Two players, one answer.
Josh Downs vs Omar Cooper Jr.
Any format · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 7 of 2026
This week
Toss-up · 9.8 to 9.8 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Omar Cooper Jr. by 45% (redraft PPR)Dynasty
Omar Cooper Jr. by 40% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 50% held up in 2025
A toss-up
On Sleeper's projections, Omar Cooper Jr. and Josh Downs are projected level. That's close to a coin flip: on these projections neither is the better start, and an injury report or a projection update before kickoff can tip it.
WR · NYJ
Omar Cooper Jr.
9.8 projected
vs LV · Sun 1:00 PM ET
16.3 a game this season · last 3: 4, 22.3, 22.5
WR · IND
Josh Downs
9.8 projected
@ JAX · Sun 1:00 PM ET
8.2 a game this season · last 3: 7.7, 8.7, 3.8
What the call rests on
- Omar Cooper Jr.: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 5:40 PM ET
- Josh Downs: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 5:40 PM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Tue, Oct 27, 5:50 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 | Jr. | Downs |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 9.8 | 9.8 |
| Half PPR | 8.1 | 7.8 |
| Standard | 6.4 | 5.9 |
What could change it before kickoff
- A projection update of 0 points or more in the other direction flips the call; Sleeper keeps adjusting its projections until kickoff, and this page reads them again at most an hour after it last did.
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%.