Start Courtland Sutton or Jameson Williams? Week 7

Updated Oct 19, 3:46 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Jameson Williams over Courtland Sutton

Start

Jameson Williams

WR · DET · vs GB

Market projects: 11.5; recent weeks avg
GB D vs WR: 30.3; 14th fewest to WRs (2026)
Snap share: 90%; Through Week 5
Target share: 15%; Through Week 5

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 Courtland Sutton for Jameson Williams?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Jameson Williams projects 124 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (11.3 a game over 11 games), Courtland Sutton 92 (9.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Jameson Williams over Courtland Sutton.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Jameson Williams over Courtland Sutton in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Jameson Williams at 11.5 points and Courtland Sutton at 9.2, a gap of 2.3. No player market is posted for Jameson Williams this week yet, so his 11.5 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (12.2 and 10.8); 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. Drafters take Jameson Williams at ADP 44 and Courtland Sutton at 60.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Jameson Williams yet. His market-based projections were 12.2 and 10.8 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 11.5, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

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.

That puts Jameson Williams 2.3 points ahead of Courtland Sutton on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Jameson Williams and DET host GB on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

GB allowed 30.3 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 14th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 132 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against GB.

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.

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

Injury status

Jameson Williams is not on the injury report.

Courtland Sutton is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 5, Jameson Williams played 90 percent of DET snaps, drew 15 percent of the targets, earned 32 percent of the air yards and had 4 percent of the red zone chances.

Jameson Williams, Week 2 against BUF: 63 of 65 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 33 yards.

Jameson Williams, Week 3 against NYJ: 53 of 65 snaps, 4 targets and 4 catches for 49 yards.

Jameson Williams, Week 4 against CAR: 70 of 71 snaps, 8 targets and 6 catches for 102 yards.

Jameson Williams, Week 5 against ARI: 59 of 66 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 47 yards, 2 touchdowns.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Jameson Williams played 17 games for DET and scored 219.9 PPR points, 12.9 a game, finishing WR12.

He caught 65 of 102 targets for 1117 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 8 red zone targets and 676 air yards.

He was on the field for 90 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 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 Courtland Sutton for Jameson Williams?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Jameson Williams projects 124 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (11.3 a game over 11 games), Courtland Sutton 92 (9.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Jameson Williams over Courtland Sutton.
Should I drop Jameson Williams for Courtland Sutton?
No. Keep Jameson Williams: he projects 124 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (11.3 a game over 11 games), Courtland Sutton 92 (9.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Jameson Williams over Courtland Sutton.