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Aidan Hutchinson or Darius Cooper

Who Should I Start? - Week 7 • Start New
Aidan Hutchinson

Aidan Hutchinson

DE • Detroit Lions DET
Darius Cooper

Darius Cooper

WR • Philadelphia Eagles PHI
OR
EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Hutchinson over Cooper

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Hutchinson ... 0%

BOTH ... 0%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 6.23
TACKLES SACKS PASS DEF INT TDS FPTS
3 0.5 0.1 0.1 0 6.23
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Cooper over Hutchinson

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Cooper ... 33.33%

BOTH ... 0%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 3.7
REC REC YD REC TD FPTS
1.3 16.2 0.1 3.7
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Outlook Darius Cooper

Darius Cooper vs. Cowboys — Touchdown Upside Clouded by Quarterback Change

Darius Cooper has emerged as an explosive rotational weapon in Philadelphia, turning four of his eight receptions this season into touchdowns. However, the offense faces major adjustments after starting quarterback Jalen Hurts was placed on injured reserve, handing the reins to Tanner McKee. Cooper saw just two targets last week, catching a nine-yard pass while having another connection erased by a penalty.

With DeVonta Smith leading the target hierarchy and Cooper rotating behind Dontayvion Wicks, consistent targets are hard to come by. Our weekly projection expects roughly 1.3 catches for 17 receiving yards against Dallas. Given his limited passing-game volume, fantasy managers should leave Cooper on the bench in standard leagues, reserving him only as a touchdown-dependent flier in deep formats.

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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Aidan Hutchinson
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TACK SOLO INT SACK DEF TD
Season stats based on the past 7 days

TACK SOLO INT SACK DEF TD
2000.500
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Darius Cooper
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REC YDS AVG LONG TD
199.090
Season stats based on the past 7 days

REC YDS AVG LONG TD
38026.7621
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches Aidan Hutchinson
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 NO 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 @BUF 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 NYJ 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 @CAR 🔓 🔓 🔓
5 @ARI 🔓 🔓 🔓

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

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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Aidan Hutchinson
OWN
 
2%
-0.12 compared to last week
START
 
1%
+0.01 compared to last week
OWN/START Darius Cooper
OWN
15%
-4.32 compared to last week
START
 
2%
-2.28 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Aidan Hutchinson
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Darius Cooper
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Aidan Hutchinson

    Overview

  • Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 21st with 19.5 total points (3.90 avg).
  • Currently 19.5 points behind the leader: Will Anderson
  • Average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.2 PPG.

    • Defensive Stats

    Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 1 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Solo Tackles: -2, Assisted Tackles: +3 Sacks: -2, INTs: EVEN, Passes Defended: EVEN, INT TDS: EVEN,

    • 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 39th with 37.90 total points (6.32 avg).
  • Currently 77.96 points behind the leader: Jaxon Smith-Njigba
  • Average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.7 PPG.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 100 in receptions, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 87th among WR.
  • Top 100 in targets, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 91st among WR.
  • Top 10 in Rec TDs with 4 and is currently ranked 8th among WR.

    • Rushing Stats

  • Top 50 in rush yards with 0 (0.00 per game) and is currently ranked 48th among WR.
  • Top 35 in rush tds with 0 (0.00 per game) and is currently ranked 35th among WR.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 3 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: +8, Rec Yards: +139 Rec TDs: +4,

    • Season Outlook

  • REC: 40, REC YDS: 515, REC TDS: 6
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Aidan Hutchinson

No Injury Reported

Injury Darius Cooper

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Aidan Hutchinson

Week 7
Detroit Lions VS Green Bay Packers

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
20.83323.501191503.99
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 13th with 39.00 total points (6.50 avg).
  • Currently 20 points behind the leader: Vikings DST
  • He is putting up slightly better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have increased by 7 PPG. If you don"t have the confidence he can keep it up, then trade him for a sure thing.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 10 in total yards against with 323.50 per game and is currently ranked 9th among DST.
  • Top 2 in turnovers with 11 (1.83 per game) and is currently ranked 1st among DST.
  • Ranked 20th in rush defense with 686 (114.33 per game).
  • Top 10 in pass defense with 1255 (209.17 per game) and is currently ranked 10th among DST.
  • Top 2 in interceptions with 9 (1.50 per game) and currently ranked 1st among DST.
  • Top 12 in points against with 20.83 per game and currently ranked 12th among DST.
  • Currently ranked 25th 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: +113.5, Turnovers: +9 Sacks: -1, INTs: +7, TDs: EVEN, Points Allowed: -0.030000000000001,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 32, INT: 13, TDS: 3, PA/G: 22.5, YDS/G: 331.3
Matchups Darius Cooper

Week 7
Philadelphia Eagles VS Dallas Cowboys

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
26.50389.0031802.80
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 17th among DST's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 31st with 12.00 total points (2.00 avg).
  • Currently 47 points behind the leader: Vikings DST
  • He has been under achieving. Look for him to bounce back.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 1 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Ranked 32nd in rush defense with 899 (149.83 per game).
  • Ranked 21st in pass defense with 1435 (239.17 per game).
  • One of the worst in points against with 26.50 per game and currently ranked 26th among DST.
  • Currently ranked 15th 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: -39.67, Turnovers: -1 Sacks: -3, INTs: -1, TDs: EVEN, Points Allowed: -4.17,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 36, INT: 9, TDS: 3, PA/G: 31.9, YDS/G: 400.6
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Aidan Hutchinson
3.46
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Darius Cooper
7.99
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Aidan Hutchinson
TACKLES
YEAR TEAM GP TOTAL AST SACK PASS DEF INT INT TD
2022 DET 16 52 18 10 3 3 0
2023 DET 16 51 15 12 7 1 0
2024 DET 5 19 7 8 0 0 0
2025 DET 16 60 20 16 3 1 0
2026 DET 5 15 7 4 0 0 0
ON PACE 18 54 25 14 0 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 47 15 13 4 1 0
Totals 65 207 69 51 15 5 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 4 15 8 139 17.4 4 0 0 0 0
ON PACE 12 45 24 417 17.4 12 0 0 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 3 7 6 50 9 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 11 29 20 247 12.4 4 0 0 0 0
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CAR vs TB
CHI vs NE
CLE @TEN
DAL @PHI
DET vs GB
HOU vs NYG
IND @MIN
JAC vs BYE
KC @SEA
LAC vs BYE
LAR @LV
MIA @NYJ
NO vs PIT
WAS vs BYE
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DAL vs WPG 8:00 PM EST
DET @VAN 10:00 PM EST
FLA @PIT 7:00 PM EST
LA @NYI 7:30 PM EST
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