Adam Thielen or Cooper Kupp

Who Should I Start? - Week 1

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Player Summaries Comparison
	Experts' Pick
	Adam Thielen WR - MIN Adam Thielen WR - MIN at CIN, Sun 1pm EDT	Cooper Kupp WR - LAR Cooper Kupp WR - LAR vs. CHI, Sun 8pm EDT
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Rankings

ECR	# 9	# 17	-
Best Rank	# 2	# 6	-
Worst Rank	# 31	# 39	-

Matchup

Opponent	at CIN	vs. CHI	-
Matchup Rating	This is a 3 star matchup. WRs perform close to their average vs CIN	This is a 2 star matchup. WRs perform a little worse than their average vs CHI	-


Stats Allowed
Rec	21.3	21.9
Rec Yds	246.4	246.2
Rec TD	2	1.8

Fantasy Points

Season Total	180.0	116.7	-
Avg Game	12.0	7.8	-
Avg Projection	10.0	10.2	-
2019 Average	12.0	7.8	-

Misc

Injury Alert	‐	‐	-
Weather	Indoor	‐	-

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Michael TomlinM. Tomlin Fantasy Six Pack 09/13	#11	#21	-

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Marc CavigliaM. Cavi... Bruno Boys 09/13	#11	#17	-

Patrick ThormanP. Thorman Establish the Run 09/10	#11	#12	-

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Kevin HansonK. Hanson EDSFootball 09/10	#11	#16	-

Michael HauffM. Hauff Gridiron Experts 09/13	#12	#20	-

Raju ByfieldR. Byfield Win My Fantasy League 09/13	#22	#20	-

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Matthew HillM. Hill DataForce Fantasy Football 09/13	#9	#19	-

Sean KoernerS. Koerner The Action Network 09/13	#7	#13	-

Jamie CalandroJ. Cala... Fantasy Team Advice 09/13	#5	#8	-

Andy HollowayA. Holl... The Fantasy Footballers 09/13	#8	#17	-

Anthony CervinoA. Cervino Gridiron Experts 09/13	#8	#17	-

Jason MooreJ. Moore The Fantasy Footballers 09/13	#11	#21	-

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Todd D ClarkT. D Clark The Fantasy Fix 09/13	#12	#15	-

Elvin RyanE. Ryan The Pregame HQ 09/10	#5	#16	-

Jacob GibbsJ. Gibbs SportsLine 09/13	#12	#20	-

Matt BrandonM. Brandon Matt Brandon 08/10	#12	#23	-

Craig PhillipsC. Phil... FF Prophet 09/13	#10	#20	-

Dennis SosicD. Sosic Fantasy Six Pack 09/13	#11	#18	-

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Steven PintadoS. Pintado The Fantasy Coaches 09/10	#11	#15	-

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Pat FitzmauriceP. Fitz... The Football Girl 09/10	#10	#18	-

Muntradamus M. Beast Dome 09/13	#28	#39	-

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Brandon FunstonB. Funston The Athletic 09/13	#12	#16	-

Andy VandaA. Vanda Take Your League 09/12	#17	#19	-

Jonathan StoneJ. Stone The Hateful 8 09/13	#8	#17	-

Zachary HanshewZ. Hanshew FantasyPros 09/13	#12	#16	-

Matt De LimaM. De Lima Sports Illustrated 09/13	#6	#11	-

Jody SmithJ. Smith FantasyData 09/10	#11	#19	-

Jake CielyJ. Ciely The Athletic 09/12	#8	#20	-

Jeff RatcliffeJ. Ratc... FTN 09/13	#10	#19	-

Brian StraitB. Strait FTLS Fantasy Football 09/13	#14	#16	-

Tal MalachovskyT. Mala... The Fantasy Scout 09/13	#12	#16	-

Bill EnrightB. Enright Sports Illustrated 09/13	#8	#15	-

Adam PfeiferA. Pfeifer FTN 09/08	#8	#13	-

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Jason WillanJ. Willan Gridiron Experts 09/13	#13	#16	-

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Greg SmithG. Smith TwoQBs 09/13	#11	#25	-

Matthew FreedmanM. Free... The Action Network 09/10	#18	#15	-

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Christopher DellC. Dell Betting Predators 09/13	#7	#32	-

Jason PetropoulosJ. Petr... BRoto Fantasy 09/13	#11	#18	-

Isaiah SiroisI. Sirois FantasyPros 09/13	#22	#8	-

Heath CappsH. Capps Fake Teams 09/13	#6	#17	-

Mundo Fantasy MXM. Fant... Mundo Fantasy 09/11	#10	#14	-

Bart WheelerB. Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football 09/13	#5	#8	-

