Start Jerry Jeudy or Darius Cooper? Week 7

Updated Oct 21, 10:46 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Jerry Jeudy over Darius Cooper

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Jerry Jeudy

WR · CLE · at TEN

Market projects: 4.9; fantasy pts
TEN D vs WR: 35.9; 9th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 42 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 59%; Through Week 6
Target share: 11%; Through Week 6

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Darius Cooper

WR · PHI · vs DAL

Market projects: 4.7; recent weeks avg
DAL D vs WR: 36.2; 7th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 36 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 52%; Through Week 6
Target share: 8%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Darius Cooper for Jerry Jeudy?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Jerry Jeudy projects 38 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (3.8 a game over 10 games), Darius Cooper 34 (3.4 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Jerry Jeudy over Darius Cooper.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Jerry Jeudy over Darius Cooper in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Jerry Jeudy at 4.9 points and Darius Cooper at 4.7, 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 Darius Cooper this week yet, so his 4.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (3.8 and 5.6); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 4.9 fantasy points for Jerry Jeudy, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Jerry Jeudy is 23 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (8, 7 and 13 market sources).

No Week 7 player market is posted for Darius Cooper yet. His market-based projections were 3.8 and 5.6 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 4.7, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

The market-based projection for Darius Cooper is 0.2 touchdowns (12 market sources).

That puts Jerry Jeudy 0.2 points ahead of Darius Cooper on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Jerry Jeudy and CLE visit TEN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

TEN allowed 35.9 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 9th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 175 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against TEN.

Darius Cooper and PHI host DAL on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.

DAL allowed 36.2 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 7th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 169 yards and a touchdown a game against DAL.

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

Injury status

Jerry Jeudy is not on the injury report.

Darius Cooper is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Jerry Jeudy played 59 percent of CLE snaps, drew 11 percent of the targets, earned 15 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Jerry Jeudy, Week 3 against CAR: 36 of 70 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Jerry Jeudy, Week 4 against PIT: 24 of 64 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 36 yards.

Jerry Jeudy, Week 5 against NYJ: 55 of 68 snaps, 7 targets and 3 catches for 19 yards.

Jerry Jeudy, Week 6 against BAL: 39 of 62 snaps, 4 targets and 4 catches for 69 yards.

Through Week 6, Darius Cooper played 52 percent of PHI snaps, drew 8 percent of the targets, earned 12 percent of the air yards and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Jerry Jeudy played 17 games for CLE and scored 120.7 PPR points, 7.1 a game, finishing WR52.

He caught 50 of 106 targets for 602 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 9 red zone targets and 436 air yards.

He was on the field for 85 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

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.

Their other Week 7 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 7, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Darius Cooper for Jerry Jeudy?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Jerry Jeudy projects 38 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (3.8 a game over 10 games), Darius Cooper 34 (3.4 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Jerry Jeudy over Darius Cooper.
Should I drop Jerry Jeudy for Darius Cooper?
No. Keep Jerry Jeudy: he projects 38 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (3.8 a game over 10 games), Darius Cooper 34 (3.4 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Jerry Jeudy over Darius Cooper.