Start Rashod Bateman or Darius Cooper? Week 7

Our Week 7 call

Start Darius Cooper over Rashod Bateman in Week 7.

Rashod Bateman is listed out on the injury report, so this is not a close call: start Darius Cooper.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Darius Cooper yet. His market-based projections were 3.8 and 5.6 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 4.7, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

The market-based projection for Darius Cooper is 0.2 touchdowns (8 market sources).

No Week 7 player market is posted for Rashod Bateman yet. His market-based projections were 5.6, 4.0 and 4.7 points in Weeks 4, 5 and 6, an average of 4.8, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

The market-based projection for Rashod Bateman is 0.3 touchdowns (3 market sources).

That puts Rashod Bateman 0.1 points ahead of Darius Cooper on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Darius Cooper and PHI host DAL on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.

DAL allowed 36.2 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 7th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 169 yards and a touchdown a game against DAL.

Rashod Bateman and BAL host CIN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CIN allowed 29.5 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 9th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 123 yards and a touchdown a game against CIN.

By points allowed to the position, Darius Cooper has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Darius Cooper is not on the injury report.

Rashod Bateman is listed as out with a shoulder injury.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Darius Cooper played 52 percent of PHI snaps, drew 8 percent of the targets, earned 12 percent of the air yards and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.

Darius Cooper, Week 3 against CHI: 5 of 50 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Darius Cooper, Week 4 against LAR: 55 of 61 snaps, 7 targets and 3 catches for 33 yards, 2 touchdowns.

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.

Through Week 6, Rashod Bateman played 70 percent of BAL snaps, drew 13 percent of the targets, earned 20 percent of the air yards and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

Rashod Bateman, Week 3 against DAL: 56 of 64 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 37 yards.

Rashod Bateman, Week 4 against TEN: 30 of 64 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 46 yards.

Rashod Bateman, Week 5 against ATL: 61 of 76 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 62 yards.

Rashod Bateman, Week 6 against CLE: 17 of 57 snaps, 1 target 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.

In 2025, Rashod Bateman played 13 games for BAL and scored 55.4 PPR points, 4.3 a game, finishing WR102.

He caught 19 of 38 targets for 224 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 8 red zone targets and 185 air yards.

He was on the field for 69 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 7 calls

• Start Brycen Tremayne over Darius Cooper.
• Start Darius Cooper over Cody White.
• Start Cooper Kupp over Darius Cooper.
• Start Brycen Tremayne over Rashod Bateman.
• Start Efton Chism III over Rashod Bateman.
• Start Isaac TeSlaa over Rashod Bateman.