Brandin Cooks or Chris Godwin

Who Should I Start? - Week 1

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Player Summaries Comparison
	Experts' Pick
	Chris Godwin WR - TB Chris Godwin WR - TB at NO, Sun 4pm EDT	Brandin Cooks WR - HOU Brandin Cooks WR - HOU at KC, Thu 8pm EDT Questionable
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Rankings

ECR	# 5	# 43	-
Best Rank	# 1	# 23	-
Worst Rank	# 18	# 109	-

Matchup

Opponent	at NO	at KC	-
Matchup Rating	This is a 4 star matchup. WRs perform a litter better than their average vs NO	This is a 2 star matchup. WRs perform a little worse than their average vs KC	-


Stats Allowed
Rec	20.8	21.8
Rec Yds	234.9	248
Rec TD	1.8	1.8

Fantasy Points

Season Total	138.5	151.0	-
Avg Game	9.9	10.1	-
2019 Average	9.9	10.1	-

Misc

Injury Alert	‐	Quadricep	-
Weather	‐	Indoor	-

Expert Ranks
	Chris Godwin	Brandin Cooks	Add Player

Scott AtkinsS. Atkins FullTime Fantasy 09/29	#2	#37	-

Husein ShabazzH. Shabazz SleeperWire 09/13	#4	#36	-

Michael TomlinM. Tomlin Fantasy Six Pack 09/13	#5	#38	-

Steven SpaccarotelliS. Spac... SleeperWire 09/13	#5	#29	-

Nathan JahnkeN. Jahnke Pro Football Focus 09/13	#5	#45	-

Joe BondJ. Bond Fantasy Six Pack 09/13	#5	#37	-

Marc CavigliaM. Cavi... Bruno Boys 09/13	#5	#45	-

Patrick ThormanP. Thorman Establish the Run 09/10	#5	#47	-

Justin GeorgeJ. George Take Your League 09/10	#2	#37	-

Nick HumphreysN. Hump... Fantasy Victors 09/10	#5	#45	-

Kevin HansonK. Hanson EDSFootball 09/10	#5	#42	-

Michael HauffM. Hauff Gridiron Experts 09/13	#5	#41	-

Raju ByfieldR. Byfield Win My Fantasy League 09/13	#8	#26	-

Mike WrightM. Wright The Fantasy Footballers 09/13	#5	#36	-

Matthew HillM. Hill DataForce Fantasy Football 09/13	#5	#45	-

Sean KoernerS. Koerner The Action Network 09/13	#5	#53	-

Jamie CalandroJ. Cala... Fantasy Team Advice 09/13	#6	#55	-

Andy HollowayA. Holl... The Fantasy Footballers 09/13	#5	#46	-

Anthony CervinoA. Cervino Gridiron Experts 09/13	#5	#50	-

Jason MooreJ. Moore The Fantasy Footballers 09/13	#5	#40	-

Jacob W. DunneJ. W. D... New Life Fantasy 09/09	#5	#67	-

Todd D ClarkT. D Clark The Fantasy Fix 09/13	#5	#38	-

Elvin RyanE. Ryan The Pregame HQ 09/10	#7	#37	-

Jacob GibbsJ. Gibbs SportsLine 09/13	#4	#51	-

Matt BrandonM. Brandon Matt Brandon 08/10	#5	#38	-

Craig PhillipsC. Phil... FF Prophet 09/13	#5	#37	-

Dennis SosicD. Sosic Fantasy Six Pack 09/13	#5	#38	-

