{"id":194642,"date":"2024-10-15T16:30:27","date_gmt":"2024-10-15T20:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=194642"},"modified":"2024-10-15T15:38:11","modified_gmt":"2024-10-15T19:38:11","slug":"buffalo-bills-fantasy-outlook-after-trading-for-amari-cooper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2024\/10\/15\/buffalo-bills-fantasy-outlook-after-trading-for-amari-cooper\/","title":{"rendered":"Buffalo Bills Fantasy Outlook After Trading for Amari Cooper"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amari Cooper was traded to the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/bills\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Buffalo Bills<\/a> earlier today. Cooper leaves an awful <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/browns\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Browns<\/a> 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2024\/10\/15\/raiders-trade-davante-adams\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Adams went to the Jets<\/a>. Here is the Buffalo Bills Fantasy Outlook after trading for Amari Cooper.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We&#39;ve agreed to trade for WR Amari Cooper\u203c\ufe0f<a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ilbmxum2sf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/Ilbmxum2sf<\/a> | <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BillsMafia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#BillsMafia<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HUdMM3SaUM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/HUdMM3SaUM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BuffaloBills\/status\/1846258517390348659?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 15, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Buffalo Bills Fantasy Outlook After Trading for Amari Cooper<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>Amari Cooper<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamrankings.com\/nfl\/stat\/points-per-game\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Bills are 7th in points scored per game, while the Browns are 30th<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Khalil Shakir<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Keon Coleman and Curtis Samuel<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2024\/05\/21\/keon-coleman-dynasty-outlook-2024-fantasy-football\/\" target=\"_self\">Coleman at least is a deep shot threat<\/a>, 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.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Dalton Kincaid<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kincaid has seen at least six targets in each of the last three games. An argument could be made that was <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2024\/08\/28\/dalton-kincaid-fantasy-football-outlook-2024\/\" target=\"_self\">Allen\u2019s most trustworthy target<\/a>. 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.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Josh Allen<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2024\/09\/24\/josh-allen-mvp-biggest-hurdles-buffalo-bills-qb\/\" target=\"_self\">Allen gets a big boost with the addition of Cooper<\/a>. Fantasy managers are starting Allen regardless, but he should have more consistent QB1 play the rest of the season.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>James Cook<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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\u2019s floor becomes higher, while Kincaid and Cook take a slight hit, but are still must-starts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Main Photo: [Scott Galvin] &#8211; USA Today Sports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amari Cooper is Now a Member of the Buffalo Bills. 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