Start Omar Cooper Jr. or Darius Cooper? Week 9
Updated Nov 3, 9:26 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 10 answer posts Tuesday.
Start Darius Cooper over Omar Cooper 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
- 6.8
- recent weeks avg
- KC D vs WR
- 24.9
- 2nd fewest to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 72%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 8%
- Through Week 8
Should I drop Darius Cooper for Omar Cooper Jr.?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Omar Cooper Jr. projects 42 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (5.2 a game over 8 games), Darius Cooper 10 (1.2 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Darius Cooper over Omar Cooper Jr. So make the move after his Week 9 game.
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Our Week 9 call
Start Darius Cooper over Omar Cooper Jr. in Week 9.
Market-based projections have Darius Cooper at 7.8 points and Omar Cooper Jr. at 6.8, a gap of 1.1. 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 Omar Cooper Jr. this week yet, so his 6.8 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (3.9, 7.1 and 9.4); 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 Omar Cooper Jr. yet. His market-based projections were 3.9, 7.1 and 9.4 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 6.8, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
That puts Darius Cooper 1.1 points ahead of Omar Cooper 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.
Omar Cooper Jr. and NYJ visit KC on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
KC allowed 24.9 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 2nd fewest in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 121 yards and 0.3 touchdowns a game against KC.
By points allowed to the position, Darius Cooper has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Darius Cooper is not on the injury report.
Omar Cooper 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 8, Omar Cooper Jr. played 72 percent of NYJ snaps, drew 8 percent of the targets, earned 8 percent of the air yards and had 4 percent of the red zone chances.
Omar Cooper Jr., Week 7 against MIA: 38 of 59 snaps, 5 targets and 5 catches for 115 yards, 1 touchdown.
Omar Cooper Jr., Week 8 against LV: 50 of 64 snaps, 0 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.
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 Omar Cooper Jr.?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Omar Cooper Jr. projects 42 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (5.2 a game over 8 games), Darius Cooper 10 (1.2 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Darius Cooper over Omar Cooper Jr. So make the move after his Week 9 game.
Should I drop Omar Cooper Jr. for Darius Cooper?
No. Keep Omar Cooper Jr.: he projects 42 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (5.2 a game over 8 games), Darius Cooper 10 (1.2 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Darius Cooper over Omar Cooper Jr.
Should I drop Darius Cooper?Should I drop Omar Cooper Jr.?
Week 9 on the board
- Is Omar Cooper Jr. playing Week 9?
- Is Darius Cooper playing Week 9?
- Jets depth chart
- Eagles depth chart
- Week 9 WR rankings
- Week 9 fantasy rankings
- Week 9 start or sit
- Week 9 waiver wire
- Week 9 trade value chart
- Trade deadline buy low, sell high
- Fantasy football rankings
- Start 'em sit 'em Week 9
- Waiver wire pickups
- Fantasy sleepers
- Rest of season rankings
- Week 9 kicker rankings
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