Start Courtland Sutton or DeMario Douglas? Week 9
Updated Nov 3, 3:06 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 10 answer posts Tuesday.
Start Courtland Sutton over DeMario Douglas
- Market projects
- 8.8
- recent weeks avg
- CAR D vs WR
- 27.7
- 6th fewest to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 77%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 16%
- Through Week 8
- Market projects
- 7.7
- recent weeks avg
- GB D vs WR
- 35.7
- 9th most to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 55%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 16%
- Through Week 8
Should I drop DeMario Douglas for Courtland Sutton?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Courtland Sutton projects 71 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (8.9 a game over 8 games), DeMario Douglas 62 (7.8 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Courtland Sutton over DeMario Douglas.
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Our Week 9 call
Start Courtland Sutton over DeMario Douglas in Week 9.
Market-based projections have Courtland Sutton at 8.8 points and DeMario Douglas at 7.7, a gap of 1.1. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Courtland Sutton this week yet, so his 8.8 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (8.3, 8.9 and 9.1); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for DeMario Douglas this week yet, so his 7.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (4.8, 8.9 and 9.4); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.
What the market projects
No Week 9 player market is posted for Courtland Sutton yet. His market-based projections were 8.3, 8.9 and 9.1 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 8.8, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
No Week 9 player market is posted for DeMario Douglas yet. His market-based projections were 4.8, 8.9 and 9.4 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 7.7, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
The market-based projection for DeMario Douglas is 0.4 touchdowns (6 market sources).
That puts Courtland Sutton 1.1 points ahead of DeMario Douglas on these projections.
Week 9 matchups
Courtland Sutton and DEN visit CAR on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
CAR allowed 27.7 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 6th fewest in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 133 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against CAR.
DeMario Douglas and NE host GB on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.
GB allowed 35.7 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 9th most in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 157 yards and 0.9 touchdowns a game against GB.
By points allowed to the position, DeMario Douglas has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Courtland Sutton is not on the injury report.
DeMario Douglas is not on the injury report.
Usage before Week 9
Through Week 8, Courtland Sutton played 77 percent of DEN snaps, drew 16 percent of the targets, earned 31 percent of the air yards and had 12 percent of the red zone chances.
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.
Courtland Sutton, Week 7 against ARI: 43 of 61 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 45 yards.
Courtland Sutton, Week 8 against KC: 4 targets and 4 catches for 53 yards.
Through Week 8, DeMario Douglas played 55 percent of NE snaps, drew 16 percent of the targets, earned 18 percent of the air yards and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.
DeMario Douglas, Week 5 against LV: 37 of 75 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 65 yards, 2 touchdowns.
DeMario Douglas, Week 6 against NYJ: 40 of 68 snaps, 8 targets and 7 catches for 86 yards, 1 touchdown.
DeMario Douglas, Week 7 against CHI: 35 of 54 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 23 yards.
DeMario Douglas, Week 8 against MIA: 3 targets and 3 catches for 76 yards, 1 touchdown.
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, DeMario Douglas played 17 games for NE and scored 95.8 PPR points, 5.6 a game, finishing WR65.
He caught 31 of 46 targets for 447 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 7 red zone targets and 233 air yards.
He was on the field for 26 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
Their other Week 9 calls
Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 9, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.
Drop or keep
Should I drop DeMario Douglas for Courtland Sutton?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Courtland Sutton projects 71 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (8.9 a game over 8 games), DeMario Douglas 62 (7.8 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Courtland Sutton over DeMario Douglas.
Should I drop Courtland Sutton for DeMario Douglas?
No. Keep Courtland Sutton: he projects 71 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (8.9 a game over 8 games), DeMario Douglas 62 (7.8 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Courtland Sutton over DeMario Douglas.
Should I drop Courtland Sutton?
Week 8 on the board
- Is Courtland Sutton playing Week 8?
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