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Usage comparison · Wide receivers

Darius Cooper vs Josh Downs

Josh Downs gets more of his team's passes (23% vs 17%) and more of the deep throws (36% of its air yards vs 24%). Darius Cooper has played 2 games and Josh Downs 4 games. Near the end zone, they have had the same number of chances (4 plays within 20 yards), but Darius Cooper gets a bigger share of his team's chances there (19% vs 11%). Darius Cooper is scoring more fantasy points a game (14.5 vs 9.3, PPR), but the chances Josh Downs gets usually score more: 12.2 vs 12.1 expected points a game Est..

2026 season · Weeks 1–4 · Updated Oct 5, 2026

WRPHI

Darius Cooper
Fantasy points per game (PPR)
14.5
Expected points per gameEst.
12.1

2 games with a target, carry or dropback

WRIND

Josh Downs
Fantasy points per game (PPR)
9.3
Expected points per gameEst.
12.2

4 games with a target, carry or dropback

Side by side

Season totals through week 3. 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.
Darius Cooper and Josh Downs, season usage side by side
StatDarius CooperJosh Downs
Games24
Passes thrown to him
Targets1028
Target share17%23%
Air-yards share24%36%
Catches517
Receiving yards59202
Near the end zone
Red-zone chances44
Red-zone share19%11%
End-zone targets30
Touchdowns
Touchdowns30
Expected touchdownsEst.1.91.4
Fantasy points
Fantasy points per game (PPR)14.59.3
Fantasy points (PPR)28.937.2
Expected points per gameEst.12.112.2
Points vs expectedEst.+2.4−2.9

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.

  • Darius Cooper
  • Josh Downs

— no game with a target, carry or dropback that week.

Target share by week
WeekDarius CooperJosh Downs
1— no game with a target, carry or dropback14%against BAL
29%against TEN30%against KC
3— no game with a target, carry or dropback31%against HOU
428%against LA14%against WAS

Next to each number: that week's opponent. — no game with a target, carry or dropback that week.

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 Darius Cooper and Josh Downs
LeaderboardDarius CooperJosh Downs
Target share leaders#50of 96 wide receivers#27of 96 wide receivers
Air-yards share leaders#47of 96 wide receivers#17of 96 wide receivers
Red-zone share leaders#5of 47 wide receivers#26of 47 wide receivers
Red-zone opportunity leaders#17of 174 wide receivers#21of 174 wide receivers
End-zone target leaders#10of 174 wide receivers#136of 174 wide receivers
Expected fantasy points leadersEst.#29of 174 wide receivers#28of 174 wide receivers

Talking points

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

Darius Cooper

Role up

Darius Cooper's target share rose to 28% in week 4 (7 targets), from 9% in week 2.

Target share, week 4
28%
Targets, week 4
7
Target share, week 2
9%
Targets, week 2
3

Weeks 2 and 4 · 2 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.

Josh Downs

Role down

Josh Downs's target share fell to 14% in week 4 (4 targets), from 26% in weeks 1-3.

Target share, week 4
14%
Targets, week 4
4
Target share, weeks 1–3
26%
Targets, weeks 1–3
24

Weeks 1–4 · 4 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.

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