Malik NabersorOmar Cooper Jr.?
Week 9 start/sit decision, wide receiver versus wide receiver.
Our call
Start Omar Cooper Jr.
Omar Cooper Jr. outscores Malik Nabers in 59% of simulations.
Malik Nabers still comes out ahead in the other 41%, so Omar Cooper Jr. is the better bet, not a sure thing. Omar Cooper Jr. projects 3.0 half-PPR points ahead in Week 9. Malik Nabers has the better matchup against the Philadelphia Eagles (6% more than average to WRs); Omar Cooper Jr. faces the Kansas City Chiefs (18% fewer than average to WRs). Omar Cooper Jr. still wins more often despite that.
Range of outcomes, half-PPR
- Floor
- 3.5
- Median
- 12.0
- Ceiling
- 28.5
- Big game (20+):
- 24%
- Dud (under 6):
- 22%
- Floor
- 5.2
- Median
- 15.0
- Ceiling
- 33.6
- 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.
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| Stat | Malik NabersWR, NYG, Sun, Nov 8, 1:00 p.m. ET | Omar Cooper Jr.WR, NYJ, Sun, Nov 8, 1:00 p.m. ET |
|---|---|---|
| Half-PPR projection | 14.6 | 17.6 |
| PPR projection | 17.9 | 20.0 |
| Standard projection | 11.3 | 15.2 |
| Rank this week | WR6 | WR2 |
| Matchup | at PHI | at KC |
| Injury | None | None |
| 2026 points per game | 13.8 | 14.3 |
| Last season per game | 12.0 | — |
| Snap share, last game | 73% | 64% |
| Trade value | 43 | 78 |