Should I start Noah Whittington or Omar Cooper Jr. this week? Week 8 Standard (2026)

THE FF CALL

Start Omar Cooper Jr.

+8.9 projected edge · Standard

Start Omar Cooper Jr. over Noah Whittington for Week 8 Standard: 8.9 projected points versus 0.0.

Noah Whittington: BYE.
Omar Cooper Jr.: 16.9 FP recent scoring average.

Forecast updated Oct 27, 2026, 2:27 AM ET · Standard

FF PICK

Omar Cooper Jr.

WR · NYJStats & schedule

8.9FF projected

↑ +1.8 vs ESPN

vs LV

Sun 1:00 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Noah Whittington

RB · HOUStats & schedule

0.0FF projected

BYE

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Why this pick?

Omar Cooper Jr.

Fortified8.9

ESPN7.1

Sleeper6.4

FantasyPros—

Omar Cooper Jr. faces LV in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 16.9 fantasy points.

Noah Whittington

Fortified0.0

ESPN—

Sleeper0.0

FantasyPros—

BYE

Noah Whittington is on bye in Week 8 and projects for 0.0 FP. Omar Cooper Jr. has a scheduled game and projects for 8.9 FP. Confirm his availability before kickoff.

Updated Oct 27, 2026, 2:27 AM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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