Two players, one answer.

Brashard Smith vs Darius Cooper

Any league · this week start/sit · Half PPR

Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)

Brashard Smith · Darius Cooper

Week 8 · Half PPR

Start Darius Cooper

Brashard Smith isn't expected to play.

WR · PHI

Darius Cooper

6.6 projected

@ WAS · Sun 8:20 PM ET

7.4 a game this season · last 3: 14.1, 1.4, 2.2

RB · KC

Brashard Smith

0.0 projected

@ DEN · Sun 4:25 PM ETIR

0.5 a game this season · last 2: 0, 0.9

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This week’s projections are Sleeper’s, scored with Half PPR settings. The percentage is how often a projected gap like this held up across the 2025 season; checked against 2026 games (not used to fit it), the stated chances so far run a few points high, so read a 60% call as nearer 55%.