Start Jordan Addison or Courtland Sutton? Week 7

Updated Oct 21, 4:41 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Courtland Sutton over Jordan Addison

Sutton projects lower, 8.8 to 9.6, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 60 for Sutton, 102 for Addison.

Start

Courtland Sutton

WR · DEN · at ARI

Market projects: 8.8; fantasy pts
ARI D vs WR: 34.9; 10th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 68 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 78%; Through Week 6
Target share: 16%; Through Week 6

Sit

Jordan Addison

WR · MIN · vs IND

Market projects: 9.6; fantasy pts
IND D vs WR: 30.8; 13th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 54 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 92%; Through Week 4
Target share: 22%; Through Week 4

Should I drop Courtland Sutton for Jordan Addison?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Jordan Addison projects 102 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (9.3 a game over 11 games), Courtland Sutton 91 (9.1 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Courtland Sutton over Jordan Addison. So make the move after his Week 7 game.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Courtland Sutton over Jordan Addison in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Courtland Sutton at 8.8 points and Jordan Addison at 9.6, a gap of 0.8. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Courtland Sutton still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 60 against 102, and that outweighs a gap this size.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 9.6 fantasy points for Jordan Addison, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Jordan Addison is 44 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (12, 10 and 12 market sources).

Player markets imply 8.8 fantasy points for Courtland Sutton, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Courtland Sutton is 36 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (12, 10 and 10 market sources).

That puts Jordan Addison 0.8 points ahead of Courtland Sutton on the market projections.

Week 7 matchups

Jordan Addison and MIN host IND on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

IND allowed 30.8 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 13th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 149 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against IND.

Courtland Sutton and DEN visit ARI on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

ARI allowed 34.9 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 10th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 153 yards and 1.7 touchdowns a game against ARI.

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

Injury status

Jordan Addison is not on the injury report.

Courtland Sutton is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 4, Jordan Addison played 92 percent of MIN snaps, drew 22 percent of the targets, earned 36 percent of the air yards and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

Jordan Addison, Week 1 against GB: 54 of 65 snaps, 2 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Jordan Addison, Week 2 against CHI: 46 of 52 snaps, 5 targets and 2 catches for 21 yards.

Jordan Addison, Week 3 against TB: 58 of 59 snaps, 9 targets and 5 catches for 90 yards, 1 touchdown.

Jordan Addison, Week 4 against MIA: 75 of 78 snaps, 1 carry for -1 yards, 6 targets and 4 catches for 52 yards.

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, Jordan Addison played 14 games for MIN and scored 135.1 PPR points, 9.7 a game, finishing WR45.

He caught 42 of 79 targets for 610 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 13 red zone targets and 477 air yards.

He was on the field for 85 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 Jordan Addison?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Jordan Addison projects 102 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (9.3 a game over 11 games), Courtland Sutton 91 (9.1 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Courtland Sutton over Jordan Addison. So make the move after his Week 7 game.
Should I drop Jordan Addison for Courtland Sutton?
No. Keep Jordan Addison: he projects 102 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (9.3 a game over 11 games), Courtland Sutton 91 (9.1 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Courtland Sutton over Jordan Addison.