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Start Makai Lemon or Omar Cooper Jr.? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 10:36 AM ET.

Start Makai Lemon over Omar Cooper Jr.

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Makai Lemon

WR · PHI · vs NYG

Market projects
8.6
recent weeks avg
NYG D vs WR
31.3
15th most to WRs (2026)
Upside
Rising
79 of 100 at WR
Snap share
78%
Through Week 8
Target share
18%
Through Week 8
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Omar Cooper Jr.

WR · NYJ · at KC

Market projects
6.8
recent weeks avg
KC D vs WR
24.9
2nd fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside
Limited
6 of 100 at WR
Snap share
72%
Through Week 8
Target share
8%
Through Week 8

Should I drop Omar Cooper Jr. for Makai Lemon?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Makai Lemon projects 47 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (5.9 a game over 8 games), Omar Cooper Jr. 42 (5.2 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Makai Lemon over Omar Cooper Jr.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Makai Lemon over Omar Cooper Jr. in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Makai Lemon at 8.6 points and Omar Cooper Jr. at 6.8, a gap of 1.9. No player market is posted for Makai Lemon this week yet, so his 8.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (5.3, 10.0 and 10.6); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. 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.

What the market projects

No Week 9 player market is posted for Makai Lemon yet. His market-based projections were 5.3, 10.0 and 10.6 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 8.6, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

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.

That puts Makai Lemon 1.9 points ahead of Omar Cooper Jr. on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

Makai Lemon 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 15th most in the league.

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

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

KC allowed 24.9 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 2nd fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 121 yards and 0.3 touchdowns a game against KC.

By points allowed to the position, Makai Lemon has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Makai Lemon is not on the injury report.

Omar Cooper Jr. is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Makai Lemon played 78 percent of PHI snaps, drew 18 percent of the targets, earned 14 percent of the air yards and had 3 percent of the red zone chances.

Makai Lemon, Week 5 against JAX: 50 of 62 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 43 yards.

Makai Lemon, Week 6 against CAR: 52 of 64 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 19 yards.

Makai Lemon, Week 7 against DAL: 60 of 62 snaps, 8 targets and 7 catches for 67 yards, 1 touchdown.

Makai Lemon, Week 8 against WAS: 65 of 69 snaps, 9 targets and 6 catches for 57 yards.

Through Week 8, Omar Cooper Jr. played 72 percent of NYJ snaps, drew 8 percent of the targets, earned 8 percent of the air yards and had 4 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.

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 Omar Cooper Jr. for Makai Lemon?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Makai Lemon projects 47 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (5.9 a game over 8 games), Omar Cooper Jr. 42 (5.2 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Makai Lemon over Omar Cooper Jr.

  • Should I drop Makai Lemon for Omar Cooper Jr.?

    No. Keep Makai Lemon: he projects 47 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (5.9 a game over 8 games), Omar Cooper Jr. 42 (5.2 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Makai Lemon over Omar Cooper Jr.

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