Draft Note by Bill Riccette
Week 3 vs. Tennessee Titans
Amari Cooper caught seven passes for 90 yards Monday against the Steelers and that was with him being questionable for the game with a groin injury. He is now also dealing with a shoulder injury but is trending toward playing Sunday in a good matchup against the Titans. Cleveland may throw the ball more with Nick Chubb out but Jerome Ford can still handle the workload. Regardless, Deshaun Watson always looks for Cooper so he remains a fine WR2 this week.
Amari Cooper
- WR
- , Cleveland Browns
- 29
- 210 lbs
- 6' 1"
- 39
- 1
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Cooper turned in a WR9 season though his per-game average was good for WR13. It was his third season in the last four where he cleared 1,100 yards and 8+ touchdowns. Entering his age-29 season, it should remain all systems go, right? Well, when I pulled his splits with Deshaun Watson, they were a bit alarming. In 11 games with Jacoby Brissett, Cooper averaged a healthy 5.2-72-0.64 on 8.5 targets per game. Those were WR8 numbers through 12 weeks. With a rusty Watson under center, Cooper’s averages dropped to 3.5-61-0.33 on 6.5 targets per game (in six games), which made him the WR23 in that span. With a full offseason together, Watson and Cooper should have a better rapport in 2023, but a bet on Cooper is a bet on Watson getting back to his mid-career form. Elijah Moore is also in the mix.
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2023 Strength of Schedule - CLE
| W1 | W2 | W3 | W4 | W5 | W6 | W7 | W8 | W9 | W10 | W11 | W12 | W13 | W14 | W15 | W16 | W17 | W18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 CIN | 20 @PIT | 32 TEN | 17 BAL | BYE | 25 SF | 9 @IND | 4 @SEA | 5 ARI | 17 @BAL | 20 PIT | 2 @DEN | 18 @LAR | 24 JAX | 12 CHI | 3 @HOU | 1 NYJ | 19 @CIN |
Schedule difficulty based on schedule-adjusted, positional defensive ranking. Top DEF = 1, bottom DEF = 32.
Game Stats
| Week | Opp | Rec | RecYds | RecTD | Tgts | YPR | RuAtt | RuYds | RuTD | Fum | YPC | STD | 0.5 PPR | PPR | Snaps | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIN | 3 | 37 | 0 | 7 | 12.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3.7 | 5.20 | 6.7 | 46/74 | 62.2% |
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Injury Details (w2)
Status: Probable Injury: Groin | @PIT | 7 | 90 | 0 | 10 | 12.86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 9.0 | 12.50 | 16.0 | 63/87 | 72.4% |
| Per game | 5.00 | 63.50 | 0 | 8.50 | 12.70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6.35 | 8.85 | 11.35 | 54.50/80.50 | 67.29% | |
| Totals | 10 | 127 | 0 | 17 | 12.70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 12.7 | 17.7 | 22.7 | 109/161 | 67.29% | |
Previous Games vs. TEN
| Season | Week | Opp | Rec | RecYds | RecTD | Tgts | YPR | RuAtt | RuYds | RuTD | Fum | YPC | STD | 0.5 PPR | PPR | Snaps | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 9 | TEN | 5 | 58 | 1 | 8 | 11.60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 11.8 | 14.30 | 16.8 | 50/59 | 84.75% |
| 2017 | 1 | @TEN | 5 | 62 | 1 | 13 | 12.40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 12.2 | 14.70 | 17.2 | 61/66 | 92.42% |
| 2016 | 3 | @TEN | 4 | 62 | 0 | 9 | 15.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6.2 | 8.20 | 10.2 | 52/65 | 80.00% |
| 2015 | 12 | @TEN | 7 | 115 | 0 | 12 | 16.43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 11.5 | 15.00 | 18.5 | 66/71 | 92.96% |
| Average | 5.25 | 74.25 | 0.50 | 10.50 | 13.98 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.43 | 13.05 | 15.68 | 57.25/65.25 | 87.53% | ||
