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Should I start Germie Bernard or Courtland Sutton in Week 8?

Updated Oct 27, 2:26 PM ET.

Week 8 verdict

Start Germie Bernard over Courtland Sutton

Start

Germie Bernard

WR · PIT · vs CLE

Market projects
9.4
recent weeks avg
CLE D vs WR
31.8
14th most to WRs (2026)
Upside
Moderate
54 of 100 at WR
Snap share
61%
Through Week 7
Target share
15%
Through Week 7
Sit

Courtland Sutton

WR · DEN · vs KC

Market projects
8.9
recent weeks avg
KC D vs WR
23.7
2nd fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside
Limited
39 of 100 at WR
Snap share
77%
Through Week 7
Target share
17%
Through Week 7
Start Bernard or Sutton? The full Week 8 breakdown

Start Germie Bernard: 92 percent of the snaps and 25 percent of the targets over their last 3 games, against Courtland Sutton's 76 percent of the snaps and 15 percent of the targets. No market projection is posted on either of them this week, so this is a usage call, and a lower confidence one than a call made on a projection. What follows is what each of them has done.

Should I drop Germie Bernard for Courtland Sutton?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Courtland Sutton projects 82 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.1 a game over 9 games), Germie Bernard 51 (5.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Germie Bernard over Courtland Sutton. So make the move after his Week 8 game.

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Neither man carries a season projection right now, so this is their usage this season and their last full season's numbers, side by side.

Germie Bernard

WR32 · PIT · bye 9

2026 vs anytime td line 1-6

Market-based projection
13.0 pts a game Wk 7 price
Overall rank
74

Courtland Sutton

WR48 · DEN · bye 10

2026 vs anytime td line 1-6

Market-based projection
8.8 pts a game Wk 7 price
Overall rank
118

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The gap

  • Board size293 draftable players

Draft data is not current for these two, so the figures that depend on it are left out. The call above comes from each player's usage.

Where the draft room stands

Live drafts hold no current pick on Germie Bernard, and the board ranks him 74th overall on the rest of his evidence.

Live drafts hold no current pick on Courtland Sutton, and the board ranks him 118th overall on the rest of his evidence.

The market-based projections

The market-based projection for Germie Bernard is 2.6 PPR points a game off 1 market across 7 market sources. That is 30 percent of what a wide receiver's projection needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.

The market-based projection for Courtland Sutton is 1.9 PPR points a game off 1 market across 1 market source. That is 30 percent of what a wide receiver's projection needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.

Germie Bernard's projection is not complete, so the two figures are not set against each other here.

This season through Week 7

Through Week 7, Germie Bernard has been on the field for 61 percent of PIT snaps, drawn 15 percent of the targets and had 13 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 11 of the offence's 58 third down targets, had 0 of its 7 chances inside the five and seen 5 of its 41 two minute targets.

His 37 targets have averaged 5.7 air yards.

In Week 5 against IND he carried 1 time for 4 yards, caught 6 of 9 targets for 80 yards and did not score.

In Week 6 against TB he caught 11 of 12 targets for 87 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

In Week 7 against NO he caught 3 of 5 targets for 27 yards and did not score.

Through Week 7, Courtland Sutton has been on the field for 77 percent of DEN snaps, drawn 17 percent of the targets and had 15 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 12 of the offence's 58 third down targets, had 2 of its 18 chances inside the five and seen 7 of its 25 two minute targets.

His 33 targets have averaged 11.1 air yards.

In Week 5 against LAC he caught 2 of 3 targets for 18 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

In Week 6 against SEA he caught 2 of 3 targets for 19 yards and did not score.

In Week 7 against ARI he caught 3 of 5 targets for 45 yards and did not score.

Their 2025 seasons

Germie Bernard is a rookie, so there is no NFL season behind him to price him against.

In 2025 Courtland Sutton played 17 games and scored 219.7 PPR points, 12.9 a game, finishing WR13.

He caught 74 of 124 targets for 1017 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 17 red zone targets.

That came to 7.3 targets a game, a 60 percent catch rate and 13.7 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 86 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

Head to head

This season Courtland Sutton holds the bigger snap share, 77 percent against 61 percent.

This season Courtland Sutton holds the bigger target share, 17 percent against 15 percent.

Byes and availability

Germie Bernard is off in Week 9 and Courtland Sutton in Week 10, so either can cover the other's bye.

Drop or keep

  • Should I drop Germie Bernard for Courtland Sutton?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Courtland Sutton projects 82 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.1 a game over 9 games), Germie Bernard 51 (5.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Germie Bernard over Courtland Sutton. So make the move after his Week 8 game.

  • Should I drop Courtland Sutton for Germie Bernard?

    No. Keep Courtland Sutton: he projects 82 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.1 a game over 9 games), Germie Bernard 51 (5.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Germie Bernard over Courtland Sutton.

Should I drop Courtland Sutton?

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