Seth MillerS. Miller Crossroads Fantasy Football 09/13	#5	#56	-

Kyle RichardsonK. Rich... The Fantasy Headliners 09/13	#5	#37	-

Ryan SkolrudR. Skolrud SkullKing Sports 09/13	#3	#37	-

Adrian AlpansequeA. Alpa... Estadio Fantasy 09/09	#5	#44	-

Mike RigzM. Rigz Gridiron Experts 09/13	#1	#24	-

Seth KleinS. Klein Fantrax 09/13	#7	#58	-

Rudy GambleR. Gamble Razzball 09/13	#5	#49	-

Kevin WheelerK. Wheeler The Draft Zone 09/13	#5	#38	-

Mick CiallelaM. Cial... Fantrax 09/10	#4	#45	-

Dan YanotchkoD. Yano... EDSFootball 09/13	#4	#63	-

David BiggsD. Biggs Drink Five 09/10	#7	#45	-

Steven PintadoS. Pintado The Fantasy Coaches 09/10	#5	#37	-

Rich PiazzaR. Piazza Fantasy Shed 09/09	#5	#36	-

Pat FitzmauriceP. Fitz... The Football Girl 09/10	#5	#37	-

Muntradamus M. Beast Dome 09/13	#18	#51	-

Staff RankingsS. Rank... Roto Ranks 09/13	#5	#45	-

Heath CummingsH. Cumm... CBS Sports 09/13	#10	#38	-

Jake ArthurJ. Arthur Colts.com 09/13	#5	#39	-

Brandon FunstonB. Funston The Athletic 09/13	#7	#42	-

Andy VandaA. Vanda Take Your League 09/12	#5	#37	-

Jonathan StoneJ. Stone The Hateful 8 09/13	#5	#38	-

Zachary HanshewZ. Hanshew FantasyPros 09/13	#4	#35	-

Matt De LimaM. De Lima Sports Illustrated 09/13	#7	#56	-

Jody SmithJ. Smith FantasyData 09/10	#6	#40	-

Jake CielyJ. Ciely The Athletic 09/12	#5	#43	-

Jeff RatcliffeJ. Ratc... FTN 09/13	#5	#71	-

Brian StraitB. Strait FTLS Fantasy Football 09/13	#5	#51	-

Tal MalachovskyT. Mala... The Fantasy Scout 09/13	#5	#38	-

Bill EnrightB. Enright Sports Illustrated 09/13	#2	‐	-

Adam PfeiferA. Pfeifer FTN 09/08	#5	#39	-

Donkey TeethD. Teeth Razzball 09/10	#2	#61	-

Jason WillanJ. Willan Gridiron Experts 09/13	#4	#49	-

Site RankingsS. Rank... FullTime Fantasy 09/13	#5	#42	-

Greg SmithG. Smith TwoQBs 09/13	#5	#47	-

Matthew FreedmanM. Free... The Action Network 09/10	#6	#94	-

Tozzi BrothersT. Brot... Legion Report 09/09	#5	#35	-

Mauricio GutierrezM. Guti... Estadio Fantasy 09/12	#3	#39	-

Robert WaziakR. Waziak The Fantasy Footballers 09/10	#5	#55	-

Christopher DellC. Dell Betting Predators 09/13	#13	#48	-

Jason PetropoulosJ. Petr... BRoto Fantasy 09/13	#5	#40	-

Isaiah SiroisI. Sirois FantasyPros 09/13	#4	#46	-

Heath CappsH. Capps Fake Teams 09/13	#5	#37	-

Mundo Fantasy MXM. Fant... Mundo Fantasy 09/11	#5	#39	-

Bart WheelerB. Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football 09/13	#10	#38	-

