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16
10
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CHI
24
30
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ATL
20
29
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BAL
35
13
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CAR
43
13
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HOU
27
21
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IND
MIN
10
16
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NYJ
28
25
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TEN
27
24
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ARI
30
16
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DET
17
20
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PHI
38
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George Pickens or Darius Cooper

Who Should I Start? - Week 8 • Start New
George Pickens

George Pickens

WR • Dallas Cowboys DAL
Darius Cooper

Darius Cooper

WR • Philadelphia Eagles PHI
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Pickens over Cooper

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Pickens ... 66.67%

BOTH ... 33.33%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 14.2
REC REC YD REC TD FPTS
4.9 71.7 0.4 14.2
No projection for today.
Not available.
Outlook George Pickens

George Pickens Poised for Heavy Volume in Monday Night Matchup Against Eagles

Pickens has completely cleared the injury report after dealing with a minor shoulder issue and carries no designation into Monday night against Philadelphia. Working on the outside opposite CeeDee Lamb, he steps into an expanded role with slot receiver KaVontae Turpin sidelined by a rib injury.

Pickens has seen commanding volume lately, drawing 24 targets across his past two outings. Our projections anticipate that heavy involvement to continue, slating him for roughly five catches and 65 receiving yards (12.8 fantasy points). Fantasy managers should feel confident slotting him into their lineups across all formats.


FantasySP AI Analysis Updated 21 hrs ago
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Cooper over Pickens

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Cooper ... 0%

BOTH ... 33.33%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 3.8
REC REC YD REC TD FPTS
1.2 16.3 0.2 3.8
No projection for today.
Not available.
Outlook Darius Cooper

Darius Cooper vs. Dallas — Elevated Role Creates Intriguing Sleeper Appeal

Philadelphia's receiver room is severely depleted with both DeVonta Smith and Dontayvion Wicks ruled out. Cooper has emerged as an explosive big-play specialist with four touchdowns on just eight receptions this season. With backup Tanner McKee under center, Cooper is positioned to expand his rotational role into meaningful perimeter work.

Our weekly projection estimates 8.4 fantasy points on roughly 4.6 targets and 36 yards. While fantasy managers have started him in only 10% of leagues, the sudden void in targets elevates Cooper into deep-league play and flex territory against a Dallas defense that can be beaten deep.


FantasySP AI Analysis Updated 21 hrs ago
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Performance George Pickens
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REC YDS AVG LONG TD
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Season stats based on the past 7 days

REC YDS AVG LONG TD
67312.2210
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Darius Cooper
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REC YDS AVG LONG TD
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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 George Pickens
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 @NYG 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 WAS 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 BAL 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 @HOU 🔓 🔓 🔓
5 TB 🔓 🔓 🔓
6 @GB 🔓 🔓 🔓

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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 George Pickens
OWN
100%
No change since last week.
START
90%
No change since last week.
OWN/START Darius Cooper
OWN
22%
+2.14 compared to last week
START
 
10%
+5.81 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus George Pickens
14th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Darius Cooper
47th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown George Pickens

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 18th among WR's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 25th with 48.80 total points (8.13 avg).
  • Currently 89.36 points behind the leader: Jaxon Smith-Njigba
  • He is putting up close to the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Receiving Stats

  • Top 20 in receptions and is currently ranked 17th among WR.
  • Top 15 in targets and is currently ranked 14th among WR.
  • Top 25 in red zone targets and is currently ranked 23rd among WR.
  • Top 20 in reception yards with 428 and 12.97 YPC and is currently ranked 17th among WR.
  • Top 75 in Rec TDs with 1, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 64th among WR.
  • Rushing Stats

  • He is top 75 in rush tds with 0 (0.00 per game), though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 68th among WR.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 1 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: -3, Rec Yards: -179 Rec TDs: -5,
  • Catches per game are very high so watch out!
  • Season Outlook

  • REC: 85, REC YDS: 1135, REC TDS: 10
Breakdown Darius Cooper

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 42nd among WR's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 39th with 37.90 total points (6.32 avg).
  • Currently 100.26 points behind the leader: Jaxon Smith-Njigba
  • He is putting up slightly better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 5.4.
  • Receiving Stats

  • Top 100 in receptions, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 96th among WR.
  • Top 100 in targets, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 96th among WR.
  • Top 15 in Rec TDs with 4 and is currently ranked 11th among WR.
  • Rushing Stats

    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 George Pickens

No Injury Reported

Injury Darius Cooper

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups George Pickens

Week 8
Dallas Cowboys VS Arizona Cardinals

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
29.71370.86831502.40
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 21st among DST's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 28th with 22.00 total points (3.14 avg).
  • Currently 47 points behind the leader: Vikings DST
  • He is putting up close to the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1.5 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Ranked 24th in rush defense with 890 (127.14 per game).
  • Ranked 25th in pass defense with 1706 (243.71 per game).
  • One of the worst in points against with 29.71 per game and currently ranked 32nd among DST.
  • Currently ranked 16th 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: +23.72, Turnovers: +1 Sacks: +3, INTs: -1, TDs: -1, Points Allowed: +7.71,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 29, INT: 12, TDS: 3, PA/G: 30.5, YDS/G: 380.1
Matchups Darius Cooper

Week 8
Philadelphia Eagles @ Washington Commanders

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
28.67368.50831113.27
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 22nd among DST's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 26th with 27.00 total points (4.50 avg).
  • Currently 42 points behind the leader: Vikings DST
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.5 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 6 in rush defense with 603 (100.50 per game) and is currently ranked 6th among DST.
  • Ranked 17th in pass defense with 1608 (268.00 per game).
  • One of the worst in points against with 28.67 per game and currently ranked 27th among DST.
  • Top 4 in Total TDs with 1 (0.17 per game) and currently ranked 3rd among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +125.77, Turnovers: -2 Sacks: -14, INTs: -3, TDs: -1, Points Allowed: +1.76,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 38, INT: 11, TDS: 5, PA/G: 28.2, YDS/G: 408
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating George Pickens
21.32
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Darius Cooper
8.12
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career George Pickens
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2022 PIT 16 85 52 801 15.4 4 3 24 8 1
2023 PIT 16 106 63 1140 18.1 5 3 18 6 0
2024 PIT 14 103 59 900 15.3 3 2 -6 -3 0
2025 DAL 16 146 102 1575 15.4 10 0 0 0 0
2026 DAL 6 52 33 428 13.0 1 0 0 0 0
ON PACE 15 126 80 1039 13.0 2 0 0 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 17 124 78 1251 16 6 2 9 4.5 0
Totals 74 508 319 4981 15.6 24 9 51 5.7 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 4 15 8 139 17.4 4 0 0 0 0
ON PACE 10 36 19 338 17.4 10 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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