Omar Cooper Jr.orTee Higgins?

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

Our call

Start Omar Cooper Jr.

Omar Cooper Jr. outscores Tee Higgins in 61% of simulations.

Tee Higgins still comes out ahead in the other 39%, so Omar Cooper Jr. is the better bet, not a sure thing. Omar Cooper Jr. projects 5.3 half-PPR points ahead in Week 8. Tee Higgins has the better matchup against the Tennessee Titans (14% more than average to WRs); Omar Cooper Jr. faces the Las Vegas Raiders (5% more than average to WRs). Omar Cooper Jr. still wins more often despite that.

Range of outcomes, half-PPR

Omar Cooper Jr.
Floor
6.0
Median
17.3
Ceiling
38.8
Big game (20+):
42%
Dud (under 6):
10%
Tee Higgins
Floor
5.0
Median
13.2
Ceiling
28.1
Big game (20+):
25%
Dud (under 6):
14%

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.

StatOmar Cooper Jr.WR, NYJ, Sun, Nov 1, 1:00 p.m. ETTee HigginsWR, CIN, Sun, Nov 1, 1:00 p.m. ET
Half-PPR projection20.315.0
PPR projection23.117.6
Standard projection17.512.3
Rank this weekWR2WR6
Matchupvs LVvs TEN
InjuryNoneNone
2026 points per game14.314.3
Last season per game—12.1
Snap share, last game64%87%
Trade value7539