Elisha TwerskiE. Twerski numberFire 09/13	#5	#42	-

Justin DoddsJ. Dodds SleeperWire 09/09	#5	#49	-

Tyler OrginskiT. Orgi... Fantasy Hot Read 09/13	#9	#42	-

Dave MajorD. Major XN Sports 09/13	#5	#46	-

Jon CollinsJ. Collins Fantasy Sports LR 09/12	#5	#34	-

Donald GibsonD. Gibson FantasyPros 09/13	#5	#30	-

Nick MarianoN. Mariano RotoBaller 09/13	#5	#57	-

Staff RankingsS. Rank... Important Nonsense 09/10	#5	#55	-

Mike TagliereM. Tagl... FantasyPros 09/13	#11	#49	-

Tommy MoliooT. Molioo The Undroppables 09/09	#7	#50	-

Andrew SeifterA. Seifter FantasyPros 09/11	#5	#45	-

Neema HodjatN. Hodjat Real GM 09/09	#5	#37	-

Andy SingletonA. Sing... Expand The Boxscore 09/13	#5	#46	-

Ryan NoonanR. Noonan FTN 09/13	#5	#47	-

Eric MoodyE. Moody FantasyData 09/13	#5	#41	-

Dominick PetrilloD. Petr... Fantasy Hot Read 09/09	#5	#46	-

Tim JablonskiT. Jabl... The Hateful 8 09/13	#5	#53	-

Matthew BoweM. Bowe Razzball 09/13	#5	#47	-

Clayton CadieuxC. Cadieux Fantasy Football From Up North 09/12	#5	#36	-

Chris KennedyC. Kennedy The Fantasy Headliners 09/13	#5	#38	-

Dan McLellanD. McLe... WBLZ Media 09/10	#5	#44	-

Jose Ramon LlacaJ. Ramo... Estadio Fantasy 09/07	#5	#38	-

Justin SablichJ. Sablich 5th Down Fantasy 09/13	#7	#36	-

Staff RankingsS. Rank... QB List 09/12	#5	#47	-

Nick ZylakN. Zylak Fantasy Football Advice 09/13	#3	#42	-

Matt SchaufM. Schauf Draft Sharks 09/10	#5	#51	-

Michael PetropoulosM. Petr... BRoto Fantasy 09/09	#5	#38	-

Jared SmolaJ. Smola Draft Sharks 09/13	#5	#52	-

Jeff PaurJ. Paur RTSports 09/10	#4	#38	-

Richard SavillR. Savill Fantasy Six Pack 09/12	#5	#44	-

Derek LoflandD. Lofland FantasyPros 09/09	#3	#36	-

Brandon MurchisonB. Murc... RotoBaller 09/13	#5	#36	-

Mike RandleM. Randle BettingPros 09/10	#7	#34	-

Scott SmithS. Smith RotoViz 09/13	#5	#40	-

Doug NorrieD. Norrie Daily Fantasy Sports Rankings 09/13	#5	‐	-

Mike HarmonM. Harmon Swollen Dome 09/13	#5	#36	-

Chet GreshamC. Gresham DK Nation 09/10	#5	#49	-

Matthew BetzM. Betz BallBlast 09/13	#5	#39	-

Dan HarrisD. Harris FantasyPros 09/13	#5	#45	-

Jordan RainsJ. Rains Expand The Boxscore 09/13	#5	#35	-

Ken ZalisK. Zalis Pressbox 09/08	#5	#46	-

Kelly SmelserK. Smelser Punch Drunk Wonderland 09/13	#5	#44	-

Dalton Del DonD. Del Don Yahoo! Sports 09/13	#7	#37	-

Kyle AugustK. August Fantasy Football Smackdown 09/13	#4	#27	-

Lawrence JacksonL. Jackson Fantasy Football Lord 09/13	#4	#38	-

Des BielerD. Bieler The Washington Post 09/13	#5	#39	-

Francisco (Chato) RomeroF. (Cha... Estadio Fantasy 09/13	#5	#41	-

Scott PianowskiS. Pian... Yahoo! Sports 09/13	#5	#37	-

Scott WhitfieldS. Whit... Roto Rankings 09/13	#6	#53	-

KJK. Fantasy Team Advice 09/10	#5	#28	-

Mike MacGregorM. MacG... Draft Buddy 09/12	#5	#49	-

Andrew EricksonA. Eric... Pro Football Focus 09/13	#2	#49	-

Thor AkerleyT. Akerley Fantasy Team Advice 09/13	#5	#32	-

Davis MattekD. Mattek RotoExperts 09/13	#5	#43	-

Jacob WayneJ. Wayne Lineups 09/09	#5	#44	-

Liz LozaL. Loza Yahoo! Sports 09/13	#5	#36	-

Gerson AguirreG. Aguirre Going For 2 09/07	#5	#36	-

