Jalen Nailor vs. Brandin Cooks: Who Should You Start in Week 8?

Start Jalen Nailor. Brandin Cooks is on a bye, and Jalen Nailor is projected for 5.0 PPR points vs NYJ.

Updated Oct 30, 7:29 AM ET

Jalen Nailor vs. Brandin Cooks: Week 8 side by side

Jalen Nailor
WR · LV
Brandin Cooks
WR · SF
Projection (Week 8, avg of sources)5.0—
Floor (lowest source)3.1—
Ceiling (highest source)7.2—
StatChasers projection3.1 (WR84)—
Opponentvs NYJBye
Opponent vs. position15th-toughest (30.6 pts/g allowed)—
Recent usage7% target share (last 3)—
PositionWRWR
Our callSIT · BenchSIT · No projection

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Jalen Nailor vs. Brandin Cooks Week 8 Start/Sit FAQ

Should I start Jalen Nailor or Brandin Cooks in Week 8?

Start Jalen Nailor. Brandin Cooks is on a bye, while Jalen Nailor projects for 5.0 PPR points vs NYJ.

Who has the better matchup in Week 8, Jalen Nailor or Brandin Cooks?

Jalen Nailor plays NYJ and Brandin Cooks is on a bye in Week 8.

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

Does PPR scoring change Jalen Nailor vs. Brandin Cooks?

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

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

Are Jalen Nailor and Brandin Cooks playing in Week 8?

Jalen Nailor has no injury designation, and Brandin Cooks is on a bye.

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

Where do the Jalen Nailor and Brandin Cooks 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). Jalen Nailor is projected by 5 of them and Brandin Cooks by 0.

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

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