Start Quentin Johnston or Darius Cooper? Week 9
Updated Nov 3, 9:06 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 10 answer posts Tuesday.
Start Darius Cooper over Quentin Johnston
- 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
- 7.4
- recent weeks avg
- HOU D vs WR
- 37.3
- 4th most to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 81%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 14%
- Through Week 8
Should I drop Darius Cooper for Quentin Johnston?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Quentin Johnston projects 16 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (1.8 a game over 9 games), Darius Cooper 10 (1.2 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Darius Cooper over Quentin Johnston. So make the move after his Week 9 game.
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Our Week 9 call
Start Darius Cooper over Quentin Johnston in Week 9.
Market-based projections have Darius Cooper at 7.8 points and Quentin Johnston at 7.4, a gap of 0.4. 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 Quentin Johnston this week yet, so his 7.4 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6 and 8 (7.6 and 7.2); 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 Quentin Johnston yet. His market-based projections were 7.6 and 7.2 points in Weeks 6 and 8, an average of 7.4, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
That puts Darius Cooper 0.4 points ahead of Quentin Johnston 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.
Quentin Johnston and LAC host HOU on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.
HOU allowed 37.3 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 4th most in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 187 yards and 0.9 touchdowns a game against HOU.
By points allowed to the position, Quentin Johnston has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Darius Cooper is not on the injury report.
Quentin Johnston 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, Quentin Johnston played 81 percent of LAC snaps, drew 14 percent of the targets, earned 24 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.
Quentin Johnston, Week 3 against BUF: 60 of 69 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 40 yards.
Quentin Johnston, Week 4 against SEA: 53 of 71 snaps, 1 carry for -4 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 44 yards.
Quentin Johnston, Week 6 against KC: 56 of 68 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 57 yards.
Quentin Johnston, Week 8 against LAR: 50 of 61 snaps, 4 targets and 4 catches for 37 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, Quentin Johnston played 14 games for LAC and scored 171.2 PPR points, 12.2 a game, finishing WR34.
He caught 51 of 85 targets for 735 yards and 8 touchdowns, with 15 red zone targets and 514 air yards.
He was on the field for 77 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 Quentin Johnston?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Quentin Johnston projects 16 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (1.8 a game over 9 games), Darius Cooper 10 (1.2 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Darius Cooper over Quentin Johnston. So make the move after his Week 9 game.
Should I drop Quentin Johnston for Darius Cooper?
No. Keep Quentin Johnston: he projects 16 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (1.8 a game over 9 games), Darius Cooper 10 (1.2 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Darius Cooper over Quentin Johnston.
Week 9 on the board
- Is Quentin Johnston playing Week 9?
- Is Darius Cooper playing Week 9?
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