Darius Cooper
WR
Philadelphia Eagles
- Quarterback Tanner McKee is questionable. Watch the status.
- Teammate DeVonta Smith (a top target) is questionable.
A hurt top target or lead back nudges the projection up a little, since their work tends to shift to teammates. QB and offensive-line flags are shown for context but do not change the number.
This is how WRs have played against the Panthers in the 2026 season.
WR3 = the third-highest-scoring WR against Panthers in each game, not a fixed depth-chart spot.
| Wk | Team | Player | Tgt | Rec | ReYd | ReTD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  CHI | Rome Odunze | 3 | 2 | 52 | 0 | 7.2 |
| 2 |  ATL | Jahan Dotson | 4 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 3.1 |
| 4 |  DET | Isaac TeSlaa | 8 | 4 | 95 | 0 | 13.5 |
| Average | 5.0 | 2.7 | 52.7 | 0.0 | 7.9 | ||
| Median | 4.0 | 2.0 | 52.0 | 0.0 | 7.2 | ||
| High | 8 | 4 | 95 | 0 | 13.5 | ||
| Low | 3 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 3.1 | ||
Averages are raw, outliers are never removed.
How Darius Cooper should do vs the PanthersSeason log, the group you pick, and a projection
Season so far, compared with what the group you pick below has done against the Panthers, plus a projection for this game.
What is this table?
Rows at the top are every game Darius Cooper has played this season, using the same stat columns as the table above.
Compare against picks which group of Panthers opponents to line them up with: the best WR they faced in each game (1), the second best (2), the third best (3), or all of the top three. Nobody knows which slot Darius Cooper will land in this week, so this is your call, not a guess.
Panthers avg is the average line of that group. Difference is that minus Darius Cooper's own average: green means the defense gives that slot more than Darius Cooper usually produces.
Projected is Darius Cooper's recent-weighted average scaled by how generous the Panthers were to the slot you picked. Change the slot and the projected points change, because each slot has a different matchup adjustment. Picking Top 3 uses the usual-role projection.
| Wk | Opp | Tgt | Rec | ReYd | ReTD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | TEN | 3 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 10.6 |
| 4 | LA | 7 | 3 | 33 | 2 | 18.3 |
| 5 | JAX | 3 | 2 | 71 | 1 | 15.1 |
| 6 | CAR | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1.9 |
| 7 | DAL | 3 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 2.7 |
| 8 | WAS | 6 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 3.9 |
| Cooper avg | 4.0 | 1.8 | 29.2 | 0.7 | 8.8 | |
| Panthers WR3 avg | 5.0 | 2.7 | 52.7 | 0.0 | 7.9 | |
| Difference | +1.0 | +0.8 | +23.5 | -0.7 | -0.8 | |
Difference is what the defense allows minus what Cooper averages (green = defense gives up more). Projected stats scale the player's averages by the matchup adjustment, so they are a rough guide.
Prediction & chance to scoreDarius Cooper vs the Panthers
Prediction for Darius Cooper
Nobody knows which slot Darius Cooper will land in this week, so pick the one you expect. The projection changes because each slot faces a different average from the Panthers.
I predict about 13.6 points for Darius Cooper if playing as a WR3. Darius Cooper has averaged 14.7 over 3 games, and the Panthers have given up 7.9 to WR3s (+81% vs the league average of 4.4).
How this projection is built
1. The player. Darius Cooper scored: Wk 2 10.6, Wk 4 18.3, Wk 5 15.1. Average 14.7; weighted toward recent games it is 10.4.
2. The defense. Over 3 games, the Panthers allowed 7.9 points to their opponent's WR3. The league average for that slot is 4.4, so that is +81%.
3. Trusting small samples less. With 3 defensive games, only 50% of the gap is applied, capped at +/-30%. That gives a +30% adjustment (x1.30).
4. Result. 10.4 x 1.30 = 13.6. Switching slots only changes step 2 and 3: the player's own numbers stay the same, but each slot faces a different defensive average.
It is a statistical model, not knowledge of injuries, game script or weather.
Chance to score
Type a point total to see how likely Darius Cooper is to reach it as a WR3.
Why this percentage?
The projection (13.6) is the middle of the range. Fantasy scores swing a lot from game to game, so the model spreads possible scores around it by about 6.0 points, leaning on Darius Cooper's own game-to-game swings once there are several games (and on typical WR swings before that).
Scores are modelled as right-skewed, since a big game is possible but a very negative one is not. The percentage is the share of that spread at or above 14.
With only 3 games of history, treat this as a rough gauge. It gets sharper as the season goes on. It is never lower than 1% or higher than 99%.
InsightsPlain-English takeaways from the table
- WR3s have averaged 2.7 receptions, 52.7 receiving yards and 0.0 receiving TDs against the Panthers across 4 games.
- The Panthers allow 7.9 PPR points to WR3s, +81% versus the league average of 4.4 (ranked 1 of 32, where 1 is most generous). That is a favorable matchup.
- Outlier: Week 4, Isaac TeSlaa (13.5 pts, 95 yds) sits far above the other games and pulls the averages up. Average with it vs without it: pts 7.9 vs 5.2; yds 52.7 vs 31.5. The table above keeps the raw averages.
- Outlier: Week 2, Jahan Dotson (3.1 pts, 11 yds) sits far below the other games and drags the averages down. Average with it vs without it: pts 7.9 vs 10.3; yds 52.7 vs 73.5. The table above keeps the raw averages.
- 1 of 3 games reached 10+ PPR points. Scores range from 3.1 to 13.5 (median 7.2).
- WR3s scored a touchdown in 0 of 3 games (0%).
Insights are generated by rules from the table above and recalculate every week.