Start DJ Moore. Moore is projected for 12.2 PPR points vs 10.7 for Omar Cooper Jr., and faces the 4th-toughest defense against WRs this week.
Updated Nov 7, 4:39 PM ET
| DJ Moore WR · BUF | Omar Cooper Jr. WR · NYJ | |
|---|---|---|
| Projection (Week 9, avg of sources) | 12.2 | 10.7 |
| Floor (lowest source) | 11.3 | 7.8 |
| Ceiling (highest source) | 13.1 | 13.4 |
| StatChasers projection | 11.3 (WR28) | 9.8 (WR43) |
| Opponent | vs MIN | vs KC |
| Opponent vs. position | 4th-toughest (25.9 pts/g allowed) | 2nd-toughest (24.9 pts/g allowed) |
| Recent usage | 21% target share (last 3) | 14% target share (last 3) |
| Position | WR | WR |
| Our call | START · WR3 | SIT · Bench |
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Start DJ Moore. Moore projects for 12.2 PPR points vs MIN, against 10.7 for Omar Cooper Jr. vs KC: a 1.5-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.
DJ Moore is projected to score more: 12.2 PPR points to 10.7 for Omar Cooper Jr..
The sources range from 11.3 to 13.1 for Moore and from 7.8 to 13.4 for Cooper Jr.. The ranges overlap, so Cooper Jr. outscoring Moore is a realistic result.
DJ Moore is the safer start: even the most cautious projection source has Moore at 11.3 PPR points, against 7.8 for Omar Cooper Jr..
Start the higher floor when you are favored and only need to avoid a dud.
Omar Cooper Jr. has the higher ceiling: the most optimistic projection source has Cooper Jr. at 13.4 PPR points, against 13.1 for DJ Moore.
Start the higher ceiling when you are the underdog and need points more than safety.
DJ Moore plays MIN and Omar Cooper Jr. plays KC in Week 9.
By fantasy points allowed to each position, Moore faces the 4th-toughest defense against WRs and Cooper Jr. faces the 2nd-toughest defense against WRs, so DJ Moore 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.
Over his recent games DJ Moore has drawn 21% of his team's targets, and Omar Cooper Jr. 14% of his team's targets.
DJ Moore 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 DJ Moore.
Switch between PPR, Half PPR and Standard on the board above to rescore both players from the same sources.
Neither DJ Moore nor Omar Cooper Jr. has an injury designation for Week 9.
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). DJ Moore is projected by 6 of them and Omar Cooper Jr. by 6.
A source with no number for a player is left out of the average rather than counted as a zero.