Two players, one answer.
Darius Cooper vs Ty Johnson
Any league · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)
This week
Start Darius Cooper · 7.9 to 4.4 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Ty Johnson by 8% (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
Darius Cooper by 62% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 65% held up in 2025
Lean Darius Cooper
On Sleeper's projections, Darius Cooper is projected 3.5 points ahead of Ty Johnson. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 65% of the time. A lean, not a lock.
WR · PHI
Darius Cooper
7.9 projected
@ WAS · Sun 8:20 PM ET
8.1 a game this season · last 3: 15.1, 1.9, 2.7
RB · BUF
Ty Johnson
— final · points pending · 4.4 projected
vs BAL · Sun 1:00 PM ET
7 a game this season · last 3: 3.2, 11.2, 4.7
- Their games have already kicked off, so most platforms have locked them in or out for this week.
What the call rests on
- Darius Cooper: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sun, Nov 1, 11:30 PM ET
- Ty Johnson: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sun, Nov 1, 11:30 PM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Sun, Nov 1, 11:37 PM ET.
- Injury statuses read Sun, Nov 1, 11:37 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 | Cooper | Johnson |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 7.9 | 4.4 |
| Half PPR | 6.6 | 3.6 |
| Standard | 5.3 | 2.9 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Ty Johnson 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%.