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Brandin Cooks or Jacob Cowing

Who Should I Start? - Week 6 • Start New
Brandin Cooks

Brandin Cooks

WR • n/a
Jacob Cowing

Jacob Cowing

WR • San Francisco 49ers SF
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Cooks over Cowing

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Cooks ... 0%

BOTH ... 50%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 5.6
RUSH ATT RUSH YD RUSH TD REC REC YD REC TD FPTS
0 0 0 1.7 24.7 0.2 5.6
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Outlook Brandin Cooks

Expanded Role in a High-Scoring Home Matchup

Cooks made an immediate splash last week by hauling in a seven-yard go-ahead touchdown on his first reception with San Francisco. With Deebo Samuel now sidelined by injury, the veteran speedster is positioned as the next man up for elevated snaps alongside Mike Evans in an undefeated 49ers offense.

While his playing time is slated to grow in a projected high-scoring contest against Washington, Cooks remains an unproven volume option after drawing three targets over his first two games. Our weekly projection expects 1.6 catches and 23 receiving yards (5.2 fantasy points), making him a touchdown-dependent deep-league play.

FantasySP AI Analysis Updated 23 hrs ago
Latest News Brandin Cooks
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Cowing over Cooks

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Cowing ... 0%

BOTH ... 50%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 6.8
REC REC YD REC TD FPTS
2.2 30.8 0.2 6.8
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Latest News Jacob Cowing
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Brandin Cooks
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REC YDS AVG LONG TD
177.071
Season stats based on the past 7 days

REC YDS AVG LONG TD
177.071
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Jacob Cowing
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REC YDS AVG LONG TD
199.090
Season stats based on the past 7 days

REC YDS AVG LONG TD
199.090
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches Brandin Cooks
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
4 🔓 🔓 🔓
5 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Redzone Touches Jacob Cowing
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 @LAR 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 MIA 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 ARI 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 DEN 🔓 🔓 🔓
5 @SEA 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Brandin Cooks
OWN
 
4%
+3.35 compared to last week
START
 
2%
+1.75 compared to last week
OWN/START Jacob Cowing
OWN
 
0%
+0.29 compared to last week
START
 
0%
+0.14 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Brandin Cooks
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Jacob Cowing
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Brandin Cooks

    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 115th with 6.70 total points (3.35 avg).
  • Currently 95.76 points behind the leader: Jaxon Smith-Njigba
  • 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.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Ranked 143rd in targets and is currently among WR.
  • Top 75 in Rec TDs with 1, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 59th among WR.

    • Rushing Stats

  • Top 35 in rush tds with 0 (0.00 per game) and is currently ranked 33rd among WR.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 3 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: -11, Rec Yards: -96 Rec TDs: +1,
Breakdown Jacob Cowing

    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 216th with -0.90 total points (-0.18 avg).
  • Currently 103.36 points behind the leader: Jaxon Smith-Njigba
  • Not ranked? Either he is on a bye-week or is just not playing very well lately.
  • He is listed on the injury report about his Ankle (Since Oct 11, 2026). Check out his player news for a closer look.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Ranked 129th in targets and is currently among WR.

    • Rushing Stats

  • Top 50 in rush yards with 2 (0.40 per game) and is currently ranked 36th among WR.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 5 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: +1, Rec Yards: +9 Rec TDs: EVEN,
  • You do realize that this guy has no receiving touchdowns right?

    • Season Outlook

  • REC: 0, REC YDS: 0, REC TDS: 0
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Brandin Cooks

No Injury Reported

Injury Jacob Cowing

ANKLE - Since Oct 11, 2026

Cowing was a full participant in practice on Thursday heading into Week 6 versus the Commanders.
Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Brandin Cooks

Week 6
n/a VS n/a

TACK SOLO INT SACK DEF TD FSP
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Compare to same point last season

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

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
Matchups Jacob Cowing

Week 6
San Francisco 49ers VS Washington Commanders

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
29.80364.2073912.75
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 23rd with 23.00 total points (4.60 avg).
  • Currently 36 points behind the leader: Vikings DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.9 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 8 in rush defense with 477 (95.40 per game) and is currently ranked 8th among DST.
  • Ranked 29th in pass defense with 1344 (268.80 per game).
  • One of the worst in points against with 29.80 per game and currently ranked 30th among DST.
  • Top 8 in Total TDs with 1 (0.20 per game) and currently ranked 8th among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +157.87, Turnovers: -3 Sacks: -12, INTs: -3, TDs: -1, Points Allowed: +4.58,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 38, INT: 11, TDS: 5, PA/G: 28.2, YDS/G: 408
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
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Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Brandin Cooks
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2014 NO 10 69 53 550 10.4 3 7 73 10.4 1
2015 NO 16 129 84 1138 13.5 9 8 18 2.3 0
2016 NO 15 117 78 1173 15.0 8 6 30 5 0
2017 NE 16 114 65 1082 16.6 7 9 40 4.4 0
2018 LAR 15 116 80 1204 15.1 5 10 68 6.8 1
2019 LAR 14 72 42 583 13.9 2 6 52 8.7 0
2020 HOU 15 119 81 1150 14.2 6 0 0 0 0
2021 HOU 16 133 90 1037 11.5 6 2 21 10.5 0
2022 HOU 13 93 57 699 12.3 3 2 7 3.5 0
2023 DAL 16 81 54 657 12.2 8 5 35 7 0
2024 DAL 10 54 26 259 10.0 3 3 -3 -1 0
2025 NO 13 36 24 279 11.6 0 0 0 0 0
2026 SF 2 3 1 7 7.0 1 0 0 0 0
ON PACE 7 11 4 25 7.0 4 0 0 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 13 60 37 414 11.3 4 3 13 4.2 0
Totals 174 1155 746 9943 13.3 61 59 347 5.9 2
Career Jacob Cowing
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2024 SF 3 6 4 80 20.0 0 1 7 7 0
2026 SF 3 5 1 9 9.0 0 1 2 2 0
ON PACE 11 18 4 32 9.0 0 4 7 2 0
3-YEAR AVG 2 3 2 40 20 0 1 4 7 0
Totals 6 11 5 89 17.8 0 2 9 4.5 0
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ARI @LAR
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BAL @CLE
BUF @LV
CAR @PHI
CIN vs BYE
DAL @GB
DEN vs SEA
DET vs BYE
HOU @JAC
IND vs TEN
KC vs LAC
MIA vs BYE
MIN vs BYE
NE vs NYJ
NO @NYG
PIT @TB
SF vs WAS
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COL vs PIT 9:00 PM EST