Start Roman Wilson. Wilson is projected for 8.2 PPR points vs 7.6 for Brandin Cooks.
Updated Oct 24, 4:47 PM ET
| Roman Wilson WR · PIT | Brandin Cooks WR · SF | |
|---|---|---|
| Projection (Week 7, avg of sources) | 8.2 | 7.6 |
| Floor (lowest source) | 8.2 | 6.3 |
| Ceiling (highest source) | 8.2 | 8.7 |
| StatChasers projection | — | — |
| Opponent | Bye | vs ATL |
| Opponent vs. position | — | 6th-softest (37.0 pts/g allowed) |
| Recent usage | 13% target share (last 3) | 6% target share (last 3) |
| Position | WR | WR |
| Our call | SIT · Bench | SIT · Bench |
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Start Roman Wilson. Wilson projects for 8.2 PPR points on a bye, against 7.6 for Brandin Cooks vs ATL: a 0.6-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.
Roman Wilson is projected to score more: 8.2 PPR points to 7.6 for Brandin Cooks.
The sources range from 8.2 to 8.2 for Wilson and from 6.3 to 8.7 for Cooks. The ranges overlap, so Cooks outscoring Wilson is a realistic result.
Roman Wilson is the safer start: even the most cautious projection source has Wilson at 8.2 PPR points, against 6.3 for Brandin Cooks.
Start the higher floor when you are favored and only need to avoid a dud.
Brandin Cooks has the higher ceiling: the most optimistic projection source has Cooks at 8.7 PPR points, against 8.2 for Roman Wilson.
Start the higher ceiling when you are the underdog and need points more than safety.
Roman Wilson is on a bye and Brandin Cooks plays ATL in Week 7.
Each projection already accounts for the opponent, so a soft matchup is a tiebreaker, not a reason to bench the higher projection.
Over his recent games Roman Wilson has drawn 13% of his team's targets, and Brandin Cooks 6% of his team's targets.
Roman Wilson has the bigger role, and volume is the steadiest thing a projection rests on.
These numbers are in PPR. Full PPR adds a point per catch, so it helps whichever player sees more targets, which here is Roman Wilson.
Switch between PPR, Half PPR and Standard on the board above to rescore both players from the same sources.
Roman Wilson is on a bye, and Brandin Cooks has no injury designation.
Designations change through the week, so check again before kickoff; this page updates with each refresh.
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). Roman Wilson is projected by 1 of them and Brandin Cooks by 4.
A source with no number for a player is left out of the average rather than counted as a zero.