Brandin Cooks is ranked #13 among 58 eligible NFL wide receivers. He profiles as a bench or matchup-based option — draft late or stream when the schedule lines up.
Percentile79%
2025 season results · Computed from official box scores · Full-PPR scoring, ranked by last-season total points · updated October 2
LATE FLIER
Brandin Cooks 2026 fantasy outlook
3.9Proj FPTS · ~55 / 14 games
1.5–5.2Typical game · middle 50%
#101QB draft rank
#10Superflex rank
#13 · WR13Scoring rank · position
—ADP (ESPN drafts)
No live market price for him yet — we rank him #10 overall and WR13 in 1QB Full-PPR drafts. Projection drivers: stable workload (2.8 touches/gm), steady per-touch efficiency.
INJURY RISK Low?AGE/WORKLOAD RISK High?ROLE SECURITY Unsettled?How we grade risk
Projection updated October 2 · ESPN ADP updated October 2 · Range = 25th–75th percentile of his 2025 game log
SF 2026 schedule — bye week 8
17 GAMES · SEASON STARTS SEPT
W1
@LAR
W2
MIA
W3
ARI
W4
DEN
W5
@SEA
W6
WSH
W7
@ATL
W8
BYE
W9
LV
W10
@DAL
W11
MIN
W12
SEA
W13
@NYG
W14
LAR
W15
@LAC
W16
@KC
W17
PHI
W18
@ARI
Plan around the week-8 bye when pairing Cooks with other WRs on your roster.
Brandin Cooks consistency and floor
15 GAMES
0
Floor (p10)
3.5
Average
5.6
Ceiling (p90)
Consistency75%+ of average delivered53%
Boom rate125%+ of average40%
Bust rateunder half of average40%
3.5
Season avg FPTS
3.0
Last 10 FPTS
3.3
Last 5 FPTS
Cooks vs other wide receivers
PERCENTILE · 207 RANKED
Targets3694
Receptions2493
Rec yards27993
Rec TD057
Fantasy PPG3.548
Percentile among all ranked NFL wide receivers · 99 = best
He's a depth option, not a priority pick: #31 overall, #13 at his position. Draft late or stream based on matchups.
QWhat round should Brandin Cooks be drafted in?
Rounds 2-3 in most formats, based on his #31 overall finish.
QHow many fantasy points will Brandin Cooks score in 2026?
We project 3.9 PPR points per game across an expected 14 games — approximately 55 points for the season. His typical game last season landed between 1.5 and 5.2 (middle 50% of results), and that puts him #13 in projected scoring (#10 on the 1QB draft board once positional value is applied).
QHow consistent is Brandin Cooks for fantasy?
He delivered at least 75% of his average in 53% of games, with a floor of 0 and a ceiling of 5.6 fantasy points. He boomed (125%+ of average) in 40% of games and busted (under half his average) in 40%.
Answers computed by TurfSplit from official box scores.