Start Ted Hurst III or Darius Cooper? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 5:51 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Darius Cooper over Ted Hurst III

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Darius Cooper

WR · PHI · at WAS

Market projects: 7.4; recent weeks avg
WAS D vs WR: 35.9; 6th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 48 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 59%; Through Week 7
Target share: 8%; Through Week 7

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Ted Hurst III

WR · TB · vs ATL

Market projects: 5.3; recent weeks avg
ATL D vs WR: 34.4; 11th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 66 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 56%; Through Week 7
Target share: 9%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Darius Cooper for Ted Hurst III?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Ted Hurst III projects 55 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (6.1 a game over 9 games), Darius Cooper 30 (3.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Darius Cooper over Ted Hurst III. So make the move after his Week 8 game.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Darius Cooper over Ted Hurst III in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Darius Cooper at 7.4 points and Ted Hurst III at 5.3, a gap of 2.1. No player market is posted for Darius Cooper this week yet, so his 7.4 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5 and 7 (5.6 and 9.2); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Ted Hurst III this week yet, so his 5.3 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (4.3, 3.5 and 8.0); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Darius Cooper yet. His market-based projections were 5.6 and 9.2 points in Weeks 5 and 7, an average of 7.4, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Darius Cooper is 0.3 touchdowns (3 market sources).

No Week 8 player market is posted for Ted Hurst III yet. His market-based projections were 4.3, 3.5 and 8.0 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 5.3, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

That puts Darius Cooper 2.1 points ahead of Ted Hurst III on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Darius Cooper and PHI visit WAS on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

WAS allowed 35.9 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 6th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 158 yards and 1.2 touchdowns a game against WAS.

Ted Hurst III and TB host ATL on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

ATL allowed 34.4 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 11th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 170 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against ATL.

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 8

Through Week 7, Darius Cooper played 59 percent of PHI snaps, drew 8 percent of the targets, earned 12 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Darius Cooper, Week 7 against DAL: 61 of 62 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 17 yards.

Through Week 7, Ted Hurst III played 56 percent of TB snaps, drew 9 percent of the targets, earned 14 percent of the air yards and had 6 percent of the red zone chances.

Ted Hurst III, Week 7 against CAR: 35 of 63 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.

Their other Week 8 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 8, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Darius Cooper for Ted Hurst III?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Ted Hurst III projects 55 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (6.1 a game over 9 games), Darius Cooper 30 (3.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Darius Cooper over Ted Hurst III. So make the move after his Week 8 game.
Should I drop Ted Hurst III for Darius Cooper?
No. Keep Ted Hurst III: he projects 55 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (6.1 a game over 9 games), Darius Cooper 30 (3.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Darius Cooper over Ted Hurst III.

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