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Brandin Cooks

Pos: WR3 Team: NO YoE: 12
Draft: RD 1, PICK 20
Injury Status: H



I. Player News & Analysis


ESPN

RotoWire

Trends


"Cooks reunited with the Saints -- the team that drafted him in 2014 -- after bouncing around the league (four stops) since departing New Orleans in 2017. The former first-round pick has had his stretches of WR2 production (seven of 11 seasons have resulted in a top-25 finish in fantasy PPG), but he hasn't had a finish better than 37th since 2021 and he fell to a career-low 76th in 2024. Now 31 years old, Cooks is expected to slide in as the Saints' No. 3 receiver behind Chris Olave and Rashid Shaheed. He'll likely see a handful of targets most weeks, but consistent fantasy output is a long shot, especially with Spencer Rattler and/or rookie Tyler Shough under center. Cooks is worth consideration only in the late rounds."


"Cooks logged a season low in targets for the second week in a row. The 32-year-old has served as the Saints' No. 3 wideout this season, but his production has looked more like that of a WR4, as he's averaged 2.2 catches on 2.8 targets for 20.7 yards per game. His fantasy numbers should remain negligible so long as Chris Olave, Rashid Shaheed and TE1 Juwan Johnson are healthy moving forward. His next opportunity will come during the Week 7 matchup versus the Bears on Sunday, Sept. 19."

Brandin Cooks' target share has decreased by 50.28% over the past 8 weeks.

Brandin Cooks' targets have decreased by 50.0% over the past 8 weeks.

Brandin Cooks' receiving yards have decreased by 45.39% over the past 8 weeks.

Brandin Cooks' receiving touchdowns have decreased by 75.0+% over the past 20 weeks.

Brandin Cooks' receptions have decreased by 30.77% over the past 8 weeks.


