Start Omar Cooper Jr. or Denzel Boston? Week 10

Our Week 10 call

Start Denzel Boston over Omar Cooper Jr. in Week 10.

Market-based projections have Denzel Boston at 9.7 points and Omar Cooper Jr. at 9.3, a gap of 0.4. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Denzel Boston this week yet, so his 9.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7, 8 and 9 (10.5, 9.8 and 8.7); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Omar Cooper Jr. this week yet, so his 9.3 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7, 8 and 9 (7.1, 9.4 and 11.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 10 player market is posted for Denzel Boston yet. His market-based projections were 10.5, 9.8 and 8.7 points in Weeks 7, 8 and 9, an average of 9.7, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.

No Week 10 player market is posted for Omar Cooper Jr. yet. His market-based projections were 7.1, 9.4 and 11.3 points in Weeks 7, 8 and 9, an average of 9.3, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.

That puts Denzel Boston 0.4 points ahead of Omar Cooper Jr. on these projections.

Week 10 matchups

Denzel Boston and CLE host HOU on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

HOU allowed 37.3 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 4th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 187 yards and 0.9 touchdowns a game against HOU.

Omar Cooper Jr. and NYJ host BUF on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

BUF allowed 37.1 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 5th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 154 yards and 1.6 touchdowns a game against BUF.

By points allowed to the position, Denzel Boston has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Denzel Boston is not on the injury report.

Omar Cooper Jr. is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 10

Through Week 9, Denzel Boston played 91 percent of CLE snaps, drew 22 percent of the targets, earned 44 percent of the air yards and had 16 percent of the red zone chances.

Denzel Boston, Week 6 against BAL: 58 of 62 snaps, 5 targets and 1 catch for 15 yards.

Denzel Boston, Week 7 against TEN: 61 of 70 snaps, 8 targets and 3 catches for 27 yards.

Denzel Boston, Week 8 against PIT: 58 of 70 snaps, 11 targets and 6 catches for 37 yards.

Denzel Boston, Week 9 against NO: 68 of 73 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 98 yards.

Through Week 9, Omar Cooper Jr. played 76 percent of NYJ snaps, drew 18 percent of the targets, earned 9 percent of the air yards and had 3 percent of the red zone chances.

Omar Cooper Jr., Week 7 against MIA: 38 of 59 snaps, 5 targets and 5 catches for 115 yards, 1 touchdown.

Omar Cooper Jr., Week 8 against LV: 50 of 64 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Omar Cooper Jr., Week 9 against KC: 54 of 63 snaps, 11 targets and 8 catches for 58 yards.

Their other Week 10 calls

• Start Denzel Boston over Adonai Mitchell.
• Start Denzel Boston over DeMario Douglas.
• Start Denzel Boston over Devaughn Vele.
• Start Omar Cooper Jr. over Adonai Mitchell.
• Start Omar Cooper Jr. over Cooper Kupp.
• Start Omar Cooper Jr. over DeMario Douglas.