Start Courtland Sutton or Adonai Mitchell? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Courtland Sutton over Adonai Mitchell in Week 5.

Adonai Mitchell is listed doubtful on the injury report, so this is not a close call: start Courtland Sutton.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 9.6 fantasy points for Adonai Mitchell, with 60 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market gives Adonai Mitchell a 29% chance to score a touchdown (3 market sources).

Player markets imply 9.3 fantasy points for Courtland Sutton, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Courtland Sutton at 36.5 receiving yards and 3.5 receptions, with a 31% chance to score a touchdown (16, 13 and 15 market sources).

That puts Adonai Mitchell 0.2 points ahead of Courtland Sutton on the market projections.

Injury status

Adonai Mitchell is listed as doubtful with a finger injury.

Courtland Sutton is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 2, Adonai Mitchell played 76 percent of NYJ snaps, drew 25 percent of the targets, earned 56 percent of the air yards and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.

Adonai Mitchell, Week 1 against TEN: 46 of 67 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 60 yards.

Adonai Mitchell, Week 2 against GB: 61 of 74 snaps, 12 targets and 6 catches for 63 yards.

Through Week 4, Courtland Sutton played 78 percent of DEN snaps, drew 18 percent of the targets, earned 34 percent of the air yards and had 17 percent of the red zone chances.

Courtland Sutton, Week 1 against KC: 39 of 51 snaps, 5 targets and 2 catches for 11 yards.

Courtland Sutton, Week 2 against JAX: 45 of 62 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 25 yards.

Courtland Sutton, Week 3 against LAR: 58 of 67 snaps, 7 targets and 3 catches for 46 yards.

Courtland Sutton, Week 4 against SF: 48 of 65 snaps, 6 targets and 1 catch for 4 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Adonai Mitchell played 16 games for NYJ and scored 87.9 PPR points, 5.5 a game, finishing WR73.

He caught 33 of 74 targets for 453 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 7 red zone targets and 373 air yards.

He was on the field for 50 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Adonai Mitchell, Week 18 of 2025 against BUF: 3 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

In 2025, Courtland Sutton played 17 games for DEN 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 and 795 air yards.

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

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start Deebo Samuel Sr. over Adonai Mitchell.
• Start Devaughn Vele over Adonai Mitchell.
• Start Jakobi Meyers over Adonai Mitchell.
• Start Courtland Sutton over Deebo Samuel Sr..
• Start Courtland Sutton over Devaughn Vele.
• Start Jakobi Meyers over Courtland Sutton.