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Start Ted Hurst III or Darius Cooper? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 5:21 AM ET.

Start Darius Cooper over Ted Hurst III

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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
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Ted Hurst III

WR · TB · at CHI

Market projects
6.3
recent weeks avg
CHI D vs WR
29.2
10th fewest to WRs (2026)
Snap share
56%
Through Week 8
Target share
14%
Through Week 8

Should I drop Darius Cooper for Ted Hurst III?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Ted Hurst III projects 41 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (5.1 a game over 8 games), Darius Cooper 10 (1.2 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Darius Cooper over Ted Hurst III. So make the move after his Week 9 game.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Darius Cooper over Ted Hurst III in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Darius Cooper at 7.8 points and Ted Hurst III at 6.3, a gap of 1.6. 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 Ted Hurst III this week yet, so his 6.3 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (3.5, 8.0 and 7.3); 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 Ted Hurst III yet. His market-based projections were 3.5, 8.0 and 7.3 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 6.3, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

That puts Darius Cooper 1.6 points ahead of Ted Hurst III 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 16th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 127 yards and 1.3 touchdowns a game against NYG.

Ted Hurst III and TB visit CHI on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

CHI allowed 29.2 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 10th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 149 yards and 0.9 touchdowns a game against CHI.

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 9

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.

Through Week 8, Ted Hurst III played 56 percent of TB snaps, drew 14 percent of the targets, earned 46 percent of the air yards and had 4 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.

Ted Hurst III, Week 8 against ATL: 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 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 Ted Hurst III?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Ted Hurst III projects 41 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (5.1 a game over 8 games), Darius Cooper 10 (1.2 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Darius Cooper over Ted Hurst III. So make the move after his Week 9 game.

  • Should I drop Ted Hurst III for Darius Cooper?

    No. Keep Ted Hurst III: he projects 41 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (5.1 a game over 8 games), Darius Cooper 10 (1.2 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Darius Cooper over Ted Hurst III.

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