The Buffalo Bills will face the Baltimore Ravens in the Divisional Round. Here’s the latest fantasy football news and advice to help you with your lineups this week and moving forward, especially regarding WR Amari Cooper.
Is Amari Cooper Playing vs. the Ravens?
Cooper is listed on the injury report as having a back injury but has been fully participating all week. Barring any last-minute setbacks, he is expected to play this weekend.
We’ll continue to monitor the Bills’ injury report. You can also visit and bookmark our NFL Injury Tracker and Fantasy News Tracker for the latest updates.
Should You Start or Sit Amari Cooper in the Divisional Round
If the Bills are slow-playing the unleashing of Amari Cooper, then they are the most patient team in the history of the NFL. Maybe he will be better than he has been up to this point, but it’s going to take a lot more than that for me to invest this week, and I simply cannot get there.
The veteran receiver was on the field for just 34.7% of Buffalo’s snaps last week against the Broncos (eight yards on 13 routes) and has failed to reach 20 routes in all four games during this win streak.
I can’t call Cooper “washed up” because we simply aren’t seeing enough of him to claim that. We caught a glimpse of his potential in the Week 14 shootout with the Rams (247 air yards), but he hasn’t reached 70 air yards in a game since, and there is nothing in his profile that points to an imminent breakout.
Khalil Shakir is the only receiver on this team that I’m remotely interested in, and if forced to choose, I’d take the price discount on Keon Coleman over Cooper at this point.
-Are you looking for start/sit advice for other players in your lineup? Read our Divisional Round Fantasy Start-Sit Advice Cheat Sheet for every fantasy-relevant player in every game.
Amari Cooper’s Fantasy Points Projection in the Divisional Round
As of Saturday, Cooper is projected to score 6.9 fantasy points in PPR formats. This includes 2.3 receptions for 32.5 yards and 0.2 touchdowns.
Check out the free PFN Fantasy Start-Sit Optimizer for the latest projections and advice for your lineups this week.
Amari Cooper’s Fantasy Ranking
Our Weekly Consensus PPR Rankings are below — both positional and overall. They were last updated at 9:15 AM ET on Saturday, January 18. If you’re in a Superflex league, make sure you check out our Divisional Round Superflex Rankings.
Divisional Round WR PPR Rankings
1) Amon-Ra St. Brown | DET (vs. WAS)
2) Nacua Books | LAR (at YOU)
3) A.J. Brown | PHI (vs. LAR)
4) Nico Collins | HOU (at KC)
5) Terry McLaurin | WAS (at DET)
6) Jameson Williams | DET (vs. WAS)
7) Khalil Shakir | BUF (vs. BAL)
8) Xavier Worthy | KC (vs. HOU)
9) DeVonta Smith PHI (vs. LAR)
10) Cooper Coup | LAR (at PHI)
11) Rashod Bateman | BAL (at BUF)
12) DeAndre Hopkins | KC (vs. HOU)
13) Hollywood Brown | KC (vs. HOU)
14) Keon Coleman | BUF (vs. BAL)
15) Amari Cooper | BUF (vs. BAL)
16) Olamide Zaccheau | WAS (at DET)
17) John Metchie III | NEW (at KC)
18) Dyami Brown | WAS (at THAT)
19) Curtis Samuel | BUF (vs. BAL)
20) Demarcus Robinson | LAR (at PHI)
21) Tim Patrick | DET (vs. WAS)
22) Nelson Agholor | BAL (at BUF)
23) Mack Hollins | BUF (vs. BAL)
24) JuJu Smith-Schuster | KC (vs. HOU)
25) Zay Flowers | BAL (at BUF)
26) Diontae Johnson | HOU (at KC)
27) Jahan Dotson | PHI (vs. LAR)
28) Tylan Wallace | BAL (at BUF)
29) Xavier Hutchinson | HOU (at KC)
30) Robert Woods | HOU (at KC)
31) Luke McCaffrey | WAS (at DET)
32) Tutu Atwell | LAR (and PHI)
33) Justin Watson | KC (vs. HOU)
34) Jamison Crowder | WHAT (at DET)
35) Anthony Miller | BAL (at BUF)
36) Jordan Whittington | LAR (at PHI)
37) Caliph Raymond | DET (vs. WAS)
38) Devontez Walker | BAL (at BUF)
39) Johnny Wilson | PHI (vs. LAR)
40) Xavier Smith | LAR (at PHI)
41) Allen Robinson II | DET (vs. WAS)
