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Dameon Pierce or Darius Cooper

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
Dameon Pierce

Dameon Pierce

RB • Philadelphia Eagles PHI
Darius Cooper

Darius Cooper

WR • Philadelphia Eagles PHI
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Pierce over Cooper

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Pierce ... 0%

BOTH ... 0%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 4.82
RUSH ATT RUSH YD RUSH TD REC REC YD REC TD FPTS
6.1 22.6 0.1 1 6.5 0 4.82
No projection for today.
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Outlook Dameon Pierce

Dameon Pierce Elevated to Active Roster Ahead of London Matchup vs. Jaguars

Philadelphia signed Pierce to their active roster following Tank Bigsby's placement on injured reserve and Saquon Barkley missing practice with a hamstring issue. With Will Shipley also in the rotation, Pierce steps into an unsettled backfield where head coach Nick Sirianni praised him as starting-caliber talent.

While his opportunity is expanding, Pierce remains a speculative stash rather than a plug-and-play starter. Our weekly projection pencils him in for roughly six carries, 23 rushing yards, and a catch (4.8 fantasy points). Monitor Barkley's final game-day status, but Pierce is merely a deep-league flier until touches materialize.


FantasySP AI Analysis Updated 5 hrs ago
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Cooper over Pierce

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Cooper ... 66.67%

BOTH ... 0%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 6.6
REC REC YD REC TD FPTS
2.4 30.2 0.2 6.6
No projection for today.
Coming soon.
Outlook Darius Cooper

Darius Cooper in London vs. Jaguars — End-Zone Threat Eyes Expanded Role

Cooper has emerged as an unexpected scoring threat for Philadelphia, turning three of his five catches into touchdowns this season, highlighted by a two-touchdown performance against the Rams. With starting receivers DeVonta Smith and Dontayvion Wicks both managing hamstring issues, Cooper is positioned for an expanded snap share.

Our weekly projection tabs Cooper for 7.1 fantasy points on roughly three to four targets and 32 yards. While his roster rate has surged to 14%, his weekly floor remains low in a projected defensive battle with a 41.5-point total, leaving him as a speculative deep-league flex play.


FantasySP AI Analysis Updated 5 hrs ago
Latest News Darius Cooper
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Performance Dameon Pierce
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ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
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Season stats based on the past 7 days

ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
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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 Dameon Pierce
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC

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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 Dameon Pierce
OWN
 
4%
+4.3 compared to last week
START
 
0%
+0.44 compared to last week
OWN/START Darius Cooper
OWN
14%
+13.77 compared to last week
START
 
4%
+3.85 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Dameon Pierce
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Darius Cooper
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Dameon Pierce

    Overview

  • He has missed playing in at least 2 games but is not listed on the injury report as of today. Check out his player news to see if he has any nagging injuries.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 4 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
  • Season Outlook

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 91st among WR.
  • Top 100 in targets, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 91st among WR.
  • Top 20 in red zone targets and is currently ranked 16th among WR.
  • Top 15 in red zone receptions and is currently ranked 12th among WR.
  • Top 10 in Rec TDs with 3 and is currently ranked 10th among WR.
  • Rushing Stats

  • Top 35 in rush tds with 0 (0.00 per game) and is currently ranked 33rd among WR.
  • 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: 30, REC YDS: 400, REC TDS: 3
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Dameon Pierce

No Injury Reported

Injury Darius Cooper

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Dameon Pierce

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 2nd 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
  • Wow, would you look at that. The experts got it right on the money.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have increased by 1.8 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 2 in interceptions with 6 (1.50 per game) and currently ranked 2nd among DST.
  • Top 2 in points against with 13.25 per game and currently ranked 2nd among DST.
  • Currently ranked 18th 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
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 2nd 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
  • Wow, would you look at that. The experts got it right on the money.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have increased by 1.8 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 2 in interceptions with 6 (1.50 per game) and currently ranked 2nd among DST.
  • Top 2 in points against with 13.25 per game and currently ranked 2nd among DST.
  • Currently ranked 18th 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 Dameon Pierce
2.25
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Darius Cooper
6.87
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Dameon Pierce
RUSH RECEIVING
YEAR TEAM GP ATT YD AVG TD TGTS REC YD AVG TD
2022 HOU 13 220 939 4.3 4 39 30 165 5.5 1
2023 HOU 13 145 416 2.9 2 17 13 101 7.8 0
2024 HOU 9 40 293 7.3 2 4 2 2 1.0 0
2025 HOU 3 14 36 2.6 0 1 0 0 0
ON PACE 14 63 162 2.6 0 5 0 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 9 69 257 3.7 1 8 5 34 6.9 0
Totals 41 428 1709 4 8 62 45 268 6.0 1
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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