Cooper Kupp · Dontayvion Wicks · 2026 week 9

Cooper Kupp or Dontayvion Wicks?

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

Start Cooper Kupp — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 1.3 points. The matchup leans Cooper Kupp (ARI allow the 6th-most WR points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 9	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Cooper Kupp START	vs ARI	7.2	6th · soft	7.2	–	healthy
Dontayvion Wicks	vs NYG	5.9	17th	6.8	20	Questionable

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

WRs vs NYG recently: Terry McLaurin 8.2 pts (W5) · Chris Olave 10.3 pts (W6) · Xavier Hutchinson 8.9 pts (W7).

🎓 The coach's read

Cooper Kupp projects 1.3 points higher in PPR.
Cooper Kupp faces ARI, 6th most generous to WRs.
Dontayvion Wicks faces NYG, 17th most generous to WRs.
Dontayvion Wicks is flagged WATCH.

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Dontayvion Wicks carries the higher trade value — 20 against 0. In a one-for-one, the side receiving Dontayvion Wicks gets the most.

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

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.