Brandin Cooks Fantasy Football Week 12 Scouting Report

Brandin Cooks
WR
, Dallas Cowboys

Age: 31
Weight: 189 lbs
Height: 5' 10"
College: Oregon State

ADP: 139
Depth Chart Ranking: 2

Pts	RecYds	RecTD	Rec	RuYds
15.3	91	1	9	2

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by Neil Dutton

· Nov 29, 2023 · 11:19 AM EST

DAL WR Brandin Cooks - Week 13 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 13 vs. Seattle Seahawks

Brandin Cooks continued to demand a larger role in the Cowboys passing attack in Week 13, leading the team with 72 receiving yards to go with one of Dak Prescott's four touchdowns. Cooks finished the week with 15.2 Half-PPR points and is up to 8.8 points per game.

The Seahawks rank 18th in aFPA to wide receivers this season, so we should temper our expectations for Cooks this week. He should certainly be able to post high-end WR3 numbers, but the presence of CeeDee Lamb certainly puts a cap on his output.

by Neil Dutton

· Nov 22, 2023 · 1:27 PM EST

DAL WR Brandin Cooks - Week 12 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 12 vs Washington Commanders

Brandin Cooks saw just four targets against the Panthers, although he did reel in three of them for 42 scoreless yards on his way to 5.7 Half PPR points. Cooks has not made much fantasy noise in a Cowboys uniform and is only WR50 in points per game this season.

Cooks could be in line for happier times in Week 12 against a leaky Commanders defense that ranks 32nd in aFPA to wide receivers. But he's not someone that you should feel you need to start if you have other options. He's a WR4/Flex option at best.

by Neil Dutton

· Nov 17, 2023 · 5:29 PM EST

DAL WR Brandin Cooks - Week 11 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 11 at Carolina Panthers

Brandin Cooks had his first explosion game as a Dallas Cowboy against the Giants in Week 10. Cooks had 17 grabs on the season coming into the game, but he reeled in nine of his 10 targets for 173 yards and a touchdown. Cooks delivered 27.8 Half-PPR points, well above his seasonal average of 8.39.

Even though the Cowboys have embraced the passing game of late, the odds of a second blow up game for Cooks are not great. The Panthers are second in aFPA to wide receivers in 2023. Still, Cooks could offer some appeal as a WR4/Flex, but he’s a long way behind CeeDee Lamb in the Cowboys target totem pole.

by Neil Dutton

· Sep 13, 2023 · 12:05 PM EDT

DAL WR Brandin Cooks - Week 2 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 2 vs New York Jets

To say Brandin Cooks enjoyed a quiet Cowboys debut would be putting it mildly. He played 59% of the offensive snaps and was targeted just twice in their rout of the New York Giants. He was able to catch both of these looks, but could only muster 22 yards on his way to 3.2 Half-PPR points. Cooks finished the week as the WR75 in that format.

The Cowboys wide receivers face the toughest matchup on the Week 2 slate as they take on the New York Jets, which puts something of a cap on expectations for fantasy managers. It's hard to trust Cooks as anything more than a WR4 this week.

by Neil Dutton

· Sep 06, 2023 · 5:22 PM EDT

DAL WR Brandin Cooks - Week 1 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 1 at New York Giants

2022 was a seriously down year for Brandin Cooks, as he finished his time with the Houston Texans. Cooks caught 57 balls - the third-lowest tally of his career - for just 699 yards, scoring three touchdowns on the way. Cooks averaged a mere 9.0 Half-PPR points per game, "good" for WR49. 2022 was just the second season in which Cooks has not finished inside the top 36 at his position.

Cooks made the move across Texas to Dallas this offseason, and while he undoubtedly is on a better team, he is firmly the secondary option in the wide receiver room behind CeeDee Lamb. He doesn't have a terrible matchup in Week 1, as the New York Giants were 16th in aFPA to wide receivers a year ago. But it's hard to project him as anything more than a WR3, given the weapons the Cowboys have around him.

by Neil Dutton

· Jul 12, 2023 · 1:10 PM EDT

DAL WR Brandin Cooks - 2023 Fantasy Football Outlook

Fantasy Upside
Brandin Cooks finds himself as the second chair on an offense for the first time in at least four seasons after his move to the Cowboys and should be able to serve as a decent wingman to CeeDee Lamb. Cooks saw an average of 1.5 deep targets per game in 2022, but the quality of his service left much to be desired. Dak Prescott is a much more accurate distributor than the players Cooks had to deal with in the last two seasons in Houston and should be able to flirt with WR3 numbers in 2023

Fantasy Downside
The Cowboys seem set on leaning more heavily on their ground game in 2023 under Mike McCarthy and Brian Schottenheimer, sucking targets out of the offense and leaving pass catchers other than CeeDee Lamb feeding off scraps. WR2s on teams that don't pass very often rarely make for fantasy gems.

2023 Bottom Line
Cooks has made a living of slightly outkicking his ADP over the last few seasons, all the while dealing with substandard QB play. Now he has a chance to be something of value, going at a WR4 price tag when if things break right, he could flirt with WR3 numbers.

by Bill Riccette

· Dec 30, 2022 · 12:41 AM EST

HOU WR Brandin Cooks - Week 17 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 17 vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

Brandin Cooks is back and he caught the game-winning touchdown last week to knock the Titans out of first place in the AFC South. Cooks saw nine targets last week and looks to be back as the WR1 in Houston. The issue is the inconsistency of the quarterback position and who even is on the field on each play. Cooks is a low-end WR3/Flex option for the fantasy finals.