Start Jordan Addison or Darius Cooper? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 12:51 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Jordan Addison over Darius Cooper

Start

Jordan Addison

WR · MIN · at DET

Market projects: 8.8; fantasy pts
DET D vs WR: 39.2; 3rd most to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 64 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 90%; Through Week 7
Target share: 20%; Through Week 7

Sit

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

Should I drop Darius Cooper for Jordan Addison?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Jordan Addison projects 92 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.2 a game over 10 games), Darius Cooper 30 (3.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Jordan Addison over Darius Cooper.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Jordan Addison over Darius Cooper in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Jordan Addison at 8.8 points and Darius Cooper at 7.4, a gap of 1.5. 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.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 8.9 fantasy points for Jordan Addison, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Jordan Addison is 39 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (10, 8 and 12 market sources).

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.

That puts Jordan Addison 1.5 points ahead of Darius Cooper on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Jordan Addison and MIN visit DET on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

DET allowed 39.2 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 3rd most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 187 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against DET.

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.

By points allowed to the position, Jordan Addison has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Jordan Addison is not on the injury report.

Darius Cooper is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Jordan Addison played 90 percent of MIN snaps, drew 20 percent of the targets, earned 33 percent of the air yards and had 4 percent of the red zone chances.

Jordan Addison, Week 2 against CHI: 46 of 52 snaps, 5 targets and 2 catches for 21 yards.

Jordan Addison, Week 3 against TB: 58 of 59 snaps, 9 targets and 5 catches for 90 yards, 1 touchdown.

Jordan Addison, Week 4 against MIA: 75 of 78 snaps, 1 carry for -1 yards, 6 targets and 4 catches for 52 yards.

Jordan Addison, Week 7 against IND: 49 of 59 snaps, 1 carry for 3 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 20 yards.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Jordan Addison played 14 games for MIN and scored 135.1 PPR points, 9.7 a game, finishing WR45.

He caught 42 of 79 targets for 610 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 13 red zone targets and 477 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 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 Jordan Addison?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Jordan Addison projects 92 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.2 a game over 10 games), Darius Cooper 30 (3.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Jordan Addison over Darius Cooper.
Should I drop Jordan Addison for Darius Cooper?
No. Keep Jordan Addison: he projects 92 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.2 a game over 10 games), Darius Cooper 30 (3.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Jordan Addison over Darius Cooper.

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