Elisha TwerskiE. Twerski numberFire 09/13	#12	#19	-

Justin DoddsJ. Dodds SleeperWire 09/09	#6	#13	-

Tyler OrginskiT. Orgi... Fantasy Hot Read 09/13	#6	#26	-

Dave MajorD. Major XN Sports 09/13	#12	#14	-

Jon CollinsJ. Collins Fantasy Sports LR 09/12	#8	#20	-

Donald GibsonD. Gibson FantasyPros 09/13	#7	#14	-

Nick MarianoN. Mariano RotoBaller 09/13	#12	#15	-

Staff RankingsS. Rank... Important Nonsense 09/10	#11	#13	-

Mike TagliereM. Tagl... FantasyPros 09/13	#5	#19	-

Tommy MoliooT. Molioo The Undroppables 09/09	#9	#16	-

Andrew SeifterA. Seifter FantasyPros 09/11	#7	#20	-

Neema HodjatN. Hodjat Real GM 09/09	#7	#19	-

Andy SingletonA. Sing... Expand The Boxscore 09/13	#11	#21	-

Ryan NoonanR. Noonan FTN 09/13	#10	#20	-

Eric MoodyE. Moody FantasyData 09/13	#11	#21	-

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Tim JablonskiT. Jabl... The Hateful 8 09/13	#11	#17	-

Matthew BoweM. Bowe Razzball 09/13	#8	#17	-

Clayton CadieuxC. Cadieux Fantasy Football From Up North 09/12	#8	#20	-

Chris KennedyC. Kennedy The Fantasy Headliners 09/13	#12	#15	-

Dan McLellanD. McLe... WBLZ Media 09/10	#7	#32	-

Jose Ramon LlacaJ. Ramo... Estadio Fantasy 09/07	#11	#24	-

Justin SablichJ. Sablich 5th Down Fantasy 09/13	#5	#20	-

Staff RankingsS. Rank... QB List 09/12	#9	#8	-

Nick ZylakN. Zylak Fantasy Football Advice 09/13	#7	#15	-

Matt SchaufM. Schauf Draft Sharks 09/10	#7	#18	-

Michael PetropoulosM. Petr... BRoto Fantasy 09/09	#17	#20	-

Jared SmolaJ. Smola Draft Sharks 09/13	#7	#24	-

Jeff PaurJ. Paur RTSports 09/10	#11	#17	-

Richard SavillR. Savill Fantasy Six Pack 09/12	#11	#19	-

Derek LoflandD. Lofland FantasyPros 09/09	#20	#16	-

Brandon MurchisonB. Murc... RotoBaller 09/13	#8	#19	-

Mike RandleM. Randle BettingPros 09/10	#8	#15	-

Scott SmithS. Smith RotoViz 09/13	#6	#10	-

Doug NorrieD. Norrie Daily Fantasy Sports Rankings 09/13	#19	#6	-

Mike HarmonM. Harmon Swollen Dome 09/13	#12	#24	-

Chet GreshamC. Gresham DK Nation 09/10	#12	#22	-

Matthew BetzM. Betz BallBlast 09/13	#7	#18	-

Dan HarrisD. Harris FantasyPros 09/13	#8	#19	-

Jordan RainsJ. Rains Expand The Boxscore 09/13	#11	#15	-

Ken ZalisK. Zalis Pressbox 09/08	#10	#15	-

Kelly SmelserK. Smelser Punch Drunk Wonderland 09/13	#11	#15	-

Dalton Del DonD. Del Don Yahoo! Sports 09/13	#8	#19	-

Kyle AugustK. August Fantasy Football Smackdown 09/13	#24	#15	-

Lawrence JacksonL. Jackson Fantasy Football Lord 09/13	#12	#25	-

Des BielerD. Bieler The Washington Post 09/13	#11	#15	-

Francisco (Chato) RomeroF. (Cha... Estadio Fantasy 09/13	#8	#22	-

Scott PianowskiS. Pian... Yahoo! Sports 09/13	#7	#19	-

Scott WhitfieldS. Whit... Roto Rankings 09/13	#5	#9	-

KJK. Fantasy Team Advice 09/10	#12	#14	-

Mike MacGregorM. MacG... Draft Buddy 09/12	#11	#8	-

Andrew EricksonA. Eric... Pro Football Focus 09/13	#9	#14	-

Thor AkerleyT. Akerley Fantasy Team Advice 09/13	#7	#20	-

Davis MattekD. Mattek SportsGrid 09/13	#10	#25	-

Jacob WayneJ. Wayne Lineups 09/09	#10	#13	-

Liz LozaL. Loza Yahoo! Sports 09/13	#11	#15	-

Gerson AguirreG. Aguirre Going For 2 09/07	#15	#28	-

Alex BlickleA. Blickle Fantasy Team Advice 09/13	#7	‐	-

Jeff BoggisJ. Boggis Fantasy Football Empire 09/13	#12	#21	-

John HalpinJ. Halpin Carolina Panthers Radio Network 09/13	#7	#16	-

Justin WeigalJ. Weigal FantasySharks 09/13	#11	#13	-

Matt CampM. Camp Bleacher Report 09/13	#11	#21	-

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Dan ClasgensD. Clas... Get Sports Info 09/13	#7	#13	-

