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Start Courtland Sutton or Devaughn Vele? Week 9

Updated Nov 4, 5:06 AM ET.

Start Courtland Sutton over Devaughn Vele

Sutton projects lower, 9.3 to 10.4, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 60 for Sutton, 213 for Vele.

Start

Courtland Sutton

WR · DEN · at CAR

Market projects
9.3
fantasy pts
CAR D vs WR
29.8
13th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside
Moderate
46 of 100 at WR
Snap share
77%
Through Week 8
Target share
16%
Through Week 8
Sit

Devaughn Vele

WR · NO · vs CLE

Market projects
10.4
recent weeks avg
CLE D vs WR
29.3
12th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside
Moderate
57 of 100 at WR
Snap share
91%
Through Week 7
Target share
18%
Through Week 7

Should I drop Courtland Sutton for Devaughn Vele?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Devaughn Vele projects 85 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (9.4 a game over 9 games), Courtland Sutton 73 (9.1 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Courtland Sutton over Devaughn Vele. So make the move after his Week 9 game.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Courtland Sutton over Devaughn Vele in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Courtland Sutton at 9.3 points and Devaughn Vele at 10.4, a gap of 1.0. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Courtland Sutton still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 60 against 213, and that outweighs a gap this size. No player market is posted for Devaughn Vele this week yet, so his 10.4 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6 and 7 (10.4 and 10.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

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

The market-based projection for Courtland Sutton is 37 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.4 touchdowns (12, 11 and 12 market sources).

No Week 9 player market is posted for Devaughn Vele yet. His market-based projections were 10.4 and 10.3 points in Weeks 6 and 7, an average of 10.4, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

The market-based projection for Devaughn Vele is 0.2 touchdowns (7 market sources).

That puts Devaughn Vele 1.0 points ahead of Courtland Sutton on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

Courtland Sutton and DEN visit CAR on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CAR allowed 29.8 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 13th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 144 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against CAR.

Devaughn Vele and NO host CLE on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CLE allowed 29.3 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 8 games, the 12th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 137 yards and 0.9 touchdowns a game against CLE.

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

Injury status

Courtland Sutton is not on the injury report.

Devaughn Vele 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: 50 of 62 snaps, 4 targets and 4 catches for 53 yards.

Through Week 7, Devaughn Vele played 91 percent of NO snaps, drew 18 percent of the targets, earned 24 percent of the air yards and had 10 percent of the red zone chances.

Devaughn Vele, Week 4 against ATL: 66 of 74 snaps, 9 targets and 6 catches for 54 yards, 1 touchdown.

Devaughn Vele, Week 5 against MIN: 43 of 45 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 26 yards.

Devaughn Vele, Week 6 against NYG: 66 of 72 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 42 yards.

Devaughn Vele, Week 7 against PIT: 51 of 57 snaps, 5 targets and 5 catches for 54 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, Devaughn Vele played 13 games for NO and scored 66.3 PPR points, 5.1 a game, finishing WR95.

He caught 25 of 39 targets for 293 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 4 red zone targets and 259 air yards.

He was on the field for 51 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 Courtland Sutton for Devaughn Vele?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Devaughn Vele projects 85 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (9.4 a game over 9 games), Courtland Sutton 73 (9.1 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Courtland Sutton over Devaughn Vele. So make the move after his Week 9 game.

  • Should I drop Devaughn Vele for Courtland Sutton?

    No. Keep Devaughn Vele: he projects 85 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (9.4 a game over 9 games), Courtland Sutton 73 (9.1 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Courtland Sutton over Devaughn Vele.

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