Two players, one answer.
Darius Cooper vs Keaton Mitchell
Any format · this week start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 7 of 2026
This week
No call this week: one of them has no game or a projection under 4 points
Rest of season
Keaton Mitchell by 34% (redraft PPR)Dynasty
Darius Cooper by 7% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 64% held up in 2025
Lean Keaton Mitchell
On Sleeper's projections, Keaton Mitchell is projected 3.2 points ahead of Darius Cooper. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 64% of the time. A lean, not a lock.
RB · LAC
Keaton Mitchell
5.8 projected
@ LAR · Sun 4:05 PM ET
6.2 a game this season · last 3: 11.3, 5.9, 0.4
WR · PHI
Darius Cooper
2.6 projected
@ WAS · Sun 8:20 PM ET
8.1 a game this season · last 3: 15.1, 1.9, 2.7
What the call rests on
- Keaton Mitchell: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 6:50 PM ET
- Darius Cooper: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 6:50 PM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Tue, Oct 27, 6:51 PM ET.
- Injury statuses: Sleeper's player list, read Tue, Oct 27, 9:01 AM ET (once a day). Game-day inactives, about 90 minutes before kickoff, come after it.
| Same projections, scored | Mitchell | Cooper |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 5.8 | 2.6 |
| Half PPR | 5.2 | 2.2 |
| Standard | 4.6 | 1.8 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Keaton Mitchell plays first (Sun 4:05 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Darius Cooper's late news is known.
Open in Who should I start (your league, more players)
This week’s projections are Sleeper’s, scored with 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%.