Week7 · 2026
Scoring

Updated Sun 25 Oct, 6:02 AM ET

Bench
WRLV

Dareke Young

Las Vegas Raiders

vs LASun 4:25 PM ET

Projected
1.5pts
Week rank
WR126
Started
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Range this weekNuvela estimate

Floor 0.8Ceiling 2.5

WRLV vs LAWR1261.5 projected (0.8–2.5)PPR

Should I start Dareke Young in Week 7?

Sit Dareke Young in Week 7.

Young projects 1.5 PPR points to Darius Cooper’s 9.5.

Measured against the WR36 start line: Darius Cooper, WR36 at 9.5 projected PPR points, the last wide receiver inside it.

ConfidenceHighStart · 8.0 pts · The two projections come from different sources; one is a Nuvela estimate

Edge

Darius Cooper projects 8.0 more than Dareke Young.

Why

With Smith and Wicks out, he's lined for more work.

What flips it

Only news flips this: an injury tag on Darius Cooper or a bigger role for Dareke Young.

Why Dareke Young

Sit Dareke Young, 8.0 pts behind Darius Cooper.

Working for Young: Room to bounce back.

Working against Young: Low target share (1% target share), Thin volume (0.5 targets/g).

Matchup

Dareke Young (LV) faces LA, kickoff Sun, Oct 25, 4:25 PM ET. The matchup is rated neutral. His team projects 22.8 points. His team is expected to trail.

Recent form

Dareke Young's last 5 games: PPR points Wk 2 · 3.7, Wk 3 · 0.0, Wk 4 · 1.9, Wk 5 · 0.0, Wk 6 · 0.0 (oldest to newest).

Compare Dareke Young with…

The players closest to Dareke Young in this week’s PPR projections. Open a pair for the call and the reasoning, or compare your own players.

Dareke YoungWR126 · 1.5 proj

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Closest calls

More close calls for Young

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Stats behind the call

Each of Young’s figures beside the WR36 start line. Blue means he’s ahead of it.

StatYoungBenchvs LAWR36 lineCooper · vs DAL
Scoring
ProjectionYoung: 1.5Cooper: 9.5
TD pointsof the projectionYoung: Our estimateCooper: 2.0
Expected TDsthis weekYoung: Our estimateCooper: 0.34
Projected team pointsYoung: 22.8 (ahead of the line)Cooper: 19.8
Red zone targetsper gameYoung: 0.0Cooper: 0.7
Range
Last 5 games PPR pointsWR36 line 9.5Avg 1.1Dareke Young’s last 5 games in PPR points, oldest to newest: Week 2, 3.7; Week 3, 0.0; Week 4, 1.9; Week 5, 0.0; Week 6, 0.0. Week 7 projection 1.5. The WR36 start line is 9.5.
FloorYoung: 0.8Cooper: 6.2
CeilingYoung: 2.5Cooper: 15.2
Points from TDssteadier when lowerYoung: 0%Cooper: 52%
Big weeks (20+ pts)Young: 0%Cooper: 0%
Dud weeks (under 7 pts)lower is betterYoung: 100%Cooper: 25%
SteadinessYoung: Avg 0 or belowCooper: Steady±7.1 pts · 4 games

Dareke Young player props

Hit rates, game log and usage: Dareke Young props.

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