Start Ted Hurst III or Darius Cooper? Week 7

Updated Oct 22, 5:21 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Darius Cooper over Ted Hurst III

Start

Darius Cooper

WR · PHI · vs DAL

Market projects: 4.7; recent weeks avg
DAL D vs WR: 36.2; 7th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 36 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 52%; Through Week 6
Target share: 8%; Through Week 6

Sit

Ted Hurst III

WR · TB · at CAR

Market projects: 4.0; recent weeks avg
CAR D vs WR: 29.4; 8th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 34 of 100 at WR

Should I drop Ted Hurst III for Darius Cooper?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Darius Cooper projects 34 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (3.4 a game over 10 games), Ted Hurst III 29 (2.9 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Darius Cooper over Ted Hurst III.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Darius Cooper over Ted Hurst III in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Darius Cooper at 4.7 points and Ted Hurst III at 4.0, a gap of 0.6. 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 4.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (3.8 and 5.6); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Ted Hurst III this week yet, so his 4.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4, 5 and 6 (4.3, 4.3 and 3.5); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

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 (12 market sources).

No Week 7 player market is posted for Ted Hurst III yet. His market-based projections were 4.3, 4.3 and 3.5 points in Weeks 4, 5 and 6, an average of 4.0, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

The market-based projection for Ted Hurst III is 0.2 touchdowns (12 market sources).

That puts Darius Cooper 0.6 points ahead of Ted Hurst III 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.

Ted Hurst III and TB visit CAR on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CAR allowed 29.4 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 8th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 148 yards and 0.4 touchdowns a game against CAR.

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

Injury status

Darius Cooper is not on the injury report.

Ted Hurst III is not on the injury report.

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.

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 7 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 7, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Ted Hurst III for Darius Cooper?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Darius Cooper projects 34 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (3.4 a game over 10 games), Ted Hurst III 29 (2.9 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Darius Cooper over Ted Hurst III.
Should I drop Darius Cooper for Ted Hurst III?
No. Keep Darius Cooper: he projects 34 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (3.4 a game over 10 games), Ted Hurst III 29 (2.9 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Darius Cooper over Ted Hurst III.