Two players, one answer.
Darius Cooper vs Malik Washington
This week
No call this week: one of them has no game or a projection under 4 points
Rest of season
Malik Washington by 74% (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
Malik Washington by 48% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 76% held up in 2025
Start Malik Washington
On Sleeper's projections, Malik Washington is projected 6.4 points ahead of Darius Cooper. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 76% of the time.
WR · MIA
Malik Washington
9.1 projected
vs NE · Sun 4:25 PM ETQuestionable
9.5 a game this season · last 3: 12, 12.1, 6.5
WR · PHI
Darius Cooper
2.7 projected
@ WAS · Sun 8:20 PM ET
8.1 a game this season · last 3: 15.1, 1.9, 2.7
- Malik Washington is questionable. The projection assumes he plays; if he's ruled out, the next player up is the call.
What the call rests on
- Malik Washington: Sleeper's projection, last changed Thu, Oct 29, 2:10 PM ET
- Darius Cooper: Sleeper's projection, last changed Thu, Oct 29, 2:10 PM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Thu, Oct 29, 2:14 PM ET.
- Injury statuses read Thu, Oct 29, 2:14 PM ET, with the projections (hourly). A fresh projection time doesn't mean every status is: game-day inactives, about 90 minutes before kickoff, can come after it.
| Same projections, scored | Washington | Cooper |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 9.1 | 2.7 |
| Half PPR | 7.3 | 2.2 |
| Standard | 5.5 | 1.8 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Malik Washington's status (questionable): if he's ruled out, Darius Cooper is the start.
- Malik Washington plays first (Sun 4:25 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%.