James CookorOmar Cooper Jr.?
Week 8 start/sit decision, running back or wide receiver.
Our call
Lean Omar Cooper Jr.
Omar Cooper Jr. outscores James Cook in 54% of simulations.
That's close to a coin flip: James Cook comes out ahead in the other 46%. Lean Omar Cooper Jr., and let news and your league's scoring break the tie. Omar Cooper Jr. projects 2.8 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); James Cook faces the Baltimore Ravens (6% fewer than average to RBs). Scoring matters here: in Standard leagues, James Cook is the pick at 51%.
Range of outcomes, half-PPR
- Floor
- 7.4
- Median
- 15.9
- Ceiling
- 28.8
- Big game (20+):
- 32%
- Dud (under 6):
- 6%
- 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.
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| Stat | James CookRB, BUF, Sun, Nov 1, 1:00 p.m. ET | Omar Cooper Jr.WR, NYJ, Sun, Nov 1, 1:00 p.m. ET |
|---|---|---|
| Half-PPR projection | 17.5 | 20.3 |
| PPR projection | 18.3 | 23.1 |
| Standard projection | 16.6 | 17.5 |
| Rank this week | RB2 | WR2 |
| Matchup | vs BAL | vs LV |
| Injury | None | None |
| 2026 points per game | 18.1 | 14.3 |
| Last season per game | 16.8 | — |
| Snap share, last game | 66% | 64% |
| Trade value | 67 | 75 |