Germie BernardorOmar Cooper Jr.?

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

Our call

Start Omar Cooper Jr.

Omar Cooper Jr. outscores Germie Bernard in 82% of simulations.

Germie Bernard comes out ahead in the other 18%. Omar Cooper Jr. projects 12.3 half-PPR points ahead in Week 8. Omar Cooper Jr. has the better matchup against the Las Vegas Raiders (5% more than average to WRs); Germie Bernard faces the Cleveland Browns (6% fewer than average to WRs). Scoring matters here: in Standard leagues, Omar Cooper Jr. wins 87%.

Range of outcomes, half-PPR

Germie Bernard
Floor
1.8
Median
6.5
Ceiling
16.3
Big game (20+):
5%
Dud (under 6):
46%
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.

StatGermie BernardWR, PIT, Sun, Nov 1, 1:00 p.m. ETOmar Cooper Jr.WR, NYJ, Sun, Nov 1, 1:00 p.m. ET
Half-PPR projection8.020.3
PPR projection10.323.1
Standard projection5.617.5
Rank this weekWR35WR2
Matchupvs CLEvs LV
InjuryNoneNone
2026 points per game7.514.3
Last season per game——
Snap share, last game91%64%
Trade value—78