Cooper Kupp · Demarcus Robinson · 2026 week 9

Cooper Kupp or Demarcus Robinson?

Wondering who you should start this week — Cooper Kupp or Demarcus Robinson? The start/sit call and the numbers behind it are below, plus who wins a straight-up trade. Rebuilt nightly.

Start Demarcus Robinson — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.4 points. The matchup leans Demarcus Robinson (DAL allow the 5th-most WR points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 9	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Cooper Kupp	vs ARI	7.2	6th · soft	7.2	–	healthy
Demarcus Robinson START	@ DAL	7.6	5th · soft	9.7	–	IR

WRs vs ARI recently: Puka Nacua 8 pts (W6) · Marvin Mims Jr. 5.6 pts (W7) · Ryan Flournoy 10.1 pts (W8).

WRs vs DAL recently: Matthew Golden 16.4 pts (W6) · Makai Lemon 12.7 pts (W7) · Michael Wilson 18.8 pts (W8).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.4 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Cooper Kupp faces ARI, 6th most generous to WRs.
Demarcus Robinson faces DAL, 5th most generous to WRs.
Demarcus Robinson is flagged OUT.

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Their trade values are effectively even — a one-for-one is a fair swap on the numbers.

Open in Start/Sit (any scoring) Open in the Trade Analyzer

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.