Omar Cooper Jr. vs. Antonio Williams: Who Should You Start in Week 8?

Start Omar Cooper Jr.. Cooper Jr. is projected for 9.9 PPR points vs 8.8 for Antonio Williams, and faces the 15th-softest defense against WRs this week.

Updated Oct 30, 7:29 AM ET

Omar Cooper Jr. vs. Antonio Williams: Week 8 side by side

Omar Cooper Jr.
WR · NYJ
Antonio Williams
WR · WAS
Projection (Week 8, avg of sources)9.98.8
Floor (lowest source)9.17.9
Ceiling (highest source)10.510.5
StatChasers projection9.8 (WR38)9.2 (WR43)
Opponentvs LVvs PHI
Opponent vs. position15th-softest (31.4 pts/g allowed)2nd-softest (40.1 pts/g allowed)
Recent usage16% target share (last 3)16% target share (last 3)
PositionWRWR
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Omar Cooper Jr. vs. Antonio Williams Week 8 Start/Sit FAQ

Should I start Omar Cooper Jr. or Antonio Williams in Week 8?

Start Omar Cooper Jr.. Cooper Jr. projects for 9.9 PPR points vs LV, against 8.8 for Antonio Williams vs PHI: a 1.1-point edge.

The projection is the average of every source that carries each player this week, and a player listed Out or Doubtful is never the start.

Omar Cooper Jr. vs. Antonio Williams: who will score more fantasy points in Week 8?

Omar Cooper Jr. is projected to score more: 9.9 PPR points to 8.8 for Antonio Williams.

The sources range from 9.1 to 10.5 for Cooper Jr. and from 7.9 to 10.5 for Williams. The ranges overlap, so Williams outscoring Cooper Jr. is a realistic result.

Who is the safer start in Week 8, Omar Cooper Jr. or Antonio Williams?

Omar Cooper Jr. is the safer start: even the most cautious projection source has Cooper Jr. at 9.1 PPR points, against 7.9 for Antonio Williams.

Start the higher floor when you are favored and only need to avoid a dud.

Who has the higher ceiling in Week 8, Omar Cooper Jr. or Antonio Williams?

They share the same ceiling, 10.5 PPR points.

Start the higher ceiling when you are the underdog and need points more than safety.

Who has the better matchup in Week 8, Omar Cooper Jr. or Antonio Williams?

Omar Cooper Jr. plays LV and Antonio Williams plays PHI in Week 8.

By fantasy points allowed to each position, Cooper Jr. faces the 15th-softest defense against WRs and Williams faces the 2nd-softest defense against WRs, so Antonio Williams has the softer matchup.

Each projection already accounts for the opponent, so a soft matchup is a tiebreaker, not a reason to bench the higher projection.

Who gets more volume, Omar Cooper Jr. or Antonio Williams?

Over his recent games Omar Cooper Jr. has drawn 16% of his team's targets, and Antonio Williams 16% of his team's targets.

Antonio Williams has the bigger role, and volume is the steadiest thing a projection rests on.

Does PPR scoring change Omar Cooper Jr. vs. Antonio Williams?

These numbers are in PPR. Full PPR adds a point per catch, so it helps whichever player sees more targets, which here is Antonio Williams.

Switch between PPR, Half PPR and Standard on the board above to rescore both players from the same sources.

Are Omar Cooper Jr. and Antonio Williams playing in Week 8?

Neither Omar Cooper Jr. nor Antonio Williams has an injury designation for Week 8.

Designations change through the week, so check again before kickoff; this page updates with each refresh.

Where do the Omar Cooper Jr. and Antonio Williams projections come from?

Each figure is the average of the projection sources that carry the player this week: StatChasers, Sleeper, ESPN, numberFire, FFToday and the betting markets (sportsbook player props). Omar Cooper Jr. is projected by 5 of them and Antonio Williams by 5.

A source with no number for a player is left out of the average rather than counted as a zero.

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