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Cooper Kupp or Patriots DST

Who Should I Start? - Week 1 • Start New
Cooper Kupp

Cooper Kupp

WR • Seattle Seahawks SEA
Patriots DST

Patriots DST

DST • New England Patriots NE
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Kupp over DST

 
 
 
 
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Outlook Cooper Kupp

Cooper Kupp Primed for Primary Slot Role Against New England

Cooper Kupp enters the opener completely healthy, operating as the starting slot receiver in a Seattle passing attack helmed by quarterback Sam Darnold alongside Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Rashid Shaheed. With wideout Jake Bobo on injured reserve and Tory Horton nursing a hamstring issue, Kupp's veteran presence should command consistent snaps inside, though he is no longer the focal point of the passing game.

For fantasy purposes, our projections anticipate a modest afternoon, slating Kupp for around 2.7 catches on four targets for 32 receiving yards against the Patriots. Rostered in just 14% of leagues and started in barely 1%, he profiles strictly as a deep-league bench stash or emergency flex play until his weekly volume proves reliable.

Updated 22 hrs ago

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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting DST over Kupp

 
 
 
 
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Cooper Kupp
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REC YDS AVG LONG TD
66110.2230
Season stats based on the past 7 days

REC YDS AVG LONG TD
66110.2230
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Patriots DST
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PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs
29.000.000010
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs
29.000.000010
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches Cooper Kupp
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 NE 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 @ARI 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 @WAS 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 LAC 🔓 🔓 🔓
5 SF 🔓 🔓 🔓
6 @DEN 🔓 🔓 🔓
7 KC 🔓 🔓 🔓
9 CHI 🔓 🔓 🔓
10 ARI 🔓 🔓 🔓
11 @LV 🔓 🔓 🔓
12 BYE 🔓 🔓 🔓
12 @SF 🔓 🔓 🔓
13 DAL 🔓 🔓 🔓
14 NYG 🔓 🔓 🔓
15 @PHI 🔓 🔓 🔓
16 LAR 🔓 🔓 🔓
17 @CAR 🔓 🔓 🔓
18 @LAR 🔓 🔓 🔓
20 🔓 🔓 🔓
21 🔓 🔓 🔓
22 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Redzone Touches Patriots DST
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 @SEA 🔓 🔓 🔓
1 PIT 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 @JAC 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 @BUF 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 LV 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 NYJ 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 @CHI 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 @MIA 🔓 🔓 🔓
5 GB 🔓 🔓 🔓
6 @DET 🔓 🔓 🔓
7 BYE 🔓 🔓 🔓
8 @LAC 🔓 🔓 🔓
9 BUF 🔓 🔓 🔓
10 MIN 🔓 🔓 🔓
11 @KC 🔓 🔓 🔓
12 @NYJ 🔓 🔓 🔓
13 DEN 🔓 🔓 🔓
15 MIA 🔓 🔓 🔓
16 🔓 🔓 🔓
17 🔓 🔓 🔓
18 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Cooper Kupp
OWN
14%
-0.2 compared to last week
START
 
1%
+0.29 compared to last week
OWN/START Patriots DST
OWN
72%
-2.41 compared to last week
START
57%
-4.95 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Cooper Kupp
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Patriots DST
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Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Cooper Kupp

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among WR's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 44th with 93.40 total points (4.45 avg).
  • Currently 215.9 points behind the leader: Puka Nacua
  • Decline in numbers lately by 4.5 PPG.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 50 in receptions and is currently ranked 43rd among WR.
  • Top 75 in targets, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 53rd among WR.
  • Top 35 in red zone targets and is currently ranked 35th among WR.
  • Top 50 in reception yards with 617 and 12.59 YPC and is currently ranked 44th among WR.
  • Top 75 in Rec TDs with 2, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 73rd among WR.

    • Rushing Stats

  • Top 100 in rush yards with 0 (0.00 per game), though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 79th among WR.
  • He is top 100 in rush tds with 0 (0.00 per game), though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 82nd among WR.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 4 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: -3, Rec Yards: +64 Rec TDs: -3,
  • Unfortunately two players have the same exact name and his rating may not be entirely accurate at this point. We are working on fixing situations like this!