Jamey EisenbergJ. Eise... CBS Sports 09/11	#12	#11	-

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Kate MagdziukK. Magd... BallBlast 09/12	#13	#30	-

Michelle MagdziukM. Magd... BallBlast 09/10	#11	#31	-

Ben WasleyB. Wasley The Fantasy First Down 09/13	#14	#17	-

Kyle EnglishK. English Reality Sports 09/10	#6	#14	-

Dave RichardD. Richard CBS Sports 09/12	#20	#8	-

Scott EngelS. Engel RotoBaller 09/12	#6	#11	-

DailyRotoD. DailyRoto 09/13	#12	#19	-

Aaron LarsonA. Larson FantasyPros 09/09	#10	#15	-

Jason SablichJ. Sablich 5th Down Fantasy 09/04	#11	#15	-

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Elliot Berkovits E. Berk... Packer Report 09/13	#9	#12	-

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Huseyin AksuH. Aksu Fantasy Couch 09/13	#10	#18	-

Richard KingR. King King Fantasy Sports 09/10	#13	#15	-

Chris MeaneyC. Meaney FTN 09/09	#10	#20	-

Mike KruegerM. Krueger FFToday 09/09	#22	#12	-

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Pierre CamusP. Camus RotoBaller 09/10	#19	#14	-

Geoff LambertG. Lambert Going For 2 09/13	#14	#17	-

John HestermanJ. Hest... Dynasty League Football 09/10	#11	#14	-

Matt HarmonM. Harmon Yahoo! Sports 09/08	#14	#8	-

Tim PetropoulosT. Petr... BRoto Fantasy 09/12	#12	#18	-

Benjamin KlotzB. Klotz Touchdown Squad 09/12	#5	#22	-

Zach GreubelZ. Greubel Gridiron Experts 09/11	#9	#16	-

Nicholas YouN. You The Undroppables 09/11	#10	#25	-

Chris RaybonC. Raybon The Action Network 09/13	#10	#19	-

Justin BooneJ. Boone theScore 09/10	#11	#22	-

Dariyan MayburyD. Maybury Fantasy Football Advice 09/10	#12	#17	-

The FFGhostT. FFGhost Dynasty League Football 09/10	#12	#17	-

Jonathan HaysJ. Hays Fantasy Foresight 09/10	#26	#11	-

Kevin ScottK. Scott The Intersecting 09/10	#8	#28	-

Adam MurfetA. Murfet 5 Yard Rush 09/10	#2	#18	-

John FergusonJ. Ferg... FantasyData 09/10	#12	#16	-

Blake FincherB. Fincher Fantasy Football Cafe 09/09	#12	#20	-

Morgan ColbyM. Colby The Fantasy Champions 09/08	#14	#17	-

SmittyS. SleeperU 09/08	#15	#21	-

Brad EvansB. Evans FTN 09/07	#12	#16	-

Kevin RobertsK. Roberts Breaking Football 09/10	#13	#12	-

Player Game Logs Comparison
	Adam Thielen WR - MIN Adam Thielen WR - MIN	Cooper Kupp WR - LAR Cooper Kupp WR - LAR
2021 Schedule
Week 1	at CIN	vs. CHI
Week 2	at ARI	at IND
Week 3	vs. SEA	vs. TB
Week 4	vs. CLE	vs. ARI
Week 5	vs. DET	at SEA
Week 6	at CAR	at NYG
Week 7	BYE WEEK	vs. DET
Week 8	vs. DAL	at HOU
Week 9	at BAL	vs. TEN
Week 10	at LAC	at SF
Week 11	vs. GB	BYE WEEK
Week 12	at SF	at GB
Week 13	at DET	vs. JAC
Week 14	vs. PIT	at ARI
Week 15	at CHI	vs. SEA
Week 16	vs. LAR	at MIN
Week 17	at GB	at BAL

Player Projections Comparison
	Adam Thielen WR - MIN Adam Thielen WR - MIN at CIN, Sun 1pm EDT	Cooper Kupp WR - LAR Cooper Kupp WR - LAR vs. CHI, Sun 8pm EDT
Receiving

