Start Darius Cooper or Joshua Palmer? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start Joshua Palmer over Darius Cooper in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Joshua Palmer at 3.9 points and Darius Cooper at 3.7, a gap of 0.3. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Joshua Palmer this week yet, so his 3.9 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 3, 4 and 5 (5.5, 2.5 and 3.8); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Darius Cooper this week yet, so his 3.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 3, 4 and 5 (1.7, 3.8 and 5.6); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 6 player market is posted for Joshua Palmer yet. His market-based projections were 5.5, 2.5 and 3.8 points in Weeks 3, 4 and 5, an average of 3.9, which stands in until his Week 6 market posts.

The market gives Joshua Palmer a 22% chance to score a touchdown (12 market sources).

No Week 6 player market is posted for Darius Cooper yet. His market-based projections were 1.7, 3.8 and 5.6 points in Weeks 3, 4 and 5, an average of 3.7, which stands in until his Week 6 market posts.

The market gives Darius Cooper a 21% chance to score a touchdown (3 market sources).

That puts Joshua Palmer 0.3 points ahead of Darius Cooper on these projections.

Injury status

Joshua Palmer is listed as questionable with a shoulder injury.

Darius Cooper is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 4, Joshua Palmer played 40 percent of BUF snaps, drew 8 percent of the targets, earned 18 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Joshua Palmer, Week 1 against HOU: 18 of 58 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 34 yards, 1 touchdown.

Joshua Palmer, Week 2 against DET: 28 of 74 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 43 yards, 1 touchdown.

Joshua Palmer, Week 3 against LAC: 21 of 66 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Joshua Palmer, Week 4 against NE: 35 of 59 snaps, 4 targets and 1 catch for 3 yards.

Through Week 5, Darius Cooper played 50 percent of PHI snaps, drew 9 percent of the targets, earned 14 percent of the air yards and had 10 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Darius Cooper, Week 5 against JAX: 53 of 62 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 71 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Joshua Palmer played 12 games for BUF and scored 52.3 PPR points, 4.4 a game, finishing WR105.

He caught 22 of 37 targets for 303 yards and 0 touchdowns, with 5 red zone targets and 249 air yards.

He was on the field for 46 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 6 calls

• Start Brian Thomas Jr. over Joshua Palmer.
• Start Joshua Palmer over Calvin Ridley.
• Start Cody White over Joshua Palmer.
• Start Brian Thomas Jr. over Darius Cooper.
• Start Darius Cooper over Calvin Ridley.
• Start Cody White over Darius Cooper.