Start Isaiah Williams or Darius Cooper? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Isaiah Williams over Darius Cooper in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Isaiah Williams at 6.0 points and Darius Cooper at 5.8, a gap of 0.2. 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 5.8 fantasy points for Darius Cooper, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market gives Darius Cooper a 19% chance to score a touchdown (14 market sources).

Player markets imply 6.0 fantasy points for Isaiah Williams, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market gives Isaiah Williams a 18% chance to score a touchdown (14 market sources).

That puts Isaiah Williams 0.2 points ahead of Darius Cooper on the market projections.

Injury status

Darius Cooper is not on the injury report.

Isaiah Williams 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, Isaiah Williams played 79 percent of NYJ snaps, drew 11 percent of the targets, earned 10 percent of the air yards and had 4 percent of the red zone chances.

Isaiah Williams, Week 1 against TEN: 40 of 67 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 7 yards.

Isaiah Williams, Week 2 against GB: 61 of 74 snaps, 1 carry for 14 yards, 6 targets and 6 catches for 34 yards.

Isaiah Williams, Week 3 against DET: 59 of 66 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 21 yards.

Isaiah Williams, Week 4 against CHI: 30 of 32 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 73 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, Isaiah Williams played 15 games for NYJ and scored 58.7 PPR points, 3.9 a game, finishing WR98.

He caught 26 of 36 targets for 193 yards and 0 touchdowns, with 1 red zone target and 74 air yards.

He was on the field for 36 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start Darius Cooper over Brian Thomas Jr..
• Start Darius Cooper over Germie Bernard.
• Start Darius Cooper over Jahan Dotson.
• Start Isaiah Williams over Brian Thomas Jr..
• Start Isaiah Williams over Chris Godwin Jr..
• Start Cooper Kupp over Isaiah Williams.