Cooper Kupp vs. Keon Coleman: Who Should You Start in Week 8?

Too close to call: Cooper Kupp (7.4) and Keon Coleman (7.4) project within 0.0 PPR points of each other in Week 8, and Cooper Kupp faces the 10th-toughest defense against WRs.

Updated Oct 30, 7:29 AM ET

Cooper Kupp vs. Keon Coleman: Week 8 side by side

Cooper Kupp
WR · SEA
Keon Coleman
WR · BUF
Projection (Week 8, avg of sources)7.47.4
Floor (lowest source)6.66.7
Ceiling (highest source)8.08.0
StatChasers projection8.0 (WR50)7.0 (WR56)
Opponentvs CHIvs BAL
Opponent vs. position10th-toughest (29.2 pts/g allowed)7th-softest (35.8 pts/g allowed)
Recent usage15% target share (last 3)19% target share (last 3)
PositionWRWR
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Cooper Kupp vs. Keon Coleman Week 8 Start/Sit FAQ

Should I start Cooper Kupp or Keon Coleman in Week 8?

It is a coin flip. Cooper Kupp projects for 7.4 PPR points and Keon Coleman for 7.4, within 0.0 of each other.

Break the tie with the floor if you are favored this week, and with the ceiling if you need a big game to win.

Cooper Kupp vs. Keon Coleman: who will score more fantasy points in Week 8?

They are projected almost level: 7.4 PPR points for Cooper Kupp and 7.4 for Keon Coleman.

The sources range from 6.6 to 8.0 for Kupp and from 6.7 to 8.0 for Coleman. Either result is well inside both ranges.

Who is the safer start in Week 8, Cooper Kupp or Keon Coleman?

Keon Coleman is the safer start: even the most cautious projection source has Coleman at 6.7 PPR points, against 6.6 for Cooper Kupp.

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

Who has the higher ceiling in Week 8, Cooper Kupp or Keon Coleman?

They share the same ceiling, 8.0 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, Cooper Kupp or Keon Coleman?

Cooper Kupp plays CHI and Keon Coleman plays BAL in Week 8.

By fantasy points allowed to each position, Kupp faces the 10th-toughest defense against WRs and Coleman faces the 7th-softest defense against WRs, so Keon Coleman 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, Cooper Kupp or Keon Coleman?

Over his recent games Cooper Kupp has drawn 15% of his team's targets, and Keon Coleman 19% of his team's targets.

Keon Coleman has the bigger role, and volume is the steadiest thing a projection rests on.

Does PPR scoring change Cooper Kupp vs. Keon Coleman?

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

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

Are Cooper Kupp and Keon Coleman playing in Week 8?

Neither Cooper Kupp nor Keon Coleman 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 Cooper Kupp and Keon Coleman 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). Cooper Kupp is projected by 5 of them and Keon Coleman 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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