Start Keon Coleman or Darius Cooper? Week 9
Updated Nov 3, 3:46 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 10 answer posts Tuesday.
Start Darius Cooper over Keon Coleman
- 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
- Market projects
- 7.7
- recent weeks avg
- MIN D vs WR
- 25.3
- 4th fewest to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 68%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 14%
- Through Week 8
Should I drop Darius Cooper for Keon Coleman?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Keon Coleman projects 72 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (8.0 a game over 9 games), Darius Cooper 10 (1.2 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Darius Cooper over Keon Coleman. So make the move after his Week 9 game.
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Our Week 9 call
Start Darius Cooper over Keon Coleman in Week 9.
Market-based projections have Darius Cooper at 7.8 points and Keon Coleman at 7.7, a gap of 0.1. 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 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 Keon Coleman this week yet, so his 7.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6 and 8 (8.4 and 7.0); 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 Keon Coleman yet. His market-based projections were 8.4 and 7.0 points in Weeks 6 and 8, an average of 7.7, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
That puts Darius Cooper 0.1 points ahead of Keon Coleman 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.
Keon Coleman and BUF visit MIN on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.
MIN allowed 25.3 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 4th fewest in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 124 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against MIN.
By points allowed to the position, Darius Cooper has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Darius Cooper is not on the injury report.
Keon Coleman 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 8, Keon Coleman played 68 percent of BUF snaps, drew 14 percent of the targets, earned 23 percent of the air yards and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.
Keon Coleman, Week 4 against NE: 46 of 59 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 116 yards, 1 touchdown.
Keon Coleman, Week 5 against LAR: 45 of 64 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 7 yards, 1 touchdown.
Keon Coleman, Week 6 against LV: 58 of 68 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 59 yards, 1 touchdown.
Keon Coleman, Week 8 against BAL: 3 targets and 1 catch for 4 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, Keon Coleman played 13 games for BUF and scored 102.4 PPR points, 7.9 a game, finishing WR60.
He caught 38 of 59 targets for 404 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 9 red zone targets and 316 air yards.
He was on the field for 64 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 Keon Coleman?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Keon Coleman projects 72 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (8.0 a game over 9 games), Darius Cooper 10 (1.2 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Darius Cooper over Keon Coleman. So make the move after his Week 9 game.
Should I drop Keon Coleman for Darius Cooper?
No. Keep Keon Coleman: he projects 72 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (8.0 a game over 9 games), Darius Cooper 10 (1.2 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Darius Cooper over Keon Coleman.
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