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Start Kendrick Bourne or Darius Cooper? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 3:46 AM ET.

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  • : Kendrick Bourne: Questionable to Out (Ankle, Sprain) (Sleeper injury feed)
  • : Kendrick Bourne: Listed Questionable (Undisclosed) (Sleeper injury feed)

Start Darius Cooper over Kendrick Bourne

Kendrick Bourne is listed out, so Darius Cooper starts despite the lower projection.

Start

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
Sit

Kendrick Bourne

WR · ARI · at SEA · Out

Market projects
8.2
recent weeks avg
SEA D vs WR
20.9
fewest to WRs (2026)
Snap share
58%
Through Week 8
Target share
12%
Through Week 8

Should I drop Darius Cooper for Kendrick Bourne?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Kendrick Bourne projects 65 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (8.1 a game over 8 games), Darius Cooper 10 (1.2 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Darius Cooper over Kendrick Bourne. So make the move after his Week 9 game. Kendrick Bourne is listed out.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Darius Cooper over Kendrick Bourne in Week 9.

Kendrick Bourne is listed out on the injury report, so this is not a close call: start Darius Cooper.

What the market projects

No Week 9 player market is posted for Kendrick Bourne yet. His market-based projections were 7.5, 8.3 and 8.7 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 8.2, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

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.

That puts Kendrick Bourne 0.3 points ahead of Darius Cooper on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

Kendrick Bourne and ARI visit SEA on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

SEA allowed 20.9 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 92 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against SEA.

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.

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

Injury status

Kendrick Bourne is listed as out with a ankle injury.

Darius Cooper is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Kendrick Bourne played 58 percent of ARI snaps, drew 12 percent of the targets, earned 9 percent of the air yards and had 6 percent of the red zone chances.

Kendrick Bourne, Week 5 against DET: 36 of 73 snaps, 8 targets and 5 catches for 70 yards.

Kendrick Bourne, Week 6 against LAR: 41 of 72 snaps, 8 targets and 5 catches for 47 yards.

Kendrick Bourne, Week 7 against DEN: 45 of 81 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 9 yards.

Kendrick Bourne, Week 8 against DAL: 2 targets and 1 catch for 29 yards.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Kendrick Bourne played 16 games for SF and scored 92.1 PPR points, 5.8 a game, finishing WR68.

He caught 37 of 53 targets for 551 yards and 0 touchdowns, with 2 red zone targets and 386 air yards.

He was on the field for 57 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 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 Kendrick Bourne?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Kendrick Bourne projects 65 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (8.1 a game over 8 games), Darius Cooper 10 (1.2 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Darius Cooper over Kendrick Bourne. So make the move after his Week 9 game. Kendrick Bourne is listed out.

  • Should I drop Kendrick Bourne for Darius Cooper?

    No. Keep Kendrick Bourne: he projects 65 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (8.1 a game over 8 games), Darius Cooper 10 (1.2 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Darius Cooper over Kendrick Bourne. Kendrick Bourne is listed out.

Should I drop Darius Cooper?

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