Receptions	5.1	5.4
Rec Yards	68.8	70.2
Rec TDs	0.5	0.5

Rushing

Rush Attempts	0.2	0.0
Rush Yards	1.8	0.3
Rush TDs	0.0	0.0

Points

Fantasy Points	10.0	10.2

Player Fantasy Points Comparison
	Adam Thielen WR - MIN Adam Thielen WR - MIN	Cooper Kupp WR - LAR Cooper Kupp WR - LAR
2020 Points
Week 1	25.0	4.0
Week 2	3.1	8.0
Week 3	9.3	16.7
Week 4	18.2	12.7
Week 5	20.3	6.6
Week 6	11.1	1.1
Week 7	‐	5.9
Week 8	2.7	11.0
Week 9	3.8	‐
Week 10	16.3	5.0
Week 11	24.3	14.5
Week 12	‐	4.1
Week 13	13.5	7.3
Week 14	3.9	9.3
Week 15	7.1	3.9
Week 16	15.7	6.6
Week 17	5.7	‐
Total	180.0	116.7
Average	12.0	7.8

Player Targets Comparison
	Adam Thielen WR - MIN Adam Thielen WR - MIN	Cooper Kupp WR - LAR Cooper Kupp WR - LAR
2020 Targets
Week 1	8	5
Week 2	8	6
Week 3	5	10
Week 4	10	7
Week 5	13	8
Week 6	5	9
Week 7	‐	6
Week 8	4	20
Week 9	5	‐
Week 10	7	7
Week 11	11	13
Week 12	‐	5
Week 13	11	9
Week 14	4	5
Week 15	3	5
Week 16	9	9
Week 17	5	‐

Notes for Player Combination
	Adam Thielen WR - MIN Adam Thielen WR - MIN at CIN, Sun 1pm EDT	Cooper Kupp WR - LAR Cooper Kupp WR - LAR vs. CHI, Sun 8pm EDT
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Mike Tagliere FantasyPros	After an injury-plagued 2019 season, Thielen returns to the lineup as the clear-cut target hog in this offense. Even with Stefon Diggs on the team back in 2017 and 2018, Thielen averaged 9.3 targets per game. Now dealing with a rookie (Justin Jefferson) who missed training camp, as well as a newly-acquired wide receiver (Tajae Sharpe). The defense has taken a step back after losing five starters, so we're going to see more pass attempts this season. The Packers have Jaire Alexander sticking at left cornerback most of the time, but you have to wonder if they have him shadow Thielen considering the lack of surrounding talent on the Vikings wide receiver depth chart. Thielen moves all over the formation and won't be at one position more than 40 percent of the time, but Alexander is a solid cornerback who's constantly improving in his young career. He's not untouchable, though. He allowed 8.22 yards per target last year while allowing a touchdown every 20.8 targets in his coverage. This game has the potential to go upside down for the Vikings, which would leave Thielen with plenty of opportunities. He should see a minimum of eight targets, with a ceiling well into the double digits. The matchup isn't great, but it's not bad enough to move Thielen out of the low-end WR1/high-end WR2 territory this week.
Jacob Wayne Lineups	The Vikings shipped out Stefon Diggs this offseason, leaving Adam Thielen as the only proven wide receiver on the depth chart. First-round rookie Justin Jefferson should factor in as the season goes on, but Thielen is guaranteed a massive target share in Week 1. The Packers were surprisingly great in terms of pass defense last season, but Thielen is a very talented player and should be treated as a low-upside WR1 or solid WR2 this week.	Everyone is down on Cooper Kupp after the way he faltered towards the end of last season, but he was the WR1 across the early part of the season and was very consistent for most of the year. He is one of the best red-zone threats in the NFL and is going to be playing in a shootout this week in primetime against the Cowboys. Kupp's targets aren't going anywhere and he should have a strong week against the defense that allowed the 13th-most fantasy points to receivers in the red zone.
Kyle Yates FantasyPros	Thielen should see all the targets he can handle in this matchup. While the Packers DBs are a solid unit, the Vikings need to feed Thielen in order for their offense to succeed. Start Thielen as a WR2 with upside this week.	Kupp's numbers fell off towards the end of the season last year, but he's still one of the best wideouts the NFL has to offer. This game could easily get turned into a shootout and Kupp has a very good chance to score. He's a WR2 with upside this week.
Derek Lofland FantasyPros	The Packers were 9th against fantasy wide receivers last year, Thielen should see a high volume of targets, but he is probably only a WR2 in a tough matchup.	The Cowboys were 6th against fantasy wide receivers last year, but it remains to be seen how they adjust to a new head coach and a new scheme. Kupp is a decent WR2 option at home in a game that could have a ton of points scored. Last year these teams combined to score 65 points in Week 15.

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