Start Courtland Sutton or Adonai Mitchell? Week 7

Updated Oct 24, 4:16 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

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Start Courtland Sutton over Adonai Mitchell

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Courtland Sutton

WR · DEN · at ARI

Market projects: 8.7; fantasy pts
ARI D vs WR: 34.9; 10th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 72 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 78%; Through Week 6
Target share: 16%; Through Week 6

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Adonai Mitchell

WR · NYJ · vs MIA

Market projects: 6.7; fantasy pts
MIA D vs WR: 23.2; 3rd fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 80 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 76%; Through Week 2
Target share: 25%; Through Week 2

Should I drop Adonai Mitchell 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), Adonai Mitchell 17 (1.9 a game over 9 games). For Week 7 the call starts Courtland Sutton over Adonai Mitchell, 8.7 to 6.7 projected PPR points.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Courtland Sutton over Adonai Mitchell in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Courtland Sutton at 8.7 points and Adonai Mitchell at 6.7, a gap of 2.0. Drafters take Courtland Sutton at ADP 60 and Adonai Mitchell at 195.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 8.7 fantasy points for Courtland Sutton, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Courtland Sutton is 34 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (13, 11 and 12 market sources).

Player markets imply 6.7 fantasy points for Adonai Mitchell, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Adonai Mitchell is 27 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (13, 11 and 11 market sources).

That puts Courtland Sutton 2.0 points ahead of Adonai Mitchell on the market projections.

Week 7 matchups

Courtland Sutton and DEN visit ARI on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

ARI allowed 34.9 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 10th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 153 yards and 1.7 touchdowns a game against ARI.

Adonai Mitchell and NYJ host MIA on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

MIA allowed 23.2 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 3rd fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 110 yards and 0.4 touchdowns a game against MIA.

By points allowed to the position, Courtland Sutton has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Courtland Sutton is not on the injury report.

Adonai Mitchell is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Courtland Sutton played 78 percent of DEN snaps, drew 16 percent of the targets, earned 33 percent of the air yards and had 14 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Courtland Sutton, Week 5 against LAC: 50 of 62 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 18 yards, 1 touchdown.

Courtland Sutton, Week 6 against SEA: 46 of 60 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 19 yards.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

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.

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.

Their other Week 7 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 7, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Adonai Mitchell 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), Adonai Mitchell 17 (1.9 a game over 9 games). For Week 7 the call starts Courtland Sutton over Adonai Mitchell, 8.7 to 6.7 projected PPR points.
Should I drop Courtland Sutton for Adonai Mitchell?
No. Keep Courtland Sutton: he projects 82 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.1 a game over 9 games), Adonai Mitchell 17 (1.9 a game over 9 games). For Week 7 the call starts Courtland Sutton over Adonai Mitchell, 8.7 to 6.7 projected PPR points.

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