Jayden Reed or Cooper Kupp Week 14 Start 'Em, Sit 'Em: Fantasy football projections for WRs

Jayden Reed and Cooper Kupp have mostly gone under the rader among wide receivers in a season where only two players at that position have hit a thousand yards. But no matter where someone looks, there will be fantasy managers daunting enough to take their chances with one or even both of them.

So, should there be only one of them who can make a fantasy squad, who possesses the better value? Let's find out.

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Is Jayden Reed a good fantasy pick in Week 14?

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Within one of the league's deepest wide receiver corps in the league, Jayden Reed has quietly created a reputation as a very prolific scorer. He has 168.1 fantasy points, and here's another interesting fact about that haul: the four times he didn't score double-digits, the Green Bay Packers still won.

Sportskeeda's fantasy football rankings belie that impressive performance, putting him at No. 20. But that's not all: the Detroit Lions, despite being the NFC's top team, are shockingly very poor at containing wide receivers - even if adding Jamal

Adams is expected to mitigate that problem - averaging 52.5 fantasy points allowed against them (only the Denver Broncos are worse with 70.4). So, expect a monstrous performance from Reed.

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Is Cooper Kupp a good fantasy pick in Week 14?

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It has been a long time since Cooper Kupp exploded for almost 2,000 yards in 2021. Since then, he has taken a backseat to Puka Nacua but still remains a big-play threat.

Despite missing four games with a Week 2 ankle injury, he has been mostly dominant since, scoring double-digit points for five straight weeks. That streak ended when he had only a season-worst 4.7 at the New Orleans Saints, but the Los Angeles Rams still won, thanks to other playmakers.

The Buffalo Bills, though, seem to be up to the task of containing him. Thanks to a monstrous secondary of cornerbacks Rasul Douglas and Christian Benford, nickelback Taron Johnson, and safeties Taylor Rapp and Damar Hamlin, they have been leading the league in terms of fantasy points allowed against WRs - only 12.6, utterly dominant. Defeating that unit will require more than luck.

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Whom should I start between Jayden Reed and Cooper Kupp?

Jayden Reed or Cooper Kupp?

According to Sportskeeda's Start/Sit Optimizer, it's not even close: "Cooper Kupp wins."

Losses in the rushing department aside, the Super Bowl LVI MVP is the more proven commodity despite his lesser stats. With his experience in high-leverage situations, it's no wonder why he's still considered a premier player on the field, both real and virtual.