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Start Makai Lemon or Darius Cooper? Week 9

Updated Nov 2, 11:01 PM ET.

Start Makai Lemon over Darius Cooper

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Makai Lemon

WR · PHI · vs NYG

Market projects
8.6
recent weeks avg
NYG D vs WR
31.3
16th fewest to WRs (2026)
Snap share
76%
Through Week 8
Target share
18%
Through Week 8
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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

Should I drop Darius Cooper for Makai Lemon?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Makai Lemon projects 47 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (5.9 a game over 8 games), Darius Cooper 10 (1.2 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Makai Lemon over Darius Cooper.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Makai Lemon over Darius Cooper in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Makai Lemon at 8.6 points and Darius Cooper at 7.8, a gap of 0.8. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Makai Lemon this week yet, so his 8.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (5.3, 10.0 and 10.6); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. 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.

What the market projects

No Week 9 player market is posted for Makai Lemon yet. His market-based projections were 5.3, 10.0 and 10.6 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 8.6, 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 Makai Lemon 0.8 points ahead of Darius Cooper on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

Makai Lemon 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.

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.

Injury status

Makai Lemon is not on the injury report.

Darius Cooper is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Makai Lemon played 76 percent of PHI snaps, drew 18 percent of the targets, earned 14 percent of the air yards and had 3 percent of the red zone chances.

Makai Lemon, Week 5 against JAX: 50 of 62 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 43 yards.

Makai Lemon, Week 6 against CAR: 52 of 64 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 19 yards.

Makai Lemon, Week 7 against DAL: 60 of 62 snaps, 8 targets and 7 catches for 67 yards, 1 touchdown.

Makai Lemon, Week 8 against WAS: 9 targets and 6 catches for 57 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, 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 Makai Lemon?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Makai Lemon projects 47 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (5.9 a game over 8 games), Darius Cooper 10 (1.2 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Makai Lemon over Darius Cooper.

  • Should I drop Makai Lemon for Darius Cooper?

    No. Keep Makai Lemon: he projects 47 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (5.9 a game over 8 games), Darius Cooper 10 (1.2 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Makai Lemon over Darius Cooper.

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