Alex BlickleA. Blickle Fantasy Team Advice 09/13	#5	#64	-

Jeff BoggisJ. Boggis Fantasy Football Empire 09/13	#9	#39	-

John HalpinJ. Halpin Carolina Panthers Radio Network 09/13	#5	#46	-

Justin WeigalJ. Weigal FantasySharks 09/13	#5	#37	-

Matt CampM. Camp Bleacher Report 09/13	#5	#38	-

Kyle YatesK. Yates FantasyPros 09/09	#4	#40	-

Dan ClasgensD. Clas... Get Sports Info 09/13	#5	#46	-

Jamey EisenbergJ. Eise... CBS Sports 09/11	#5	#42	-

Andy BehrensA. Behrens Yahoo! Sports 09/12	#5	#56	-

Drew DeLucaD. DeLuca NFL Spinzone 09/13	#5	#38	-

Kate MagdziukK. Magd... BallBlast 09/12	#2	‐	-

Michelle MagdziukM. Magd... BallBlast 09/10	#3	#54	-

Ben WasleyB. Wasley The Fantasy First Down 09/13	#6	#32	-

Kyle EnglishK. English Reality Sports 09/10	#8	#36	-

Dave RichardD. Richard CBS Sports 09/12	#11	#23	-

Scott EngelS. Engel RotoBaller 09/12	#7	#57	-

DailyRotoD. DailyRoto 09/13	#7	#60	-

Aaron LarsonA. Larson FantasyPros 09/09	#5	#38	-

Jason SablichJ. Sablich 5th Down Fantasy 09/04	#8	#31	-

Site ProjectionsS. Proj... numberFire 09/13	#5	#76	-

Elliot Berkovits E. Berk... Packer Report 09/13	#5	#44	-

Ellis JohnsonE. Johnson True North Fantasy Football 09/13	#6	#32	-

Huseyin AksuH. Aksu Fantasy Couch 09/13	#4	#85	-

Richard KingR. King King Fantasy Sports 09/10	#5	#32	-

Chris MeaneyC. Meaney FTN 09/09	#5	#37	-

Walter CherepinskyW. Cher... WalterFootball 09/01	#11	#37	-

Mike KruegerM. Krueger FFToday 09/09	#5	#43	-

Pierre CamusP. Camus RotoBaller 09/10	#3	#67	-

Geoff LambertG. Lambert Going For 2 09/13	#4	#35	-

John HestermanJ. Hest... Dynasty League Football 09/10	#5	#40	-

Matt MacCoyM. MacCoy Fantasy Team Advice 09/12	#6	‐	-

Matt HarmonM. Harmon Yahoo! Sports 09/08	#5	#31	-

Tim PetropoulosT. Petr... BRoto Fantasy 09/12	#3	#40	-

Zach GreubelZ. Greubel Gridiron Experts 09/11	#5	#29	-

Nicholas YouN. You The Undroppables 09/11	#6	#109	-

Chris RaybonC. Raybon The Action Network 09/13	#5	#44	-

Justin BooneJ. Boone theScore 09/10	#5	#46	-

Dariyan MayburyD. Maybury Fantasy Football Advice 09/10	#5	#32	-

The FFGhostT. FFGhost Dynasty League Football 09/10	#4	#39	-

Jonathan HaysJ. Hays Fantasy Foresight 09/10	#2	#58	-

Kevin ScottK. Scott The Intersecting 09/10	#5	#46	-

Adam MurfetA. Murfet 5 Yard Rush 09/10	#6	#26	-

John FergusonJ. Ferg... FantasyData 09/10	#6	#38	-

Blake FincherB. Fincher Fantasy Football Cafe 09/09	#5	#37	-

Morgan ColbyM. Colby The Fantasy Champions 09/08	#4	#30	-

SmittyS. SleeperU 09/08	#8	#38	-

Brad EvansB. Evans FTN 09/07	#5	#38	-

Kevin RobertsK. Roberts Breaking Football 09/10	#3	#35	-

Player Game Logs Comparison
	Chris Godwin WR - TB Chris Godwin WR - TB	Brandin Cooks WR - HOU Brandin Cooks WR - HOU
2020 Schedule
Week 1	at NO	at KC
Week 2	vs. CAR	vs. BAL
Week 3	at DEN	at PIT
Week 4	vs. LAC	vs. MIN
Week 5	at CHI	vs. JAC
Week 6	vs. GB	at TEN
Week 7	at LV	vs. GB
Week 8	at NYG	BYE WEEK
Week 9	vs. NO	at JAC
Week 10	at CAR	at CLE
Week 11	vs. LAR	vs. NE
Week 12	vs. KC	at DET
Week 13	BYE WEEK	vs. IND
Week 14	vs. MIN	at CHI
Week 15	at ATL	at IND
Week 16	at DET	vs. CIN
Week 17	vs. ATL	vs. TEN