    • Season Outlook

  • REC: 47, REC YDS: 550, REC TDS: 3
Breakdown Patriots DST

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among DST's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 3rd with 174.00 total points (8.29 avg).
  • Currently 53 points behind the leader: Seahawks DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 8.3.

    • Defensive Stats

  • Top 10 in total yards against with 326.94 per game and is currently ranked 9th among DST.
  • Top 8 in rush defense with 1849 (108.76 per game) and is currently ranked 7th among DST.
  • Top 10 in pass defense with 3709 (218.18 per game) and is currently ranked 9th among DST.
  • Top 4 in points against with 18.82 per game and currently ranked 4th among DST.
  • Top 2 in Total TDs with 5 (0.29 per game) and currently ranked 2nd among DST.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: -80.45, Turnovers: +15 Sacks: +19, INTs: +8, TDs: +4, Points Allowed: -7.14,
  • Unfortunately two players have the same exact name and his rating may not be entirely accurate at this point. We are working on fixing situations like this!

    • Season Outlook

  • SACK: 36, INT: 13, TDS: 6, PA/G: 20, YDS/G: 313.7
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Cooper Kupp

No Injury Reported

Injury Patriots DST

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Rating Cooper Kupp
11.21
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Patriots DST
3.51
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Cooper Kupp
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2017 LAR 15 94 62 869 14.0 5 0 0 0 0
2018 LAR 8 56 40 565 14.1 6 4 25 6.3 0
2019 LAR 16 135 94 1162 12.4 10 2 4 2 0
2020 LAR 16 133 96 1052 11.0 3 4 33 8.3 0
2021 LAR 16 191 145 1947 13.4 16 4 18 4.5 0
2022 LAR 9 98 75 812 10.8 6 9 52 5.8 1
2023 LAR 12 95 59 737 12.5 5 1 -3 -3 0
2024 LAR 12 100 67 710 10.6 6 2 10 5 0
2025 SEA 16 74 49 617 12.6 2 0 0 0 0
ON PACE 72 333 221 2777 12.6 9 0 0 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 15 95 62 727 11.7 4 1 2 2.3 0
Totals 128 1016 713 8745 12.3 60 26 139 5.3 1
Career Patriots DST
YEAR YD TO SACK INT TD PA
2011 6182 30 38 19 3 321
2012 6057 44 36 23 10 338
2013 5969 29 48 17 3 338
2014 5506 25 40 16 6 313
2015 5430 21 49 12 2 315
2016 5452 24 34 13 0 250
2017 6155 20 42 12 0 296
2018 5986 35 29 18 1 325
2019 4739 42 47 25 3 225
2021 5539 30 36 23 3 303
2022 5822 31 54 19 8 347
2023 5375 17 36 10 2 366
2024 5575 11 27 6 1 397
2025 5558 19 35 10 5 320
ON PACE 25011 86 158 45 23 1440
3-YEAR AVG 5503 16 33 9 3 361
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Week 1
ARI @LAC
ATL @PIT
BAL @IND
BUF @HOU
CAR vs CHI
CIN vs TB
CLE @JAC
DAL @NYG
DEN @KC
DET vs NO
GB @MIN
LAR vs SF
LV vs MIA
NE @SEA
NYJ @TEN
PHI vs WAS
Matchup Time Pitchers
ARI @KC 07:40 EDT EST
ATH vs TOR 03:05 EDT EST
ATL vs TB 07:15 EDT EST
BAL vs CLE 06:35 EDT EST
BOS vs LAA 06:45 EDT EST
CHC @MIL 07:40 EDT EST
CHW vs PIT 07:40 EDT EST
CIN @LAD 10:10 EDT EST
COL @NYY 07:05 EDT EST
DET vs MIN 01:10 EDT EST
HOU @PHI 06:40 EDT EST
MIA vs NYM 06:40 EDT EST
SD vs WAS 04:10 EDT EST
SEA vs TEX 04:10 EDT EST
SF vs STL 03:45 EDT EST
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