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Start Ryan Flournoy or Darius Cooper? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 3:46 AM ET.

Start Ryan Flournoy over Darius Cooper

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Ryan Flournoy

WR · DAL · at IND

Market projects
8.5
recent weeks avg
IND D vs WR
29.0
8th fewest to WRs (2026)
Snap share
75%
Through Week 8
Target share
15%
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 Ryan Flournoy?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Ryan Flournoy projects 65 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (8.1 a game over 8 games), Darius Cooper 10 (1.2 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Ryan Flournoy over Darius Cooper.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Ryan Flournoy over Darius Cooper in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Ryan Flournoy at 8.5 points and Darius Cooper at 7.8, a gap of 0.7. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Ryan Flournoy this week yet, so his 8.5 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (8.3, 8.3 and 9.1); 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 Ryan Flournoy yet. His market-based projections were 8.3, 8.3 and 9.1 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 8.5, 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 Ryan Flournoy 0.7 points ahead of Darius Cooper on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

Ryan Flournoy and DAL visit IND on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

IND allowed 29.0 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 8th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 142 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against IND.

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.

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

Injury status

Ryan Flournoy is not on the injury report.

Darius Cooper is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Ryan Flournoy played 75 percent of DAL snaps, drew 15 percent of the targets, earned 13 percent of the air yards and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.

Ryan Flournoy, Week 5 against TB: 41 of 60 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 90 yards.

Ryan Flournoy, Week 6 against GB: 68 of 78 snaps, 9 targets and 7 catches for 40 yards, 1 touchdown.

Ryan Flournoy, Week 7 against PHI: 53 of 68 snaps, 4 targets and 4 catches for 70 yards.

Ryan Flournoy, Week 8 against ARI: 1 carry for 3 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 38 yards, 1 touchdown.

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, Ryan Flournoy played 16 games for DAL and scored 114.0 PPR points, 7.1 a game, finishing WR57.

He caught 40 of 56 targets for 475 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 7 red zone targets and 271 air yards.

He was on the field for 41 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

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 Ryan Flournoy?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Ryan Flournoy projects 65 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (8.1 a game over 8 games), Darius Cooper 10 (1.2 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Ryan Flournoy over Darius Cooper.

  • Should I drop Ryan Flournoy for Darius Cooper?

    No. Keep Ryan Flournoy: he projects 65 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (8.1 a game over 8 games), Darius Cooper 10 (1.2 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Ryan Flournoy over Darius Cooper.

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