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Start Kalif Raymond or Darius Cooper? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 5:01 AM ET.

Start Darius Cooper over Kalif Raymond

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Darius Cooper

WR · PHI · vs NYG

Market projects
7.8
recent weeks avg
NYG D vs WR
31.3
16th fewest to WRs (2026)
Snap share
59%
Through Week 8
Target share
10%
Through Week 8
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Kalif Raymond

WR · CHI · vs TB

Market projects
6.2
recent weeks avg
TB D vs WR
29.9
12th fewest to WRs (2026)
Snap share
61%
Through Week 7
Target share
14%
Through Week 7

Should I drop Darius Cooper for Kalif Raymond?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Kalif Raymond projects 52 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (6.5 a game over 8 games), Darius Cooper 10 (1.2 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Darius Cooper over Kalif Raymond. So make the move after his Week 9 game.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Darius Cooper over Kalif Raymond in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Darius Cooper at 7.8 points and Kalif Raymond at 6.2, a gap of 1.7. No player market is posted for Darius Cooper this week yet, so his 7.8 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7 and 8 (9.2 and 6.5); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Kalif Raymond this week yet, so his 6.2 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (6.7, 6.4 and 5.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 9 player market is posted for Darius Cooper yet. His market-based projections were 9.2 and 6.5 points in Weeks 7 and 8, an average of 7.8, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

No Week 9 player market is posted for Kalif Raymond yet. His market-based projections were 6.7, 6.4 and 5.3 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 6.2, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

That puts Darius Cooper 1.7 points ahead of Kalif Raymond on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

Darius Cooper and PHI host NYG on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NYG allowed 31.3 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 16th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 127 yards and 1.3 touchdowns a game against NYG.

Kalif Raymond and CHI host TB on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

TB allowed 29.9 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 12th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 135 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against TB.

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

Injury status

Darius Cooper is not on the injury report.

Kalif Raymond is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Darius Cooper played 59 percent of PHI snaps, drew 10 percent of the targets, earned 15 percent of the air yards and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Darius Cooper, Week 8 against WAS: 6 targets and 2 catches for 19 yards.

Through Week 7, Kalif Raymond played 61 percent of CHI snaps, drew 14 percent of the targets, earned 11 percent of the air yards and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

Kalif Raymond, Week 4 against NYJ: 47 of 93 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 6 yards.

Kalif Raymond, Week 5 against GB: 47 of 69 snaps, 1 carry for -2 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 6 yards.

Kalif Raymond, Week 6 against ATL: 36 of 77 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 18 yards.

Kalif Raymond, Week 7 against NE: 48 of 69 snaps, 2 targets and 0 catches for 0 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, Kalif Raymond played 15 games for DET and scored 66.8 PPR points, 4.5 a game, finishing WR94.

He caught 24 of 30 targets for 289 yards and 1 touchdown, with 2 red zone targets and 132 air yards.

He was on the field for 38 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 9 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 9, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

  • Should I drop Darius Cooper for Kalif Raymond?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Kalif Raymond projects 52 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (6.5 a game over 8 games), Darius Cooper 10 (1.2 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Darius Cooper over Kalif Raymond. So make the move after his Week 9 game.

  • Should I drop Kalif Raymond for Darius Cooper?

    No. Keep Kalif Raymond: he projects 52 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (6.5 a game over 8 games), Darius Cooper 10 (1.2 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Darius Cooper over Kalif Raymond.

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