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Denzel Boston or Brandin Cooks

Who Should I Start? - Week 7 • Start New
Denzel Boston

Denzel Boston

WR • Cleveland Browns CLE
Brandin Cooks

Brandin Cooks

WR • San Francisco 49ers SF
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Boston over Cooks

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Boston ... 66.67%

BOTH ... 33.33%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 12.7
REC REC YD REC TD FPTS
3.9 62.3 0.4 12.7
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Outlook Denzel Boston

Denzel Boston at TEN — Explosive Rookie Managing Foot Injury Ahead of Week 7

Boston has quickly emerged as the top outside receiver in Cleveland's offense, already tallying 345 receiving yards and three touchdowns on the season. However, he is currently listed as questionable after being limited in practice with a foot injury, so managers should check back often for final active designations before Sunday's road matchup against Tennessee.

If active, our projections forecast Boston for around four catches, 59 receiving yards, and 12.1 fantasy points on seven targets. Although the game projects as a low-scoring defensive battle and his start rate has slipped under 50% due to injury uncertainty, his explosive 20.3 yards per catch makes him a high-upside WR3 or flex option.


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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Cooks over Boston

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Cooks ... 0%

BOTH ... 33.33%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 4.56
REC REC YD REC TD FPTS
1.16 12.28 0.32 4.56
No projection for today.
Coming soon.
Outlook Brandin Cooks

Brandin Cooks at Atlanta — Veteran Depth in a Favorable Scoring Environment

Brandin Cooks continues to carve out a rotational role in San Francisco's depleted receiving corps, particularly with Deebo Samuel Sr. sidelined and Mike Evans battling an Achilles issue. While veteran tight end George Kittle praised Cooks’ form in practice this week, the 33-year-old wideout remains buried on the depth chart behind starting options and has managed just two receptions over his last two games.

Even in an appealing matchup against Atlanta with a high 49.5 over/under, Cooks holds minimal standalone fantasy value. Our weekly projection expects just 1.2 receptions for 12 yards, and with a start rate sitting at 1%, he should remain firmly on fantasy benches outside of the deepest formats hunting for a speculative score.


FantasySP AI Analysis Updated 1 hr ago
Latest News Brandin Cooks
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Performance Denzel Boston
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REC YDS AVG LONG TD
11515.0150
Season stats based on the past 7 days

REC YDS AVG LONG TD
46115.3291
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Brandin Cooks
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REC YDS AVG LONG TD
11313.0130
Season stats based on the past 7 days

REC YDS AVG LONG TD
22010.0131
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches Denzel Boston
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 @JAC 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 @TB 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 CAR 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 PIT 🔓 🔓 🔓
5 @NYJ 🔓 🔓 🔓
6 BAL 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Redzone Touches Brandin Cooks
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
4 @LAR 🔓 🔓 🔓
5 MIA 🔓 🔓 🔓
6 ARI 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Denzel Boston
OWN
96%
-2.37 compared to last week
START
48%
-23.11 compared to last week
OWN/START Brandin Cooks
OWN
 
3%
-0.25 compared to last week
START
 
1%
-0.86 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Denzel Boston
30th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Brandin Cooks
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Denzel Boston

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 30th among WR's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 17th with 54.50 total points (9.08 avg).
  • Currently 61.36 points behind the leader: Jaxon Smith-Njigba
  • He is doing better than most people thought he would.
  • He is listed on the injury report about his Foot (Since Oct 21, 2026). Check out his player news for a closer look.
  • Decline in numbers lately by 3 PPG.
  • Receiving Stats

  • Top 75 in receptions, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 54th among WR.
  • Top 50 in targets and is currently ranked 36th among WR.
  • Top 20 in reception yards with 345 and 20.29 YPC and is currently ranked 20th among WR.
  • Top 20 in Rec TDs with 3 and is currently ranked 20th among WR.
  • Rushing Stats

    Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 6 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: +17, Rec Yards: +345 Rec TDs: +3,
  • Big play ability! If your league has bonus points for long REC TDs then this guy would be great to have.
  • Season Outlook

  • REC: 60, REC YDS: 715, REC TDS: 7
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 8.00 total points (2.67 avg).
  • Currently 107.86 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.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have increased by 1.3 PPG.
  • Receiving Stats

  • Ranked 137th in targets and is currently among WR.
  • Top 100 in Rec TDs with 1, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 80th 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 88th 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: -104 Rec TDs: +1,
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Denzel Boston

FOOT - Since Oct 21, 2026

Boston was limited in practice on Thursday heading into Week 7 versus the Titans.
Injury Brandin Cooks

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Denzel Boston

Week 7
Cleveland Browns @ Tennessee Titans

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
21.50357.83541613.79
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 20th among DST's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 14th with 37.00 total points (6.17 avg).
  • Currently 22 points behind the leader: Vikings DST
  • He is putting up better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have increased by 4.3 PPG. If you don"t have the confidence he can keep it up, then trade him for a sure thing.

Defensive Stats

  • Ranked 23rd in rush defense with 735 (122.50 per game).
  • Ranked 19th in pass defense with 1412 (235.33 per game).
  • Top 10 in sacks with 16 (2.67 per game) and currently ranked 9th among DST.
  • Top 16 in points against with 21.50 per game and currently ranked 15th among DST.
  • Top 8 in Total TDs with 1 (0.17 per game) and currently ranked 7th among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +2.66, Turnovers: -3 Sacks: +7, INTs: EVEN, TDs: EVEN, Points Allowed: -5.33,

Season Outlook

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

Week 7
San Francisco 49ers @ Atlanta Falcons

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
25.50351.83511513.55
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 30.00 total points (5.00 avg).
  • Currently 29 points behind the leader: Vikings DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have increased by 3 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 6 in rush defense with 499 (83.17 per game) and is currently ranked 6th among DST.
  • Ranked 30th in pass defense with 1612 (268.67 per game).
  • One of the worst in points against with 25.50 per game and currently ranked 25th among DST.
  • Top 2 in Total TDs with 1 (0.17 per game) and currently ranked 2nd among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +81.43, Turnovers: -3 Sacks: +1, INTs: -4, TDs: +1, Points Allowed: +5.5,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 51, INT: 13, TDS: 3, PA/G: 25.1, YDS/G: 347.1
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Denzel Boston
13.77
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Brandin Cooks
0.00
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Denzel Boston
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2026 CLE 6 34 17 345 20.3 3 0 0 0 0
ON PACE 18 102 51 1035 20.3 9 0 0 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 6 34 17 345 20.3 3 0 0 0 0
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 3 5 2 20 10.0 1 0 0 0 0
ON PACE 9 15 6 60 10.0 3 0 0 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 13 60 37 414 11.3 4 3 13 4.2 0
Totals 175 1157 747 9956 13.3 61 59 347 5.9 2
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