Darius CooperorKendrick Bourne?

Week 6 start/sit decision, wide receiver versus wide receiver.

Our call

Start Darius Cooper

Darius Cooper outscores Kendrick Bourne in 58% of simulations.

Kendrick Bourne still comes out ahead in the other 42%, so Darius Cooper is the better bet, not a sure thing. Darius Cooper projects 0.2 half-PPR points ahead in Week 6. Kendrick Bourne has the better matchup against the Los Angeles Rams (2% fewer than average to WRs); Darius Cooper faces the Carolina Panthers (15% fewer than average to WRs). Darius Cooper still wins more often despite that. Scoring matters here: in PPR leagues, Darius Cooper wins 52%; in Standard leagues, Darius Cooper wins 66%.

Range of outcomes, half-PPR

Darius Cooper
Floor
2.4
Median
5.3
Ceiling
10.0
Big game (20+):
<1%
Dud (under 6):
59%
Kendrick Bourne
Floor
0.9
Median
4.3
Ceiling
11.8
Big game (20+):
2%
Dud (under 6):
64%

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, Sun, Oct 18, 1:00 p.m. ETKendrick BourneWR, ARI, Sun, Oct 18, 4:05 p.m. ET
Half-PPR projection5.95.7
PPR projection6.77.4
Standard projection5.14.1
Rank this weekWR44WR46
Matchupvs CARat LAR
InjuryNoneNone
2026 points per game8.16.6
Last season per game2.35.3
Snap share, last game85%49%
Trade value——