Start Marvin Harrison Jr. or Darius Cooper? Week 9
Updated Nov 4, 10:26 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 10 answer posts Tuesday.
Start Darius Cooper over Marvin Harrison Jr.
- Market projects
- 7.8
- recent weeks avg
- NYG D vs WR
- 31.3
- 15th most to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 64%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 10%
- Through Week 8
- Market projects
- 6.7
- fantasy pts
- LAC D vs WR
- 30.3
- 16th fewest to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 21%
- Through Week 7
- Target share
- 14%
- Through Week 7
Should I drop Darius Cooper for Marvin Harrison Jr.?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Marvin Harrison Jr. projects 65 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (7.2 a game over 9 games), Darius Cooper 10 (1.2 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Darius Cooper over Marvin Harrison Jr. So make the move after his Week 9 game.
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Our Week 9 call
Start Darius Cooper over Marvin Harrison Jr. in Week 9.
Market-based projections have Darius Cooper at 7.8 points and Marvin Harrison Jr. at 6.7, a gap of 1.2. 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.
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.
Player markets imply 6.7 fantasy points for Marvin Harrison Jr., with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.
The market-based projection for Marvin Harrison Jr. is 28 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (8, 10 and 10 market sources).
That puts Darius Cooper 1.2 points ahead of Marvin Harrison Jr. 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 15th most in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 127 yards and 1.3 touchdowns a game against NYG.
Marvin Harrison Jr. and HOU visit LAC on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.
LAC allowed 30.3 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 16th fewest in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 133 yards and 0.9 touchdowns a game against LAC.
By points allowed to the position, Darius Cooper has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Darius Cooper is not on the injury report.
Marvin Harrison Jr. is not on the injury report.
Usage before Week 9
Through Week 8, Darius Cooper played 64 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: 66 of 69 snaps, 6 targets and 2 catches for 19 yards.
Through Week 7, Marvin Harrison Jr. played 21 percent of HOU snaps, drew 14 percent of the targets, earned 36 percent of the air yards and had 13 percent of the red zone chances.
Marvin Harrison Jr., Week 7 against NYG: 13 of 61 snaps, 4 targets and 1 catch for 6 yards, 1 touchdown.
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, Marvin Harrison Jr. played 12 games for ARI and scored 127.8 PPR points, 10.7 a game, finishing WR49.
He caught 41 of 73 targets for 608 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 9 red zone targets and 489 air yards.
He was on the field for 72 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
Marvin Harrison Jr., Week 17 of 2025 against CIN: 19 of 57 snaps, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.
Marvin Harrison Jr., Week 16 of 2025 against ATL: 29 of 57 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 14 yards, 2.4 PPR points.
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 Marvin Harrison Jr.?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Marvin Harrison Jr. projects 65 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (7.2 a game over 9 games), Darius Cooper 10 (1.2 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Darius Cooper over Marvin Harrison Jr. So make the move after his Week 9 game.
Should I drop Marvin Harrison Jr. for Darius Cooper?
No. Keep Marvin Harrison Jr.: he projects 65 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (7.2 a game over 9 games), Darius Cooper 10 (1.2 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Darius Cooper over Marvin Harrison Jr.
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Week 9 on the board
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