Omar Cooper Jr.orZay Flowers?
Week 8 start/sit decision, wide receiver versus wide receiver.
Our call
Start Omar Cooper Jr.
Omar Cooper Jr. outscores Zay Flowers in 59% of simulations.
Zay Flowers still comes out ahead in the other 41%, so Omar Cooper Jr. is the better bet, not a sure thing. Omar Cooper Jr. projects 4.9 half-PPR points ahead in Week 8. The matchups don't separate them: Omar Cooper Jr. faces the Las Vegas Raiders (5% more than average to WRs), Zay Flowers faces the Buffalo Bills (7% more than average to WRs).
Range of outcomes, half-PPR
- Floor
- 6.0
- Median
- 17.3
- Ceiling
- 38.8
- Big game (20+):
- 42%
- Dud (under 6):
- 10%
- Floor
- 6.0
- Median
- 13.9
- Ceiling
- 27.0
- Big game (20+):
- 25%
- 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 | Omar Cooper Jr.WR, NYJ, Sun, Nov 1, 1:00 p.m. ET | Zay FlowersWR, BAL, Sun, Nov 1, 1:00 p.m. ET |
|---|---|---|
| Half-PPR projection | 20.3 | 15.4 |
| PPR projection | 23.1 | 18.5 |
| Standard projection | 17.5 | 12.2 |
| Rank this week | WR2 | WR5 |
| Matchup | vs LV | at BUF |
| Injury | None | None |
| 2026 points per game | 14.3 | 17.0 |
| Last season per game | — | 11.8 |
| Snap share, last game | 64% | 85% |
| Trade value | 75 | 42 |