Skip to main content
parlae.ioBeta
Sign in

Start Emeka Egbuka or Courtland Sutton? Week 7

Updated Oct 19, 3:11 PM ET.

Start Emeka Egbuka over Courtland Sutton

Egbuka projects lower, 7.9 to 9.2, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 36 for Egbuka, 60 for Sutton.

Start

Emeka Egbuka

WR · TB · at CAR

Market projects
7.9
recent weeks avg
CAR D vs WR
28.4
9th fewest to WRs (2026)
Snap share
85%
Through Week 6
Target share
26%
Through Week 6
Sit

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

Should I drop Emeka Egbuka for Courtland Sutton?

Not on these numbers alone. Emeka Egbuka projects 90 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (9.0 a game over 10 games) and Courtland Sutton 92 (9.2 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Emeka Egbuka over Courtland Sutton.

Parlae may earn a commission from price links.

Emeka Egbuka rookie cards

Advertisement

Make this call for your own roster

Sync your league and My Team sets this week's lineup for your actual roster, spot by spot. Free, no account.

Sync my league

SleeperESPNYahoo

Or get it by email

Tuesday 8am ET: one email with what moved on the board and who is worth a claim.

Free. One a week, one tap to stop.

Our Week 7 call

Start Emeka Egbuka over Courtland Sutton in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Emeka Egbuka at 7.9 points and Courtland Sutton at 9.2, a gap of 1.3. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Emeka Egbuka still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 36 against 60, and that outweighs a gap this size. No player market is posted for Emeka Egbuka this week yet, so his 7.9 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (6.9 and 8.9); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Courtland Sutton this week yet, so his 9.2 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (9.0 and 9.4); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

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.

No Week 7 player market is posted for Emeka Egbuka yet. His market-based projections were 6.9 and 8.9 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 7.9, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts Courtland Sutton 1.3 points ahead of Emeka Egbuka 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.

Emeka Egbuka and TB visit CAR on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CAR allowed 28.4 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 4 games, the 9th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 152 yards and 0.3 touchdowns a game against CAR.

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

Injury status

Courtland Sutton is not on the injury report.

Emeka Egbuka is not on the injury report.

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.

Through Week 6, Emeka Egbuka played 85 percent of TB snaps, drew 26 percent of the targets, earned 33 percent of the air yards and had 14 percent of the red zone chances.

Emeka Egbuka, Week 3 against MIN: 51 of 69 snaps, 9 targets and 5 catches for 62 yards.

Emeka Egbuka, Week 4 against GB: 59 of 64 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 13 yards.

Emeka Egbuka, Week 5 against DAL: 64 of 72 snaps, 1 carry for 14 yards, 9 targets and 6 catches for 38 yards, 1 touchdown.

Emeka Egbuka, Week 6 against PIT: 16 targets and 7 catches for 48 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, Emeka Egbuka played 17 games for TB and scored 195.7 PPR points, 11.5 a game, finishing WR23.

He caught 63 of 127 targets for 938 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 11 red zone targets and 603 air yards.

He was on the field for 78 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 Emeka Egbuka for Courtland Sutton?

    Not on these numbers alone. Emeka Egbuka projects 90 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (9.0 a game over 10 games) and Courtland Sutton 92 (9.2 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Emeka Egbuka over Courtland Sutton.

  • Should I drop Courtland Sutton for Emeka Egbuka?

    Not on these numbers alone. Courtland Sutton projects 92 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (9.2 a game over 10 games) and Emeka Egbuka 90 (9.0 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Emeka Egbuka over Courtland Sutton.

Week 6 on the board

Elsewhere on the board