Player Fantasy Points Comparison
	Chris Godwin WR - TB Chris Godwin WR - TB	Brandin Cooks WR - HOU Brandin Cooks WR - HOU
2020 Points
Week 1	7.9	2.0
Week 2	‐	9.5
Week 3	12.4	2.3
Week 4	‐	0.0
Week 5	‐	22.1
Week 6	4.8	12.8
Week 7	14.8	6.0
Week 8	‐	‐
Week 9	4.1	14.3
Week 10	9.2	3.9
Week 11	11.3	8.5
Week 12	9.7	8.5
Week 13	‐	6.5
Week 14	2.5	‐
Week 15	9.6	5.9
Week 16	14.4	20.1
Week 17	25.3	28.6
Total	138.5	151.0
Average	9.9	10.1

Player Targets Comparison
	Chris Godwin WR - TB Chris Godwin WR - TB	Brandin Cooks WR - HOU Brandin Cooks WR - HOU
2020 Targets
Week 1	7	5
Week 2	‐	8
Week 3	6	5
Week 4	‐	3
Week 5	‐	12
Week 6	7	9
Week 7	9	9
Week 8	‐	‐
Week 9	6	9
Week 10	6	8
Week 11	10	5
Week 12	9	5
Week 13	‐	8
Week 14	3	‐
Week 15	5	7
Week 16	9	10
Week 17	7	16

Notes for Player Combination
	Chris Godwin WR - TB Chris Godwin WR - TB at NO, Sun 4pm EDT	Brandin Cooks WR - HOU Brandin Cooks WR - HOU at KC, Thu 8pm EDT Questionable
Expert
Derek Lofland FantasyPros	The Saints were 27th against fantasy wide receivers last year, Godwin figures to have WR1 value in a likely shootout, especially with Mike Evans likely on a snap count.
Site Rankings FullTime Fantasy	Can't go much higher than this.
Mike Tagliere FantasyPros	It's been rumored in camp that Godwin looks good, but that he's lacking something. He also missed a few practices throughout training camp, so it's something worth monitoring early in the season. The Saints cornerback unit is extremely good, especially since they added Janoris Jenkins at the end of the season. He'll replace the inconsistent Eli Apple opposite Marshon Lattimore. It's a tougher matchup than last year when Godwin hung 7/125/2 on them in Week 5, then 3/47/1 in Week 11. The Saints may not decide to shadow Mike Evans with Lattimore anymore considering Godwin's success, though Jenkins surely changes things. The combination of Lattimore and Jenkins allowed 87-for-159 passing in their coverage for 1,205 yards and seven touchdowns while intercepting six passes. That amounts to a QB Rating below 80. It is worth noting that Godwin's big game last year came while in New Orleans, but it was also before Jenkins was there. You're going to start Godwin in season-long leagues as a WR2 at worst, but it's not a week to feel very confident in cash games. I do like him better than Evans in tournaments, though.
Jacob Wayne Lineups	Mike Evans is dealing with a hamstring injury, and even if he is able to get on the field on Sunday, he will likely be somewhat limited. That should result in a ton of targets for Chris Godwin against the Saints' defense which he scored 3 touchdowns on last season. Tom Brady is going to help Godwin's efficiency and he should produce some monster numbers in this game that has one of the highest over/under totals on the week.
Isaiah Sirois FantasyPros		Cooks is a game-time decision tonight. He has an injured quadricep, and while he's arguably the Texans' new WR1, I think he's a pass for me this evening. The Texans have enough receiving talent elsewhere -- Randall Cobb, Will Fuller, Darren Fells, Duke Johnson -- that I think they'll be able to put him in a limited role. I don't think that Cooks will be able to get the separation he needs tonight, so I would look elsewhere for wide receiver help.
Kyle Yates FantasyPros	The Saints and Bucs could very easily hit the over on the Vegas line this week, which means that you should invest in the top options from a fantasy perspective. As long as Godwin's fully healthy, which all reports are that he seems good to go, he's going to be a must-start option. Plug him into your lineup and don't think twice about it.
Kevin Wheeler The Draft Zone		Cooks (quad) did not practice Tuesday. This is a downgrade after being limited in Monday's practice. It's a concern with the Texans kicking off in two days. Wednesday's injury report is crucial for Cooks, as another "DNP" would put him on the wrong side of questionable against the Chiefs. @Rotoworld

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