Should I drop Courtland Sutton for Emeka Egbuka?

Not on these numbers alone. Courtland Sutton projects 82 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.1 a game over 9 games) and Emeka Egbuka 80 (8.9 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Courtland Sutton over Emeka Egbuka. Emeka Egbuka is listed out.

Start Emeka Egbuka or Courtland Sutton? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 1:26 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Latest

Oct 23, 1:13 PM ET: Emeka Egbuka: Questionable to Out (Concussion) (Sleeper injury feed)
Oct 21, 3:43 PM ET: Emeka Egbuka: Listed Questionable (Concussion) (Sleeper injury feed)

Start Courtland Sutton over Emeka Egbuka

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

Sit

Emeka Egbuka

WR · TB · vs ATL · Out

Market projects: 8.9; recent weeks avg
ATL D vs WR: 34.4; 11th most to WRs (2026)
Snap share: 86%; Through Week 6
Target share: 26%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Emeka Egbuka for Courtland Sutton?

Not on these numbers alone. Emeka Egbuka projects 80 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (8.9 a game over 9 games) and Courtland Sutton 82 (9.1 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Courtland Sutton over Emeka Egbuka. Emeka Egbuka is listed out.

Parlae may earn a commission from price links.

Emeka Egbuka rookie cards

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

Sleeper ESPN Yahoo

Or get it by email

Tuesday 7am 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 8 call

Start Courtland Sutton over Emeka Egbuka in Week 8.

Emeka Egbuka is listed out on the injury report, so this is not a close call: start Courtland Sutton. Drafters take Courtland Sutton at ADP 60 and Emeka Egbuka at 36.

What the market projects

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

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.

That puts Emeka Egbuka 0.0 points ahead of Courtland Sutton on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Emeka Egbuka and TB host ATL on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

ATL allowed 34.4 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 11th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 170 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against ATL.

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.

By points allowed to the position, Emeka Egbuka has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Emeka Egbuka is listed as out with a concussion injury.

Courtland Sutton is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 6, Emeka Egbuka played 86 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: 64 of 74 snaps, 16 targets and 7 catches for 48 yards, 1 touchdown.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

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.

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.

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 Emeka Egbuka for Courtland Sutton?
Not on these numbers alone. Emeka Egbuka projects 80 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (8.9 a game over 9 games) and Courtland Sutton 82 (9.1 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Courtland Sutton over Emeka Egbuka. Emeka Egbuka is listed out.
Should I drop Courtland Sutton for Emeka Egbuka?
Not on these numbers alone. Courtland Sutton projects 82 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.1 a game over 9 games) and Emeka Egbuka 80 (8.9 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Courtland Sutton over Emeka Egbuka. Emeka Egbuka is listed out.

Should I drop Courtland Sutton?