Brandin Cooks Fantasy Week 2: Projections, Points and Stats vs. Jets

Dallas Cowboys wideout Brandin Cooks will be up against the team with last season's third-ranked pass defense, the New York Jets (189.4 yards allowed per game), in Week 2 -- kicking off at 4:25 PM ET on Sunday.

For more details on Cooks, if you're considering him for your daily fantasy roster, check out this article before his upcoming matchup versus the Jets.

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Cooks vs. Jets Game Info

• Matchup: Dallas Cowboys vs. New York Jets
• Game Day: September 17, 2023
• Game Time: 4:25 PM
• Projected Fantasy Points: 3.52
• Projected Receiving Yards: 23.25
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.16

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Cooks 2022 Fantasy Performance

• With 88.6 fantasy points (6.8 per game), Cooks was 48th at his position (and 132nd in the league).
• In his one game this year, Cooks accumulated 2.2 fantasy points. He had 22 receiving yards on two catches (four targets) and zero touchdowns.
• In his best game last year, Cooks picked up 16.6 fantasy points -- via five receptions, 106 yards and one touchdown. That was in Week 18 against the Indianapolis Colts.
• In his second-best performance last year, Cooks picked up 11.7 fantasy points -- via seven receptions, 57 yards and one touchdown -- in Week 4 against the Los Angeles Chargers.
• Cooks accumulated 2.0 fantasy points -- four catches, 20 yards, on six targets -- in Week 5 versus the Jacksonville Jaguars, which was his poorest game of the season.
• Cooks picked up 2.2 fantasy points -- two receptions, 22 yards, on seven targets -- in his second-worst game of the season. That was Week 3 versus the Chicago Bears.

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Jets Defensive Performance

• Against New York, no quarterbacks accumulated more than 300 passing yards in a game last season.
• Last season, the Jets allowed 10 QBs to throw at least one TD pass in a game.
• In the passing game, New York allowed three players to throw two or more touchdowns in a game last year.
• In the passing game, the Jets allowed at least three passing touchdowns to two opposing quarterbacks last year.
• New York let four players amass more than 100 receiving yards in a game last year.
• Against the Jets last season, 14 players hauled in a TD pass.
• New York gave up at least two receiving touchdowns through the air to one player last season.
• In the ground game, two players racked up more than 100 rushing yards in a game against the Jets last season.
• In terms of run defense, New York gave up at least one rushing touchdown to 10 players last season.
• On the ground, the Jets allowed three players to score at least two rushing touchdowns against them last year.

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