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Jaylin Noel or Darius Cooper

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
Jaylin Noel

Jaylin Noel

WR • Houston Texans HOU
Darius Cooper

Darius Cooper

WR • Philadelphia Eagles PHI
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Noel over Cooper

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Noel ... NAN%

BOTH ... NAN%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 4
REC REC YD REC TD FPTS
1.3 19.8 0.1 4
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Outlook Jaylin Noel

Jaylin Noel at Tennessee — Big-play upside remains capped by situational snap share

Noel continues to carve out a situational role in Houston's offense, particularly with Tank Dell sidelined. Offensive coordinator Nick Caley recently emphasized that Noel's playing time hinges on game groupings rather than a lack of confidence, which aligns with his recent flashes—including 102 receiving yards on five receptions across his last two outings.

Despite his efficiency and connection with C.J. Stroud, Noel is currently rostered in just 7% of leagues and carries minimal weekly trust. In a low-scoring divisional matchup with Tennessee, our weekly projection forecasts Noel for 4.1 fantasy points on roughly 3 targets and 20 yards, keeping him firmly on fantasy benches outside of deep-league fliers.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Cooper over Noel

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Cooper ... NAN%

BOTH ... NAN%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 5.1
REC REC YD REC TD FPTS
2 22.8 0.1 5.1
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Jaylin Noel
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REC YDS AVG LONG TD
38528.3520
Season stats based on the past 7 days

REC YDS AVG LONG TD
510220.4520
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Darius Cooper
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REC YDS AVG LONG TD
33311.0182
Season stats based on the past 7 days

REC YDS AVG LONG TD
33311.0182
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches Jaylin Noel
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 BUF 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 CIN 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 @IND 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 DAL 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Redzone Touches Darius Cooper
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 WAS 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 @TEN 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 @CHI 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 LAR 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Jaylin Noel
OWN
 
6%
-0.58 compared to last week
START
 
0%
-0.65 compared to last week
OWN/START Darius Cooper
OWN
 
1%
+0.28 compared to last week
START
 
0%
0 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Jaylin Noel
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Darius Cooper
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Jaylin Noel

    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 53rd with 21.10 total points (5.28 avg).
  • Currently 63.56 points behind the leader: Jaxon Smith-Njigba
  • Average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.4 PPG.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 75 in receptions, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 75th among WR.
  • Top 100 in targets, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 85th among WR.
  • Top 50 in reception yards with 186 and 23.25 YPC and is currently ranked 43rd among WR.

    • Rushing Stats

  • Top 6 in rush attempts with 3 (0.75 per game) and is currently ranked 6th among WR.
  • Top 3 in rush yards with 25 (6.25 per game) and is currently ranked 3rd among WR.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: +5, Rec Yards: +177 Rec TDs: EVEN,
  • Big play ability! If your league has bonus points for long REC TDs then this guy would be great to have.
  • You do realize that this guy has no receiving touchdowns right?

    • Season Outlook

  • REC: 45, REC YDS: 450, REC TDS: 3
Breakdown Darius Cooper

    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 23.90 total points (5.98 avg).
  • Currently 60.76 points behind the leader: Jaxon Smith-Njigba
  • Average points in the past two weeks have increased by 1.7 PPG.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 100 in receptions, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 96th among WR.
  • Top 100 in targets, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 97th among WR.
  • Top 35 in red zone targets and is currently ranked 32nd among WR.
  • Top 10 in Rec TDs with 3 and is currently ranked 10th among WR.

    • Rushing Stats

    Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: +5, Rec Yards: +59 Rec TDs: +3,
  • The amount of touchdowns per game is ridiculous. Can he keep it up?

    • Season Outlook

  • REC: 3, REC YDS: 38, REC TDS: 0
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Jaylin Noel

No Injury Reported

Injury Darius Cooper

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Jaylin Noel

Week 5
Houston Texans @ Tennessee Titans

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
20.75343.2522803.07
Compare to same point last season

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 25th with 16.00 total points (4.00 avg).
  • Currently 32 points behind the leader: Vikings DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have increased by 1.3 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Ranked 24th in rush defense with 491 (122.75 per game).
  • Top 12 in pass defense with 882 (220.50 per game) and is currently ranked 11th among DST.
  • Top 10 in points against with 20.75 per game and currently ranked 9th among DST.
  • Currently ranked 20th in Total TDs with 0 (0.00 per game) among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: -32, Turnovers: -3 Sacks: +4, INTs: -1, TDs: EVEN, Points Allowed: -9.25,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 44, INT: 10, TDS: 5, PA/G: 29.9, YDS/G: 366.7
Matchups Darius Cooper

Week 5
Philadelphia Eagles @ Jacksonville Jaguars

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
13.25365.75861003.69
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 14th among DST's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 2nd with 39.00 total points (9.75 avg).
  • Currently 9 points behind the leader: Vikings DST
  • He is doing a better than most people thought he would.
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1.1 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 6 in turnovers with 8 (2.00 per game) and is currently ranked 5th among DST.
  • Top 2 in rush defense with 297 (74.25 per game) and is currently ranked 2nd among DST.
  • Ranked 31st in pass defense with 1166 (291.50 per game).
  • Top 8 in sacks with 10 (2.50 per game) and currently ranked 8th among DST.
  • Top 4 in interceptions with 6 (1.50 per game) and currently ranked 3rd among DST.
  • Top 2 in points against with 13.25 per game and currently ranked 2nd among DST.
  • Currently ranked 21st in Total TDs with 0 (0.00 per game) among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +37, Turnovers: -5 Sacks: +3, INTs: -3, TDs: -1, Points Allowed: -4.75,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 27, INT: 13, TDS: 5, PA/G: 21, YDS/G: 322.6
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Jaylin Noel
9.23
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Darius Cooper
3.80
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Jaylin Noel
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2025 HOU 15 37 27 296 11.0 2 7 17 2.4 0
2026 HOU 4 12 8 186 23.3 0 3 25 8.3 0
ON PACE 18 54 36 837 23.3 0 14 113 8.3 0
3-YEAR AVG 8 19 14 148 11 1 4 9 2.4 0
Totals 20 50 35 482 13.8 2 10 42 4.2 0
Career Darius Cooper
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2025 PHI 6 13 11 99 9.0 0 0 0 0 0
2026 PHI 2 10 5 59 11.8 3 0 0 0 0
ON PACE 9 45 23 266 11.8 14 0 0 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 3 7 6 50 9 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 9 24 17 167 9.8 3 0 0 0 0
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ARI vs DET
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BUF @LAR
CAR vs BYE
CHI @GB
CIN @MIA
CLE @NYJ
DAL vs TB
DEN @LAC
HOU @TEN
IND @PIT
JAC vs PHI
KC vs BYE
LV @NE
MIN @NO
NYG @WAS
SEA vs SF
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CHI vs STL 8:00 PM EST
DET vs OTT 7:00 PM EST
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NSH @TOR 7:00 PM EST
NYI @NYR 7:30 PM EST
SEA vs VGK 9:40 PM EST