaac TeSlaa?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Isaac TeSlaa projects 58 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (5.8 a game over 10 games), Darius Cooper 30 (3.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Darius Cooper over Isaac TeSlaa. So make the move after his Week 8 game.
Should I drop Isaac TeSlaa for Darius Cooper?
No. Keep Isaac TeSlaa: he projects 58 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (5.8 a game over 10 games), Darius Cooper 30 (3.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Darius Cooper over Isaac TeSlaa.

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