Darius Cooper WR

PHI — Week 1 vs WAS, who allow the 6th-most points to WRs — recently KaVontae Turpin put up 14.6 on them (W17), DeVonta Smith put up 5.2 on them (W18).

Should you start Darius Cooper this week?

Darius Cooper projects 0.5 PPR points in week 1 vs WAS — the 6th-ranked matchup for WRs, averaging 4.2 over his last three. Start him if that clears your other options at WR — run the exact head-to-head in Start/Sit below, or jump straight to a comparison.

The week 1 angle vs WAS: 257.1 passing yards a game allowed (8.11/attempt) · 1.9 TDs/gm through the air · 0.5 INTs/gm — all of it adding up to the 6th-most fantasy points allowed to WRs. Receipts and the full profile: how WAS defends WRs, linked under The matchup below.

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→ snaps/gm 18 → 18 (0%) · ↑ target share % 6.4 → 8.2 (+22%)
Trend reads volume — snaps, targets and carries — not fantasy points, which swing on touchdowns.
Week 1 proj
0.5
PPR · 0.3 std
Matchup
6th
WAS vs WRs
Form
4.2
PPR pts/gm, last 3 played

What Vegas expects (week 1): 9% anytime-TD — de-vigged sportsbook consensus, shown for information; we take no bets.

Usage & TD luck (2025): 25.8% offensive snaps · 6.4% target share · 6.8% air-yard share (aDOT 9.9). TD luck: 0 scored vs 0.3 expected — neutral. Usage moves before production — snaps and share shifts are the earliest real signal.

Compare Darius Cooper in Start/Sit Try in the Trade Analyzer

Upcoming schedule & projections

WkOppStd½ PPRPPRMatchup
W1vs WAS Sun, Sep 13 0.30.40.5 6th · soft
W2@ TEN Sun, Sep 20 0.30.40.5 4th · soft
W3@ CHI Mon, Sep 28 0.30.40.5 2nd · soft
W4vs LAR Sun, Oct 4 0.30.40.5 12th
W5@ JAX Sun, Oct 11 0.30.40.5 20th
W6vs CAR Sun, Oct 18 0.30.40.5 25th · tough

The matchup

2025 game log

WkOppStd½ PPRPPR
W18WAS3/5 rec, 33 yd 3.34.86.3
W17BUF1/1 rec, 4 yd 0.40.91.4
W15LV2/2 rec, 29 yd 2.93.94.9
W14LAC1/1 rec, 19 yd 1.92.42.9
W12DAL2/2 rec, 7 yd 0.71.72.7
Game logs, matchup ranks and form are the 2025 season — 2026 hasn’t kicked off. Projections, schedule and trade values are current 2026 numbers, refreshed nightly. Matchup ranks read 1–32, where 1st allows the most points to the position — the matchup you want.