Jaylen WaddleorOmar Cooper Jr.?

Week 7 start/sit decision, wide receiver versus wide receiver.

Our call

Start Omar Cooper Jr.

Omar Cooper Jr. outscores Jaylen Waddle in 77% of simulations.

Jaylen Waddle comes out ahead in the other 23%. Omar Cooper Jr. projects 9.1 half-PPR points ahead in Week 7. Jaylen Waddle has the better matchup against the Arizona Cardinals (4% more than average to WRs); Omar Cooper Jr. faces the Miami Dolphins (14% fewer than average to WRs). Omar Cooper Jr. still wins more often despite that.

Range of outcomes, half-PPR

Jaylen Waddle
Floor
2.6
Median
7.4
Ceiling
16.1
Big game (20+):
5%
Dud (under 6):
38%
Omar Cooper Jr.
Floor
5.1
Median
15.1
Ceiling
34.2
Big game (20+):
34%
Dud (under 6):
13%

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.

StatJaylen WaddleWR, DEN, Sun, Oct 25, 4:05 p.m. ETOmar Cooper Jr.WR, NYJ, Sun, Oct 25, 1:00 p.m. ET
Half-PPR projection8.617.7
PPR projection10.520.5
Standard projection6.615.0
Rank this weekWR31WR2
Matchupat ARIvs MIA
InjuryNoneNone
2026 points per game7.411.4
Last season per game10.1—
Snap share, last game65%82%
Trade value—62