Omar Cooper Jr. vs. Rome Odunze: Who Should You Start in Week 8?

Start Omar Cooper Jr.. Cooper Jr. is projected for 9.9 PPR points vs 9.4 for Rome Odunze, and faces the 15th-softest defense against WRs this week.

Updated Oct 30, 7:29 AM ET

Omar Cooper Jr. vs. Rome Odunze: Week 8 side by side

Omar Cooper Jr.
WR · NYJ
Rome Odunze
WR · CHI
Projection (Week 8, avg of sources)9.99.4
Floor (lowest source)9.18.7
Ceiling (highest source)10.510.2
StatChasers projection9.8 (WR38)9.8 (WR39)
Opponentvs LVvs SEA
Opponent vs. position15th-softest (31.4 pts/g allowed)1st-toughest (20.9 pts/g allowed)
Recent usage16% target share (last 3)18% target share (last 3)
PositionWRWR
Our callFLEX · FlexFLEX · Flex

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Omar Cooper Jr. vs. Rome Odunze Week 8 Start/Sit FAQ

Should I start Omar Cooper Jr. or Rome Odunze in Week 8?

Start Omar Cooper Jr.. Cooper Jr. projects for 9.9 PPR points vs LV, against 9.4 for Rome Odunze vs SEA: a 0.5-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.

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

Omar Cooper Jr. is projected to score more: 9.9 PPR points to 9.4 for Rome Odunze.

The sources range from 9.1 to 10.5 for Cooper Jr. and from 8.7 to 10.2 for Odunze. The ranges overlap, so Odunze outscoring Cooper Jr. is a realistic result.

Who is the safer start in Week 8, Omar Cooper Jr. or Rome Odunze?

Omar Cooper Jr. is the safer start: even the most cautious projection source has Cooper Jr. at 9.1 PPR points, against 8.7 for Rome Odunze.

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 Rome Odunze?

Omar Cooper Jr. has the higher ceiling: the most optimistic projection source has Cooper Jr. at 10.5 PPR points, against 10.2 for Rome Odunze.

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 Rome Odunze?

Omar Cooper Jr. plays LV and Rome Odunze plays SEA in Week 8.

By fantasy points allowed to each position, Cooper Jr. faces the 15th-softest defense against WRs and Odunze faces the 1st-toughest defense against WRs, so Omar Cooper Jr. 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 Rome Odunze?

Over his recent games Omar Cooper Jr. has drawn 16% of his team's targets, and Rome Odunze 18% of his team's targets.

Rome Odunze has the bigger role, and volume is the steadiest thing a projection rests on.

Does PPR scoring change Omar Cooper Jr. vs. Rome Odunze?

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

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

Are Omar Cooper Jr. and Rome Odunze playing in Week 8?

Neither Omar Cooper Jr. nor Rome Odunze 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 Rome Odunze 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 Rome Odunze 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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