Usage comparison · Wide receivers

Cooper Kupp vs Makai Lemon

Makai Lemon gets more of his team's passes (15% vs 13%), while Cooper Kupp gets more of the deep throws (15% of his team's air yards vs 10%). Near the end zone, Cooper Kupp has had more chances (2 vs 0 plays within 20 yards) and a bigger share of his team's chances there (4% vs 0%). Cooper Kupp is scoring more fantasy points a game (6.7 vs 5.0, PPR), though their chances usually score the same: 7.1 expected points a game Est..

2026 season · Weeks 1–6 · Updated Oct 19, 2026

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Cooper Kupp

Fantasy points per game (PPR): 6.7
Expected points per gameEst.: 7.1

6 games with a target, carry or dropback

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Makai Lemon

Fantasy points per game (PPR): 5.0
Expected points per gameEst.: 7.1

6 games with a target, carry or dropback

Side by side

Season totals through week 5. Shares are of each player's team totals in the games he played. For counts and shares, the bigger number is in bold and the bars grow from the centre line.

Cooper Kupp and Makai Lemon, season usage side by side
Stat	Cooper Kupp	Makai Lemon
Games	6	6
Passes thrown to him
Targets	25	28
Target share	13%	15%
Air-yards share	15%	10%
Catches	16	18
Receiving yards	179	127
Near the end zone
Red-zone chances	2	0
Red-zone share	4%	0%
End-zone targets	1	0
Touchdowns
Touchdowns	1	0
Expected touchdownsEst.	1.0	0.3
Fantasy points
Fantasy points per game (PPR)	6.7	5.0
Fantasy points (PPR)	39.9	30.2
Expected points per gameEst.	7.1	7.1
Points vs expectedEst.	−0.4	−2.0

Week by week

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Target share by week

Out of all the passes his team threw in his games, the part thrown to him.

Cooper Kupp
Makai Lemon

Target share by week
Week	Cooper Kupp	Makai Lemon
1	13%against NE	18%against WAS
2	8%against ARI	3%against TEN
3	11%against WAS	16%against CHI
4	10%against LAC	24%against LA
5	11%against SF	19%against JAX
6	22%against DEN	14%against CAR

Next to each number: that week's opponent.

Where they rank

Each player's place among players at his position who meet the leaderboard's minimum. Open a leaderboard for the full list.

Leaderboard ranks for Cooper Kupp and Makai Lemon
Leaderboard	Cooper Kupp	Makai Lemon
Target share leaders	#74of 109 wide receivers	#62of 109 wide receivers
Air-yards share leaders	#81of 109 wide receivers	#97of 109 wide receivers
Red-zone share leaders	Below the minimum (at least 3 red-zone opportunities in at least 2 games)	Below the minimum (at least 3 red-zone opportunities in at least 2 games)
Red-zone opportunity leaders	#79of 187 wide receivers	#174of 187 wide receivers
End-zone target leaders	#77of 187 wide receivers	#161of 187 wide receivers
Expected fantasy points leadersEst.	#83of 187 wide receivers	#84of 187 wide receivers

Talking points

Fact-checked notes from the weekly usage report, with the numbers behind them.

Cooper Kupp

Role up

Cooper Kupp's target share rose to 22% in week 6 (10 targets), from 11% in weeks 1-5.

Target share, week 6: 22%
Targets, week 6: 10
Target share, weeks 1–5: 11%
Targets, weeks 1–5: 15

Weeks 1–6 · 6 games

Share of team targets/carries in games he played. Snap counts aren't in FFO's licensed data, so a low earlier share can mean limited playing time.

Makai Lemon

No talking points for him in this week's report.

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