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Start Courtland Sutton or Jordan Addison? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 4:41 AM ET.

Start Courtland Sutton over Jordan Addison

Sutton projects lower, 8.8 to 9.0, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 60 for Sutton, 102 for Addison.

Start

WR · DEN · at CAR

Market projects
8.8
recent weeks avg
CAR D vs WR
27.7
6th fewest to WRs (2026)
Snap share
77%
Through Week 8
Target share
16%
Through Week 8
Sit

WR · MIN · vs BUF

Market projects
8.9
recent weeks avg
BUF D vs WR
42.3
most to WRs (2026)
Snap share
90%
Through Week 8
Target share
22%
Through Week 8

Should I drop Courtland Sutton for Jordan Addison?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Jordan Addison projects 80 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (8.9 a game over 9 games), Courtland Sutton 71 (8.9 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Courtland Sutton over Jordan Addison. So make the move after his Week 9 game.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Courtland Sutton over Jordan Addison in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Courtland Sutton at 8.8 points and Jordan Addison at 8.9, a gap of 0.2. 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. No player market is posted for Courtland Sutton this week yet, so his 8.8 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (8.3, 8.9 and 9.1); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Jordan Addison this week yet, so his 8.9 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7 and 8 (9.1 and 8.8); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 9 player market is posted for Jordan Addison yet. His market-based projections were 9.1 and 8.8 points in Weeks 7 and 8, an average of 9.0, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

The market-based projection for Jordan Addison is 0.3 touchdowns (5 market sources).

No Week 9 player market is posted for Courtland Sutton yet. His market-based projections were 8.3, 8.9 and 9.1 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 8.8, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

That puts Jordan Addison 0.2 points ahead of Courtland Sutton on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

Jordan Addison and MIN host BUF on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.

BUF allowed 42.3 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 174 yards and 1.8 touchdowns a game against BUF.

Courtland Sutton and DEN visit CAR on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CAR allowed 27.7 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 6th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 133 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against CAR.

By points allowed to the position, Jordan Addison 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 9

Through Week 8, Jordan Addison played 90 percent of MIN snaps, drew 22 percent of the targets, earned 38 percent of the air yards and had 3 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Jordan Addison, Week 7 against IND: 49 of 59 snaps, 1 carry for 3 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 20 yards.

Jordan Addison, Week 8 against DET: 8 targets and 3 catches for 66 yards.

Through Week 8, Courtland Sutton played 77 percent of DEN snaps, drew 16 percent of the targets, earned 31 percent of the air yards and had 12 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Courtland Sutton, Week 8 against KC: 4 targets and 4 catches for 53 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 9 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 9, 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 80 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (8.9 a game over 9 games), Courtland Sutton 71 (8.9 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Courtland Sutton over Jordan Addison. So make the move after his Week 9 game.

  • Should I drop Jordan Addison for Courtland Sutton?

    No. Keep Jordan Addison: he projects 80 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (8.9 a game over 9 games), Courtland Sutton 71 (8.9 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Courtland Sutton over Jordan Addison.

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