Start Courtland Sutton or Deebo Samuel Sr.? Week 7

Updated Oct 20, 8:36 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Courtland Sutton over Deebo Samuel Sr.

Start

Courtland Sutton

WR · DEN · at ARI

Market projects: 9.2; recent weeks avg
ARI D vs WR: 37.0; 7th most to WRs (2026)
Snap share: 78%; Through Week 6
Target share: 16%; Through Week 6

Sit

Deebo Samuel Sr.

WR · SF · at ATL · Out

Market projects: 9.2; recent weeks avg
ATL D vs WR: 37.7; 6th most to WRs (2026)

Should I drop Deebo Samuel Sr. for Courtland Sutton?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Courtland Sutton projects 92 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (9.2 a game over 10 games), Deebo Samuel Sr. 26 (2.6 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Courtland Sutton over Deebo Samuel Sr. Deebo Samuel Sr. is listed out.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Courtland Sutton over Deebo Samuel Sr. in Week 7.

Deebo Samuel Sr. is listed out on the injury report, so this is not a close call: start Courtland Sutton. Drafters take Courtland Sutton at ADP 60 and Deebo Samuel Sr. at 118.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Courtland Sutton yet. His market-based projections were 9.0 and 9.4 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 9.2, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

The market-based projection for Courtland Sutton is 0.4 touchdowns (6 market sources).

No Week 7 player market is posted for Deebo Samuel Sr. yet. His market-based projections were 9.3 and 9.1 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 9.2, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts Courtland Sutton 0.0 points ahead of Deebo Samuel Sr. on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

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

ARI allowed 37.0 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 7th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 157 yards and 2.0 touchdowns a game against ARI.

Deebo Samuel Sr. and SF visit ATL on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

ATL allowed 37.7 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 6th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 181 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against ATL.

By points allowed to the position, Deebo Samuel Sr. has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Courtland Sutton is not on the injury report.

Deebo Samuel Sr. is listed as out with a hamstring injury.

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.

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.

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 Deebo Samuel Sr. for Courtland Sutton?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Courtland Sutton projects 92 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (9.2 a game over 10 games), Deebo Samuel Sr. 26 (2.6 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Courtland Sutton over Deebo Samuel Sr. Deebo Samuel Sr. is listed out.
Should I drop Courtland Sutton for Deebo Samuel Sr.?
No. Keep Courtland Sutton: he projects 92 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (9.2 a game over 10 games), Deebo Samuel Sr. 26 (2.6 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Courtland Sutton over Deebo Samuel Sr. Deebo Samuel Sr. is listed out.