Amari Cooper Week 2 Outlook - Browns at Jaguars

By Derek Brown (FantasyPros), Thu, Sep 12th 2024, 1:05pm EDT

Cooper walked away from Week 1 with only two receptions and 15 receiving yards despite earning a solid volume clip. He had a 20% target share, a 47.7% air-yard share, and a 22.9% first-read share despite 0.31 YPRR. This is partially a Watson problem, but Cooper's per-route metrics are also frightening. Among 78 qualifying wide receivers in Week 1, Cooper had the 23rd-lowest separation score and the tenth-lowest route win rate. We'll see if this is an isolated finding that clears up quickly, but it had to be mentioned. Getting back to Watson, though, he is definitely part of the problem, as only 44.4% of Cooper's targets were deemed catchable. If Cooper still has the juice, he should have no problem taking advantage of the Jags outside corner duo this week. He'll run about 78% of his routes against Ronald Darby (83.3% catch rate and 158.3 passer rating) and Montaric Brown (career: 69.2% catch rate and 123.2 passer rating).