Brandin Cooks is on bye in Week 8 — replace him and revisit next week.
- Projection
- 1 pts
- WR rank
- #106
- Matchup
- bye
Brandin Cooks's fantasy role in Week 8
Brandin Cooks goes into Week 8 of the 2026 season as a deep-league WR flyer for the SF. He is rostered in 1% of leagues and actually started in 0% of them, and we rank him WR106 on our own weekly board at 1 projected points.
Roster rates are steady week over week, so his role looks settled rather than in flux.
No injury designation to work around right now, which keeps his projection honest.
Week 8 matchup breakdown
The SF are on bye in Week 8, so there is no matchup to grade. Anyone holding him needs a one-week fill-in from the waiver wire.
How to play it
Brandin Cooks is on bye in Week 8 — replace him and revisit next week.
Use the waiver wire for a one-week plug and keep him on your bench if you are otherwise healthy at WR.
Sally's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Brandin Cooks (SF WR), our WR106 this week for Week 8 of the 2026 NFL season (his team is on bye), projecting 1.0 projected points with a mild Pepper Meter rating. Sally wants fireworks, and 9 points below a typical starter isn't fireworks. 1 points is roughly 90% short of the WR baseline, and I rank on output, not name recognition. No game on the schedule this week, so the only decision is who replaces him. Sally keeps him at Mild until the usage says otherwise.
Tina's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Brandin Cooks (SF WR), our WR106 this week for Week 8 of the 2026 NFL season (his team is on bye), projecting 1.0 projected points with a mild Pepper Meter rating. Tina calls it a floor problem: 9 points under the starter line is a lot of risk for a lineup spot. He's without an opponent this week, which caps this at a roster-hold conversation. The projection sits about 90% under what a startable WR returns, so I honestly can't pretend the price tag matches the output. Tina keeps him at Mild until the usage says otherwise.