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Start Jahan Dotson or Omar Cooper Jr.? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 7:21 AM ET.

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Start Omar Cooper Jr. over Jahan Dotson

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Omar Cooper Jr.

WR · NYJ · at KC

Market projects
6.8
recent weeks avg
KC D vs WR
23.7
2nd fewest to WRs (2026)
Snap share
64%
Through Week 7
Target share
17%
Through Week 7
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Jahan Dotson

WR · ATL · vs CIN

Market projects
5.7
recent weeks avg
CIN D vs WR
31.4
15th most to WRs (2026)
Snap share
67%
Through Week 8
Target share
14%
Through Week 8

Should I drop Jahan Dotson for Omar Cooper Jr.?

Not on these numbers alone. Jahan Dotson projects 41 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (5.1 a game over 8 games) and Omar Cooper Jr. 42 (5.2 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Omar Cooper Jr. over Jahan Dotson.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Omar Cooper Jr. over Jahan Dotson in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Omar Cooper Jr. at 6.8 points and Jahan Dotson at 5.7, a gap of 1.0. 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 6.8 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (3.9, 7.1 and 9.4); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Jahan Dotson this week yet, so his 5.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (5.3, 6.7 and 5.2); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 9 player market is posted for Omar Cooper Jr. yet. His market-based projections were 3.9, 7.1 and 9.4 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 6.8, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

No Week 9 player market is posted for Jahan Dotson yet. His market-based projections were 5.3, 6.7 and 5.2 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 5.7, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

The market-based projection for Jahan Dotson is 0.3 touchdowns (7 market sources).

That puts Omar Cooper Jr. 1.0 points ahead of Jahan Dotson on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

Omar Cooper Jr. and NYJ visit KC on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

KC allowed 23.7 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 2nd fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 122 yards and 0.2 touchdowns a game against KC.

Jahan Dotson and ATL host CIN on Sunday at 9:30 AM ET.

CIN allowed 31.4 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 15th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 138 yards and a touchdown a game against CIN.

By points allowed to the position, Jahan Dotson 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 9

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 8, Jahan Dotson played 67 percent of ATL snaps, drew 14 percent of the targets, earned 33 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Jahan Dotson, Week 8 against TB: 5 targets and 2 catches for 95 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 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 Jahan Dotson for Omar Cooper Jr.?

    Not on these numbers alone. Jahan Dotson projects 41 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (5.1 a game over 8 games) and Omar Cooper Jr. 42 (5.2 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Omar Cooper Jr. over Jahan Dotson.

  • Should I drop Omar Cooper Jr. for Jahan Dotson?

    Not on these numbers alone. Omar Cooper Jr. projects 42 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (5.2 a game over 8 games) and Jahan Dotson 41 (5.1 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Omar Cooper Jr. over Jahan Dotson.

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