Start Courtland Sutton or Dontayvion Wicks? Week 8

Updated Oct 28, 8:21 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

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Oct 24, 5:17 PM ET: Eagles' DeVonta Smith, Dontayvion Wicks out vs. Cowboys (ESPN)
Oct 24, 4:13 PM ET: Dontayvion Wicks: Questionable to Out (Ankle) (Sleeper injury feed)
Oct 22, 7:13 PM ET: Dontayvion Wicks: Listed Questionable (Ankle) (Sleeper injury feed)

Start Courtland Sutton over Dontayvion Wicks

Start

Courtland Sutton

WR · DEN · vs KC

Market projects: 8.9; recent weeks avg
KC D vs WR: 23.7; 2nd fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 39 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 77%; Through Week 7
Target share: 17%; Through Week 7

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Dontayvion Wicks

WR · PHI · at WAS · Questionable

Market projects: 8.0; recent weeks avg
WAS D vs WR: 35.9; 6th most to WRs (2026)
Snap share: 79%; Through Week 6
Target share: 17%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Dontayvion Wicks for Courtland Sutton?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Courtland Sutton projects 80 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (8.9 a game over 9 games), Dontayvion Wicks 15 (1.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Courtland Sutton over Dontayvion Wicks. Dontayvion Wicks is listed questionable.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Courtland Sutton over Dontayvion Wicks in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Courtland Sutton at 8.9 points and Dontayvion Wicks at 8.0, a gap of 0.9. 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 8.9 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (9.4, 8.3 and 8.9); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Dontayvion Wicks this week yet, so his 8.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5 and 6 (9.1 and 6.8); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Courtland Sutton at ADP 60 and Dontayvion Wicks at 193.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Courtland Sutton yet. His market-based projections were 9.4, 8.3 and 8.9 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 8.9, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Courtland Sutton is 0.3 touchdowns (9 market sources).

No Week 8 player market is posted for Dontayvion Wicks yet. His market-based projections were 9.1 and 6.8 points in Weeks 5 and 6, an average of 8.0, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

That puts Courtland Sutton 0.9 points ahead of Dontayvion Wicks on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Courtland Sutton and DEN host KC on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

KC allowed 23.7 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 2nd fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 122 yards and 0.2 touchdowns a game against KC.

Dontayvion Wicks and PHI visit WAS on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

WAS allowed 35.9 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 6th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 158 yards and 1.2 touchdowns a game against WAS.

By points allowed to the position, Dontayvion Wicks has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Courtland Sutton is not on the injury report.

Dontayvion Wicks is listed as questionable with a ankle injury.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Courtland Sutton played 77 percent of DEN snaps, drew 17 percent of the targets, earned 29 percent of the air yards and had 15 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Courtland Sutton, Week 7 against ARI: 43 of 61 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 45 yards.

Through Week 6, Dontayvion Wicks played 79 percent of PHI snaps, drew 17 percent of the targets, earned 28 percent of the air yards and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Dontayvion Wicks, Week 5 against JAX: 52 of 62 snaps, 8 targets and 5 catches for 63 yards.

Dontayvion Wicks, Week 6 against CAR: 40 of 64 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 24 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 8 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 8, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Dontayvion Wicks for Courtland Sutton?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Courtland Sutton projects 80 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (8.9 a game over 9 games), Dontayvion Wicks 15 (1.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Courtland Sutton over Dontayvion Wicks. Dontayvion Wicks is listed questionable.
Should I drop Courtland Sutton for Dontayvion Wicks?
No. Keep Courtland Sutton: he projects 80 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (8.9 a game over 9 games), Dontayvion Wicks 15 (1.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Courtland Sutton over Dontayvion Wicks. Dontayvion Wicks is listed questionable.

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