Smith
WR · PHI @ WAS
Kickoff Sun 8:20 PM ETLatest report: DNP · Hamstring
Projected points5.7ptsUsage estimate
12.5 if he plays · 46% to play
Cooper
WR · PHI @ WAS
Kickoff Sun 8:20 PM ET
Projected points7.7ptsUsage estimate
Start if active
Bench
Darius Cooper or DeVonta Smith: Who Should I Start in Week 8?
Start DeVonta Smith. If he's inactive, start Darius Cooper.
- Ahead by
- +4.8pts
- over Cooper if he plays
- Confidence
- Depends on inactives
- DeVonta Smith may not play (about 46% to play)
- Started
- 48%
- of leagues
Flips if
If DeVonta Smith is inactive, start Darius Cooper.
Risk
DeVonta Smith missed practice (hamstring): check the inactives, posted about 90 minutes before kickoff. If he sits, start Darius Cooper. DeVonta Smith missed his last game (hamstring). The Week 8 injury report isn't out yet. As of Fri 2:00 PM ET
Highlights
SmithStart if activeWR · PHI @ WASUsually 17.3−11.6pts this week
Helps him
- 32%targetsHe draws 32% of his team’s targets.
- 10.2per gameHe sees 10.2 targets a game.
Hurts him
- −9.0ptsinjuryHis questionable tag takes 9.0 points off his projection.
- −2.1ptspaceFew players at his position keep up numbers like his, so we expect a little less.
- 17.0team totalEdgeHis team is expected to score only 17.0 points.
- 0.0floorA quiet week could drop to about 0.0 points.
CooperIf he sitsWR · PHI @ WASUsually 6.9+0.7pts this week
Helps him
- +2.0ptsroleHe’s expected to play more snaps this week than he has lately.
Hurts him
- −1.3ptstrack recordHis projection also weighs his past seasons, which ran below this year’s pace.
Points are what each line adds to or takes off his usual week. EdgeFrom the game around him.
Stat comparison
Every player you picked, stat by stat, most important first.
Stat
Scoring
ProjectionSmith: 5.7Cooper: 7.7 (best)
Projected team pointsSmith: 17.0Cooper: 17.0
Red zone targetsper gameSmith: 0.8 (best)Cooper: 0.6
Role
Snap shareSmith: 87% (best)Cooper: 56%
Usage worthptsSmith: 17.4 (best)Cooper: 4.7
Target shareSmith: 32% (best)Cooper: 8%
Targets / gameSmith: 10.3 (best)Cooper: 2.6
Air yards shareSmith: 48% (best)Cooper: 12%
Receiving TDs vs RZ targetsSmith: AboveCooper: Above
WOPRSmith: 0.81 (best)Cooper: 0.21
RZ target shareSmith: 27% (best)Cooper: 24%
Catch rateSmith: 63% (best)Cooper: 50%
SeparationSmith: 2.4 yds (best)Cooper: 2.1 yds
YAC over expectedSmith: +0.3 (best)Cooper: +0.2
Usage worth vs scoredSmith: Earned by usage 17.4Scored 17.3Cooper: Earned by usage 4.7Scored 6.9
Vacated targets this weekSmith: 0.0Cooper: 0.0
Inside 10 target shareSmith: 33%Cooper: 33%
Range
FloorSmith: 0.0Cooper: 3.9 (best)
CeilingSmith: 9.5Cooper: 12.7 (best)
Points from TDssteadier when lowerSmith: 17%Cooper: 49%
Big weeks (20+ pts)Smith: 29% (best)Cooper: 0%
Dud weeks (under 7 pts)lower is betterSmith: 8% (best)Cooper: 40%
SteadinessSmith: Steady (best)±8.4 ptsCooper: Up & down±7.3 pts · 5 games
Matchup
Matchup gradevs his position · 2026, 6 gmSmith: BCooper: B
Game scriptSmith: Expected to trailCooper: Expected to trail
Opp takeaways / gamelower is betterSmith: 1.3Cooper: 1.3
Defense funnelSmith: NeutralCooper: Neutral
Opp pass yds allowedSmith: 28th (soft)Cooper: 28th (soft)
Starting QBSmith: McKee (Active)Cooper: McKee (Active)
Opp defender outSmith: Kinlaw (DT)Cooper: Kinlaw (DT)
Roof / surfacegrassSmith: OpenCooper: Open
Rest / scheduleSmith: NormalCooper: Normal
Opp paceSmith: 12th (average)Cooper: 12th (average)
Opp deep targets allowed / game26th (soft)Smith: 3.8Cooper: 3.8
Opp catch rate allowed28th (soft)Smith: 67%Cooper: 67%
Form
Last 3 avgSmith: 20.2 (best)Cooper: 6.6
Last 5 avgSmith: 17.3 (best)Cooper: 7.6
vs seasonSmith: +3.0 (best)Cooper: −0.4 (Steady)
Yards per route runSmith: 2.52 (best)Cooper: 1.17
Receiving aDOTSmith: 12.2Cooper: 11.1
Target share trendSmith: SteadyCooper: Steady
Games since injurySmith: 0Cooper: None recently
Crowd
Started in leaguesSmith: 49%Cooper: Not widely started
Nuvela position ranklower is betterSmith: WR63Cooper: WR49 (best)
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