Two players, one answer.

Darius Cooper vs Omar Cooper Jr.

Any league · this week start/sit · PPR

Stats through week 7 of 2026

Darius Cooper · Omar Cooper Jr.

Week 8 · PPR · 79% held up in 2025

Start Omar Cooper Jr.

On Sleeper's projections, Omar Cooper Jr. is projected 7.3 points ahead of Darius Cooper. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 79% of the time.

WR · NYJ

Omar Cooper Jr.

10.0 projected

vs LV · Sun 1:00 PM ET

16.3 a game this season · last 3: 4, 22.3, 22.5

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

What the call rests on

  • Omar Cooper Jr.: Sleeper's projection, last changed Thu, Oct 29, 4:40 PM ET
  • Darius Cooper: Sleeper's projection, last changed Thu, Oct 29, 4:40 PM ET
  • Sleeper's projections read Thu, Oct 29, 4:44 PM ET.
  • Injury statuses read Thu, Oct 29, 4:44 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, scoredJr.Cooper
PPR102.7
Half PPR8.22.2
Standard6.51.8

What could change it before kickoff

  • Omar Cooper Jr. plays first (Sun 1:00 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%.