Start Courtland Sutton or Dontayvion Wicks? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Courtland Sutton over Dontayvion Wicks in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Courtland Sutton at 9.5 points and Dontayvion Wicks at 9.2, a gap of 0.3. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 9.5 fantasy points for Courtland Sutton, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Courtland Sutton at 38.5 receiving yards and 3.5 receptions, with a 31% chance to score a touchdown (16, 14 and 16 market sources).

Player markets imply 9.2 fantasy points for Dontayvion Wicks, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Dontayvion Wicks at 43.5 receiving yards and 3.5 receptions, with a 20% chance to score a touchdown (17, 14 and 16 market sources).

That puts Courtland Sutton 0.3 points ahead of Dontayvion Wicks on the market projections.

Injury status

Courtland Sutton is not on the injury report.

Dontayvion Wicks is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

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.

Through Week 4, Dontayvion Wicks played 81 percent of PHI snaps, drew 19 percent of the targets, earned 28 percent of the air yards and had 11 percent of the red zone chances.

Dontayvion Wicks, Week 1 against WAS: 50 of 55 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 73 yards, 1 touchdown.

Dontayvion Wicks, Week 2 against TEN: 47 of 76 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 74 yards.

Dontayvion Wicks, Week 3 against CHI: 44 of 50 snaps, 5 targets and 2 catches for 32 yards.

Dontayvion Wicks, Week 4 against LAR: 56 of 61 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 18 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, Dontayvion Wicks played 14 games for GB and scored 75.8 PPR points, 5.4 a game, finishing WR83.

He caught 30 of 46 targets for 332 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 4 red zone targets and 265 air yards.

He was on the field for 47 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start Courtland Sutton over Adonai Mitchell.
• Start Carnell Tate over Courtland Sutton.
• Start Deebo Samuel Sr. over Courtland Sutton.
• Start Carnell Tate over Dontayvion Wicks.
• Start Deebo Samuel Sr. over Dontayvion Wicks.
• Start Dontayvion Wicks over DeMario Douglas.