II. Historical Performance



Season

Week

Home

Score

Away

TGT

REC

YD

TD

FUM

YPA

TGT SHARE

2025

6

NE

25 - 19

NO

1.0

1.0

21.0

0.0

0.0

21.0

0.038

2025

5

NYG

14 - 26

NO

1.0

1.0

5.0

0.0

0.0

5.0

0.031

2025

4

NO

19 - 31

BUF

4.0

3.0

22.0

0.0

0.0

5.5

0.143

2025

3

NO

13 - 44

SEA

5.0

3.0

24.0

0.0

0.0

4.8

0.122

2025

2

SF

26 - 21

NO

2.0

2.0

26.0

0.0

0.0

13.0

0.059

2025

1

ARI

20 - 13

NO

4.0

3.0

26.0

0.0

0.0

6.5

0.087

2024

18

WSH

23 - 19

DAL

9.0

3.0

15.0

0.0

0.0

1.67

0.265

2024

17

DAL

7 - 41

PHI

8.0

4.0

52.0

0.0

0.0

6.5

0.276

2024

16

TB

24 - 26

DAL

3.0

3.0

48.0

0.0

0.0

16.0

0.086

2024

15

DAL

30 - 14

CAR

5.0

3.0

34.0

0.0

0.0

6.8

0.172

2024

14

CIN

27 - 20

DAL

3.0

1.0

3.0

1.0

0.0

1.0

0.097

2024

13

NYG

20 - 27

DAL

7.0

3.0

16.0

1.0

0.0

2.29

0.194

2024

4

DAL

20 - 15

NYG

4.0

1.0

16.0

0.0

0.0

4.0

0.148

2024

3

BAL

28 - 25

DAL

6.0

2.0

16.0

0.0

0.0

2.67

0.118

2024

2

NO

44 - 19

DAL

2.0

2.0

19.0

0.0

0.0

9.5

0.048

2024

1

DAL

33 - 17

CLE

7.0

4.0

40.0

1.0

0.0

5.71

0.219

2023

18

DAL

38 - 10

WSH

8.0

6.0

39.0

1.0

0.0

4.88

0.2

2023

17

DET

19 - 20

DAL

8.0

5.0

60.0

1.0

0.0

7.5

0.211

2023

16

DAL

20 - 22

MIA

2.0

2.0

14.0

1.0

0.0

7.0

0.062

2023

15

DAL

10 - 31

BUF

6.0

2.0

10.0

0.0

0.0

1.67

0.176

2023

14

PHI

13 - 33

DAL

5.0

2.0

37.0

0.0

0.0

7.4

0.128

2023

13

SEA

35 - 41

DAL

4.0

4.0

45.0

1.0

0.0

11.25

0.098

2023

12

WSH

10 - 45

DAL

5.0

4.0

72.0

1.0

0.0

14.4

0.156

2023

11

DAL

33 - 10

CAR

4.0

3.0

42.0

0.0

0.0

10.5

0.098

2023

10

NYG

17 - 49

DAL

10.0

9.0

173.0

1.0

0.0

17.3

0.227

2023

9

DAL

23 - 28

PHI

2.0

1.0

7.0

0.0

0.0

3.5

0.045

2023

8

LAR

20 - 43

DAL

4.0

3.0

49.0

1.0

0.0

12.25

0.118

2023

6

DAL

20 - 17

LAC

4.0

4.0

36.0

1.0

0.0

9.0

0.133

2023

5

DAL

10 - 42

SF

4.0

1.0

7.0

0.0

0.0

1.75

0.154

2023

4

NE

3 - 38

DAL

4.0

4.0

27.0

0.0

0.0

6.75

0.111

2023

3

DAL

16 - 28

ARI

7.0

2.0

17.0

0.0

0.0

2.43

0.175

2023

1

DAL

40 - 0

NYG

4.0

2.0

22.0

0.0

0.0

5.5

0.16

2022

18

HOU

32 - 31

IND

6.0

5.0

106.0

1.0

0.0

17.67

0.15

2022

17

JAX

31 - 3

HOU

7.0

4.0

39.0

0.0

0.0

5.57

0.159

2022

16

HOU

19 - 14

TEN

9.0

4.0

34.0

1.0

0.0

3.78

0.281

2022

12

HOU

15 - 30

MIA

5.0

5.0

59.0

0.0

0.0

11.8

0.128

2022

11

WSH

23 - 10

HOU

6.0

3.0

70.0

0.0

0.0

11.67

0.182

2022

10

HOU

16 - 24

NYG

7.0

4.0

37.0

0.0

0.0

5.29

0.189

2022

8

TEN

17 - 10

HOU

6.0

4.0

73.0

0.0

0.0

12.17

0.2

2022

7

HOU

20 - 38

LV

5.0

4.0

46.0

0.0

0.0

9.2

0.122

2022

5

HOU

13 - 6

JAX

6.0

4.0

20.0

0.0

0.0

3.33

0.25

2022

4

LAC

34 - 24

HOU

7.0

7.0

57.0

1.0

0.0

8.14

0.2

2022

3

HOU

20 - 23

CHI

7.0

2.0

22.0

0.0

0.0

3.14

0.219

2022

2

HOU

9 - 16

DEN

10.0

4.0

54.0

0.0

0.0

5.4

0.263

2022

1

IND

20 - 20

HOU

12.0

7.0

82.0

0.0

0.0

6.83

0.324

2021

18

TEN

28 - 25

HOU

4.0

3.0

26.0

0.0

0.0

6.5

0.121

2021

17

HOU

7 - 23

SF

11.0

7.0

66.0

1.0

0.0

6.0

0.344

2021

15

HOU

30 - 16

JAX

10.0

7.0

102.0

2.0

0.0

10.2

0.333

2021

14

SEA

33 - 13

HOU

11.0

8.0

101.0

0.0

0.0

9.18

0.224

2021

13

IND

31 - 0

HOU

6.0

3.0

38.0

0.0

0.0

6.33

0.222

2021

12

NYJ

21 - 14

HOU

5.0

3.0

45.0

1.0

0.0

9.0

0.192

2021

11

HOU

22 - 13

TEN

3.0

2.0

18.0

0.0

0.0

6.0

0.125

2021

9

HOU

9 - 17

MIA

14.0

6.0

56.0

0.0

0.0

4.0

0.318

2021

8

LAR

38 - 22

HOU

6.0

6.0

83.0

1.0

0.0

13.83

0.154

2021

7

HOU

5 - 31

ARI

7.0

5.0

21.0

0.0

0.0

3.0

0.219

2021

6

HOU

3 - 31

IND

13.0

9.0

89.0

0.0

0.0

6.85

0.302

2021

5

NE

25 - 22

HOU

5.0

3.0

23.0

0.0

0.0

4.6

0.172

2021

4

HOU

0 - 40

BUF

7.0

5.0

47.0

0.0

0.0

6.71

0.333

2021

3

CAR

24 - 9

HOU

11.0

9.0

112.0

0.0

0.0

10.18

0.393

2021

2

HOU

21 - 31

CLE

14.0

9.0

78.0

1.0

0.0

5.57

0.483

2021

1

JAX

21 - 37

HOU

7.0

5.0

132.0

0.0

0.0

18.86

0.212