Darius CooperorTank Dell?

Week 9 start/sit decision, wide receiver versus wide receiver.

Our call

Lean Tank Dell

Tank Dell outscores Darius Cooper in 52% of simulations.

That's close to a coin flip: Darius Cooper comes out ahead in the other 48%. Lean Tank Dell, and let news and your league's scoring break the tie. Darius Cooper projects 0.2 half-PPR points more, but more of that rests on the occasional big game. Darius Cooper has the better matchup against the New York Giants (7% more than average to WRs); Tank Dell faces the Los Angeles Chargers (8% fewer than average to WRs). Tank Dell still wins more often despite that.

Range of outcomes, half-PPR

Darius Cooper
Floor
1.0
Median
3.9
Ceiling
10.3
Big game (20+):
1%
Dud (under 6):
70%
Tank Dell
Floor
1.4
Median
4.2
Ceiling
9.0
Big game (20+):
<1%
Dud (under 6):
72%

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.

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StatDarius CooperWR, PHI, Sun, Nov 8, 1:00 p.m. ETTank DellWR, HOU, Sun, Nov 8, 4:05 p.m. ET
Half-PPR projection5.04.8
PPR projection5.85.2
Standard projection4.14.3
Rank this weekWR54WR56
Matchupvs NYGat LAC
InjuryNoneNone
2026 points per game5.95.0
Last season per game2.3—
Snap share, last game96%23%
Trade value——