Denzel BostonorOmar Cooper Jr.?

Week 8 start/sit decision, wide receiver versus wide receiver.

Our call

Start Omar Cooper Jr.

Omar Cooper Jr. outscores Denzel Boston in 81% of simulations.

Denzel Boston comes out ahead in the other 19%. Omar Cooper Jr. projects 11.7 half-PPR points ahead in Week 8. The matchups don't separate them: Omar Cooper Jr. faces the Las Vegas Raiders (5% more than average to WRs), Denzel Boston faces the Pittsburgh Steelers (5% more than average to WRs).

Range of outcomes, half-PPR

Denzel Boston
Floor
2.8
Median
7.6
Ceiling
15.6
Big game (20+):
4%
Dud (under 6):
36%
Omar Cooper Jr.
Floor
6.0
Median
17.3
Ceiling
38.8
Big game (20+):
42%
Dud (under 6):
10%

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.

StatDenzel BostonWR, CLE, Sun, Nov 1, 1:00 p.m. ETOmar Cooper Jr.WR, NYJ, Sun, Nov 1, 1:00 p.m. ET
Half-PPR projection8.620.3
PPR projection10.023.1
Standard projection7.217.5
Rank this weekWR25WR2
Matchupat PITvs LV
InjuryNoneNone
2026 points per game9.614.3
Last season per game——
Snap share, last game87%64%
Trade value—78