Darius CooperorDontayvion Wicks?

Week 7 start/sit decision, wide receiver versus wide receiver.

Our call

Lean Darius Cooper

Darius Cooper outscores Dontayvion Wicks in 54% of simulations.

That's close to a coin flip: Dontayvion Wicks comes out ahead in the other 46%. Lean Darius Cooper, and let news and your league's scoring break the tie. Dontayvion Wicks projects 0.1 half-PPR points more, but more of that rests on the occasional big game. The matchups don't separate them: Darius Cooper faces the Dallas Cowboys (24% more than average to WRs), Dontayvion Wicks faces the Dallas Cowboys (24% more than average to WRs). Scoring matters here: in Standard leagues, Darius Cooper wins 59%.

Range of outcomes, half-PPR

Darius Cooper
Floor
1.8
Median
5.4
Ceiling
12.5
Big game (20+):
2%
Dud (under 6):
56%
Dontayvion Wicks
Floor
0.9
Median
4.8
Ceiling
14.6
Big game (20+):
4%
Dud (under 6):
59%

Each week is simulated thousands of times from the projection and the player’s usual week-to-week swing. Floor and ceiling are the 10th and 90th percentile: 8 weeks in 10 land between them.

StatDarius CooperWR, PHI, Mon, Oct 26, 8:15 p.m. ETDontayvion WicksWR, PHI, Mon, Oct 26, 8:15 p.m. ET
Half-PPR projection6.56.6
PPR projection7.48.2
Standard projection5.55.0
Rank this weekWR45WR44
Matchupvs DALvs DAL
InjuryNoneNone
2026 points per game7.07.3
Last season per game2.34.7
Snap share, last game61%62%
Trade value——