Start Omar Cooper Jr. or Jahan Dotson? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 8:01 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Omar Cooper Jr. over Jahan Dotson

Start

Omar Cooper Jr.

WR · NYJ · vs LV

Market projects: 5.5; recent weeks avg
LV D vs WR: 31.4; 16th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 77 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 64%; Through Week 7
Target share: 17%; Through Week 7

Sit

Jahan Dotson

WR · ATL · at TB

Market projects: 5.1; fantasy pts
TB D vs WR: 29.9; 12th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 19 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 67%; Through Week 7
Target share: 13%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Omar Cooper Jr. for Jahan Dotson?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Jahan Dotson projects 47 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (5.2 a game over 9 games), Omar Cooper Jr. 16 (1.8 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Omar Cooper Jr. over Jahan Dotson. So make the move after his Week 8 game.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Omar Cooper Jr. over Jahan Dotson in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Omar Cooper Jr. at 5.5 points and Jahan Dotson at 5.1, 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 Omar Cooper Jr. this week yet, so his 5.5 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6 and 7 (3.9 and 7.1); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Omar Cooper Jr. yet. His market-based projections were 3.9 and 7.1 points in Weeks 6 and 7, an average of 5.5, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Omar Cooper Jr. is 0.4 touchdowns (6 market sources).

Player markets imply 5.1 fantasy points for Jahan Dotson, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Jahan Dotson is 24 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (6, 5 and 7 market sources).

That puts Omar Cooper Jr. 0.4 points ahead of Jahan Dotson on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

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

LV allowed 31.4 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 16th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 150 yards and 1.1 touchdowns a game against LV.

Jahan Dotson and ATL visit TB on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

TB allowed 29.9 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 12th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 135 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against TB.

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

Injury status

Omar Cooper Jr. is not on the injury report.

Jahan Dotson is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Omar Cooper Jr. played 64 percent of NYJ snaps, drew 17 percent of the targets, earned 35 percent of the air yards and had 8 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.

Through Week 7, Jahan Dotson played 67 percent of ATL snaps, drew 13 percent of the targets, earned 33 percent of the air yards and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.

Jahan Dotson, Week 4 against NO: 36 of 57 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 54 yards, 1 touchdown.

Jahan Dotson, Week 5 against BAL: 42 of 64 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 54 yards.

Jahan Dotson, Week 6 against CHI: 47 of 55 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 87 yards, 1 touchdown.

Jahan Dotson, Week 7 against SF: 38 of 69 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 6 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Jahan Dotson played 17 games for PHI and scored 50.2 PPR points, 3.0 a game, finishing WR109.

He caught 18 of 36 targets for 262 yards and 1 touchdown, with 3 red zone targets and 212 air yards.

He was on the field for 55 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 Omar Cooper Jr. for Jahan Dotson?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Jahan Dotson projects 47 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (5.2 a game over 9 games), Omar Cooper Jr. 16 (1.8 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Omar Cooper Jr. over Jahan Dotson. So make the move after his Week 8 game.
Should I drop Jahan Dotson for Omar Cooper Jr.?
No. Keep Jahan Dotson: he projects 47 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (5.2 a game over 9 games), Omar Cooper Jr. 16 (1.8 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Omar Cooper Jr. over Jahan Dotson.