Darius Cooper WR

PHI — Week 8 at WAS, who allow the 8th-most points to WRs — recently Malik Nabers put up 18.1 on them (W5), Mike Evans put up 9.4 on them (W6).

Week 7 recap: Darius Cooper

2.7 PPR points against DAL on 1/3 rec, 17 yd — missed his 9.6 projection by 6.9. The week 8 outlook below reflects it — projections, values and form all rebuilt nightly.

Should you start Darius Cooper this week?

Darius Cooper projects 2.7 PPR points in week 8 at WAS — the 8th-ranked matchup for WRs, averaging 6.6 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 8 angle vs WAS: 268 passing yards a game allowed (7.34/attempt) · 2.5 TDs/gm through the air · 0.5 INTs/gm — all of it adding up to the 8th-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 47.8 → 52 (+9%) · ↑ target share % 8.4 → 12.4 (+48%)
Week 7 vs DAL: 2.7 pts · 3 tgt · 61 snaps
Trend reads volume — snaps, targets and carries — not fantasy points, which swing on touchdowns.
Week 8 proj
2.7
PPR · 1.8 std
Matchup
8th
WAS vs WRs
Trade value
17
#191 overall · +17/30d
Form
6.6
PPR pts/gm, last 3 played

What Vegas expects (week 8): 17% anytime-TD — de-vigged sportsbook consensus, shown for information; we take no bets.

Usage & TD luck (2026 · 7 games): 56.3% offensive snaps · 2.6 targets/game, 8.4% target share · 11.8% air-yard share (aDOT 11.1) · 1.3 catches for 22.3 yards/game, 4 TD. 2025 baseline (6 games): 25.8% offensive snaps, 1.8 targets/game, 6.4% target share, 6.8% air-yard share (aDOT 9.9), 1.5 catches for 15.3 yards/game, 0 TD. (2026) TD luck: 4 scored vs 1.8 expected — over expectation, regression risk. Usage moves before production — snaps and share shifts are the earliest real signal.

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Common decisions

Upcoming schedule & projections

WkOppStd½ PPRPPRMatchup
W8@ WAS Sun, Nov 1 1.82.22.7 8th · soft
W9vs NYG Sun, Nov 8 1.62.12.5 17th
W11vs PIT Sun, Nov 22 1.92.32.7 26th · tough
W12@ DAL Thu, Nov 26 2.02.52.9 7th · soft
W13@ ARI Sun, Dec 6 2.02.52.9 5th · soft
W14vs IND Sun, Dec 13 1.82.32.7 22nd
Free. Add your scoring and who else you have — the answer gets specific. 3 questions a day without an account, 30 with one.

The matchup

Game log

WkOppStd½ PPRPPR
W7DAL1/3 rec, 17 yd 1.72.22.7
W6CAR1/2 rec, 9 yd 0.91.41.9
W5JAX2/3 rec, 71 yd, 1 TD 13.114.115.1
W4LAR3/7 rec, 33 yd, 2 TD 15.316.818.3
W2TEN2/3 rec, 26 yd, 1 TD 8.69.610.6
All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly. Matchup ranks read 1–32, where 1st allows the most points to the position — the matchup you want.