NYJ — Week 9 at KC, who allow the 31st-most points to WRs — recently Jaxon Smith-Njigba put up 22.3 on them (W7), Jaylen Waddle put up 11.9 on them (W8).
Omar Cooper Jr. projects 9.8 PPR points in week 9 at KC — the 31st-ranked matchup for WRs, averaging 16.3 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 9 angle vs KC: 228.4 passing yards a game allowed (6.55/attempt) · 1 TDs/gm through the air · 0.9 INTs/gm — all of it adding up to the 31st-most fantasy points allowed to WRs. Receipts and the full profile: how KC defends WRs, linked under The matchup below.
What Vegas expects (week 9): 37.5 receiving yards · 26% anytime-TD — de-vigged sportsbook consensus, shown for information; we take no bets.
Usage & TD luck (2026 · 3 games): 57.7% offensive snaps · 4.3 targets/game, 15.2% target share · 24.3% air-yard share (aDOT 11.1) · 4 catches for 82.7 yards/game, 2 TD. Usage moves before production — snaps and share shifts are the earliest real signal.
Week 9 range (half-PPR, when he plays): floor 2.2 · median 6.7 · ceiling 15.7 — 33% chance of 10+, 13% of 15+, 3% of 20+. Built from real week-to-week variance at his position and scoring level — not a bell curve, the actual shape.
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| Wk | Opp | Std | ½ PPR | PPR | Matchup | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W9 | @ KC | Sun, Nov 8 | 6.4 | 8.1 | 9.8 | 31st · tough |
| W10 | vs BUF | Sun, Nov 15 | 5.5 | 7.0 | 8.6 | 3rd · soft |
| W11 | @ LAC | Sun, Nov 22 | 5.7 | 7.3 | 9.0 | 18th |
| W12 | @ MIA | Sun, Nov 29 | 6.4 | 8.1 | 9.9 | 29th · tough |
| W14 | vs DEN | Sun, Dec 13 | 5.1 | 6.6 | 8.1 | 27th · tough |
| W15 | @ ARI | Sun, Dec 20 | 6.3 | 8.0 | 9.6 | 6th · soft |
| Wk | Opp | Std | ½ PPR | PPR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W7 | MIA | 5/5 rec, 115 yd, 1 TD | 17.5 | 20.0 | 22.5 |
| W6 | NE | 6/7 rec, 103 yd, 1 TD | 16.3 | 19.3 | 22.3 |
| W1 | TEN | 1/1 rec, 30 yd | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 |