Darius Cooper · Darnell Mooney · 2026 week 8

Darius Cooper or Darnell Mooney?

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

Start Darnell Mooney — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.1 points. The matchup leans Darnell Mooney (PHI allow the 2nd-most WR points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 8	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Darius Cooper	@ WAS	2.7	8th · soft	6.6	17	healthy
Darnell Mooney START	@ PHI	2.8	2nd · soft	2.4	–	healthy

WRs vs WAS recently: Laquon Treadwell 4.2 pts (W4) · Malik Nabers 18.1 pts (W5) · Mike Evans 9.4 pts (W6).

WRs vs PHI recently: Parker Washington 24.4 pts (W5) · Jalen Coker 9.7 pts (W6) · CeeDee Lamb 19.4 pts (W7).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.1 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Darius Cooper faces WAS, 8th most generous to WRs.
Darnell Mooney faces PHI, 2nd most generous to WRs.

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Darius Cooper carries the higher trade value — 17 against 0. In a one-for-one, the side receiving Darius Cooper gets the most.

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.