Start Darius Cooper or Tre Tucker? Week 7

Updated Oct 24, 11:46 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Darius Cooper over Tre Tucker

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Darius Cooper

WR · PHI · vs DAL

Market projects: 9.3; fantasy pts
DAL D vs WR: 36.2; 7th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 66 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 52%; Through Week 6
Target share: 8%; Through Week 6

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Tre Tucker

WR · LV · vs LAR

Market projects: 9.1; fantasy pts
LAR D vs WR: 26.9; 4th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 64 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 66%; Through Week 6
Target share: 17%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Darius Cooper for Tre Tucker?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Tre Tucker projects 82 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.1 a game over 9 games), Darius Cooper 30 (3.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 7 the call starts Darius Cooper over Tre Tucker, 9.3 to 9.1 projected PPR points. So make the move after his Week 7 game.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Darius Cooper over Tre Tucker in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Darius Cooper at 9.3 points and Tre Tucker at 9.1, a gap of 0.3. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 9.3 fantasy points for Darius Cooper, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Darius Cooper is 40 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (12, 9 and 12 market sources).

Player markets imply 9.1 fantasy points for Tre Tucker, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Tre Tucker is 41 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (10, 11 and 12 market sources).

That puts Darius Cooper 0.3 points ahead of Tre Tucker on the market 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.

Tre Tucker and LV host LAR on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

LAR allowed 27.0 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 4th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 104 yards and 1.2 touchdowns a game against LAR.

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

Injury status

Darius Cooper is not on the injury report.

Tre Tucker 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.

Through Week 6, Tre Tucker played 66 percent of LV snaps, drew 17 percent of the targets, earned 29 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

Tre Tucker, Week 3 against NO: 40 of 70 snaps, 4 targets and 4 catches for 43 yards.

Tre Tucker, Week 4 against KC: 56 of 84 snaps, 8 targets and 4 catches for 44 yards.

Tre Tucker, Week 5 against NE: 45 of 60 snaps, 2 carries for -6 yards, 5 targets and 4 catches for 41 yards.

Tre Tucker, Week 6 against BUF: 46 of 66 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 97 yards, 2 touchdowns.

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, Tre Tucker played 17 games for LV and scored 161.7 PPR points, 9.5 a game, finishing WR38.

He caught 57 of 92 targets for 696 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 9 red zone targets and 405 air yards.

He was on the field for 95 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 Darius Cooper for Tre Tucker?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Tre Tucker projects 82 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.1 a game over 9 games), Darius Cooper 30 (3.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 7 the call starts Darius Cooper over Tre Tucker, 9.3 to 9.1 projected PPR points. So make the move after his Week 7 game.
Should I drop Tre Tucker for Darius Cooper?
No. Keep Tre Tucker: he projects 82 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.1 a game over 9 games), Darius Cooper 30 (3.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 7 the call starts Darius Cooper over Tre Tucker, 9.3 to 9.1 projected PPR points.

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