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Malachi Fields or Omar Cooper

Who Should I Start? - Week 6 • Start New
Malachi Fields

Malachi Fields

WR • New York Giants NYG
Omar Cooper

Omar Cooper

WR • New York Jets NYJ
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Fields over Cooper

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Fields ... 0%

BOTH ... 0%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 6.8
REC REC YD REC TD FPTS
2 29.46 0.21 6.8
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Outlook Malachi Fields

Malachi Fields vs. Saints — Low Passing Volume Caps Streaming Viability

Malachi Fields remains completely healthy and holds a starting perimeter role opposite Malik Nabers, catching passes from Jameis Winston with New York sitting atop the NFC East at 3-1-1. Despite injuries thinning the passing tree—including tight end Theo Johnson being ruled out—Fields has seen modest involvement, tallying just five targets and four receptions across his last two appearances.

Our models project him for roughly 2 catches and 29 receiving yards in what is expected to be a balanced home matchup against New Orleans. With a roster rate hovering around 7% and almost nonexistent starting appeal at 1%, Fields is best treated as a bench stash or deep-league flier rather than a dependable fantasy starter.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Cooper over Fields

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Cooper ... 0%

BOTH ... 0%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 0
REC REC YD REC TD FPTS
0 0 0 0
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Malachi Fields
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REC YDS AVG LONG TD
22010.0130
Season stats based on the past 7 days

REC YDS AVG LONG TD
47218.0401
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Omar Cooper
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REC YDS AVG LONG TD
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REC YDS AVG LONG TD
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Next Up ❱ Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches Malachi Fields
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 DAL 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 @LAR 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 TEN 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 ARI 🔓 🔓 🔓
5 @WAS 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Redzone Touches Omar Cooper
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 @TEN 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Malachi Fields
OWN
 
7%
-2.84 compared to last week
START
 
1%
-0.31 compared to last week
OWN/START Omar Cooper
OWN
 
1%
+0.13 compared to last week
START
 
0%
0 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Malachi Fields
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Omar Cooper
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Malachi Fields

    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 66th with 20.60 total points (4.12 avg).
  • Currently 81.86 points behind the leader: Jaxon Smith-Njigba
  • Average points in the past two weeks have increased by 2.5 PPG.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 75 in receptions, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 73rd among WR.
  • Top 100 in targets, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 76th among WR.
  • Top 75 in Rec TDs with 1, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 60th among WR.

    • Rushing Stats

    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: +10, Rec Yards: +146 Rec TDs: +1,

    • Season Outlook

  • REC: 42, REC YDS: 425, REC TDS: 3
Breakdown Omar 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 130th with 3.00 total points (3.00 avg).
  • Currently 99.46 points behind the leader: Jaxon Smith-Njigba
  • He has missed playing in at least 2 games and is listed on the injury report.
  • He is listed on the injury report about his Ankle (Since Sep 13, 2026). Check out his player news for a closer look.
  • Decline in numbers lately by 3 PPG.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Ranked 177th in targets and is currently among WR.
  • Top 100 in Rec TDs with 0, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 100th 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 77th among WR.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: +1, Rec Yards: +30 Rec TDs: EVEN,
  • You do realize that this guy has no receiving touchdowns right?

    • Season Outlook

  • REC: 45, REC YDS: 475, REC TDS: 3
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Malachi Fields

No Injury Reported

Injury Omar Cooper

ANKLE - Since Sep 13, 2026

The Jets have opened the 21-day practice window for Cooper Jr. as they await his return from the injured reserve list.
Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Malachi Fields

Week 6
New York Giants VS New Orleans Saints

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
30.20377.00511013.44
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 18th among DST's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 25th with 18.00 total points (3.60 avg).
  • Currently 41 points behind the leader: Vikings DST
  • He is putting up close to the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.9 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Ranked 31st in rush defense with 744 (148.80 per game).
  • Ranked 14th in pass defense with 1141 (228.20 per game).
  • One of the worst in points against with 30.20 per game and currently ranked 31st among DST.
  • Top 10 in Total TDs with 1 (0.20 per game) and currently ranked 9th among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +37.6, Turnovers: -3 Sacks: -2, INTs: -2, TDs: EVEN, Points Allowed: +3.2,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 45, INT: 13, TDS: 3, PA/G: 23.9, YDS/G: 318.5
Matchups Omar Cooper

Week 6
New York Jets @ New England Patriots

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
18.80313.40631113.64
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 5th among DST's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 7th with 37.00 total points (7.40 avg).
  • Currently 22 points behind the leader: Vikings DST
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1.9 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 8 in total yards against with 313.40 per game and is currently ranked 7th among DST.
  • Top 8 in rush defense with 454 (90.80 per game) and is currently ranked 7th among DST.
  • Top 12 in pass defense with 1113 (222.60 per game) and is currently ranked 12th among DST.
  • Top 6 in points against with 18.80 per game and currently ranked 5th among DST.
  • Top 12 in Total TDs with 1 (0.20 per game) and currently ranked 11th among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: -27.6, Turnovers: EVEN Sacks: EVEN, INTs: -1, TDs: -1, Points Allowed: -1.4,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 36, INT: 13, TDS: 6, PA/G: 20, YDS/G: 313.7
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Malachi Fields
7.03
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Omar Cooper
8.04
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Malachi Fields
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2026 NYG 5 17 10 146 14.6 1 0 0 0 0
ON PACE 18 61 36 526 14.6 4 0 0 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 5 17 10 146 14.6 1 0 0 0 0
Career Omar Cooper
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2026 NYJ 1 1 1 30 30.0 0 0 0 0 0
ON PACE 4 4 4 108 30.0 0 0 0 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 1 1 1 30 30.0 0 0 0 0 0
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Matchups

Week 6
ARI @LAR
ATL vs CHI
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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BOS @LA 9:00 PM EST
BUF @MON 7:00 PM EST
CAR @WPG 3:30 PM EST
CBJ vs NYR 7:00 PM EST
CHI vs DAL 7:00 PM EST
DET vs SJ 7:00 PM EST
EDM @UTA 10:00 PM EST
FLA vs SEA 6:00 PM EST
NJ @WAS 1:00 PM EST
NSH vs STL 8:00 PM EST
NYI @TOR 7:00 PM EST
OTT @PHI 7:00 PM EST
PIT @VGK 10:00 PM EST
TB vs VAN 4:00 PM EST