Amari Cooper was traded to the Buffalo Bills earlier today. Cooper leaves an awful Browns offense and Deshaun Watson to join a great Bills offense and Josh Allen. The Bills needed help in the wide receiver room, and they got their guy after Adams went to the Jets. Here is the Buffalo Bills Fantasy Outlook after trading for Amari Cooper.
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— Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) October 15, 2024
Buffalo Bills Fantasy Outlook After Trading for Amari Cooper
Amari Cooper
Cooper only scored more than ten fantasy points in one game this season when he scored 27.6 points in Week 3. He caught two touchdowns that week, his only two of the year. Watson only has five passing touchdowns in six games. This offense has been horrible.
Cooper now becomes the WR1 on a team with one of the best quarterbacks in the league, Josh Allen. Allen has thrown twice as many touchdowns as Watson. The Bills are 7th in points scored per game, while the Browns are 30th.
Cooper was a borderline flex play with his lack of production. He now becomes a fringe WR2/WR3 in a much better spot and is a must-start in all fantasy leagues.
Khalil Shakir
Shakir was the WR1 on the Bills, scoring double-digit fantasy points in each of his first four games before his injury. This was with Shakir never receiving more than six targets in a single game. His target share will decrease even more. Shakir becomes a borderline flex play for the rest of the season.
Keon Coleman and Curtis Samuel
Both Coleman and Samuel only had twelve catches each on the season in six games played, as they were fighting to be the WR2 on the Bills. Coleman at least is a deep shot threat, averaging 16.8 yards per catch, while Samuel is averaging 7.7 yards per catch. Samuel is now droppable in fantasy leagues, while Coleman is a boom-or-bust play.
Dalton Kincaid
Kincaid has seen at least six targets in each of the last three games. An argument could be made that was Allen’s most trustworthy target. That could still be the case, even with the addition of Cooper. With how bad tight ends have been this year in fantasy, Kincaid should still be a TE1. He loses a little value, but it is not enough to sit him.
Josh Allen
Allen has had an up-and-down fantasy season, finishing as a top-five fantasy QB three times but outside of the top 25 twice. Allen gets a big boost with the addition of Cooper. Fantasy managers are starting Allen regardless, but he should have more consistent QB1 play the rest of the season.
James Cook
Cook has only had two games with more than two targets. There were a lot of expectations that he was going to be used in the passing game, but he has not. The Bills will probably be a little more pass-heavy with the addition of Cooper. Cook takes a slight hit, but he is still a must-start in fantasy when healthy.
Conclusion
Cooper is the biggest winner of the trade and should be started in all fantasy lineups from here on out. Shakir is a borderline flex play, Coleman is a boom-or-bust player, and Samuel is droppable. Allen’s floor becomes higher, while Kincaid and Cook take a slight hit, but are still must-starts.
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