Start Courtland Sutton or Kalif Raymond? Week 7

Updated Oct 19, 3:16 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Courtland Sutton over Kalif Raymond

Start

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

Sit

Kalif Raymond

WR · CHI · vs NE

Market projects: 7.0; recent weeks avg
NE D vs WR: 31.4; 16th most to WRs (2026)
Snap share: 62%; Through Week 6
Target share: 15%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Kalif Raymond for Courtland Sutton?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Courtland Sutton projects 92 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (9.2 a game over 10 games), Kalif Raymond 71 (7.1 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Courtland Sutton over Kalif Raymond.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Courtland Sutton over Kalif Raymond in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Courtland Sutton at 9.2 points and Kalif Raymond at 7.0, a gap of 2.2. 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. No player market is posted for Kalif Raymond this week yet, so his 7.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (6.5 and 7.4); 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 Kalif Raymond yet. His market-based projections were 6.5 and 7.4 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 7.0, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts Courtland Sutton 2.2 points ahead of Kalif Raymond 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.

Kalif Raymond and CHI host NE on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

NE allowed 31.4 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 16th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 138 yards and a touchdown a game against NE.

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

Injury status

Courtland Sutton is not on the injury report.

Kalif Raymond 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, Kalif Raymond played 62 percent of CHI snaps, drew 15 percent of the targets, earned 12 percent of the air yards and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

Kalif Raymond, Week 3 against PHI: 54 of 72 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 90 yards, 1 touchdown.

Kalif Raymond, Week 4 against NYJ: 47 of 93 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 6 yards.

Kalif Raymond, Week 5 against GB: 47 of 69 snaps, 1 carry for -2 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 6 yards.

Kalif Raymond, Week 6 against ATL: 2 targets and 2 catches for 18 yards.

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, Kalif Raymond played 15 games for DET and scored 66.8 PPR points, 4.5 a game, finishing WR94.

He caught 24 of 30 targets for 289 yards and 1 touchdown, with 2 red zone targets and 132 air yards.

He was on the field for 38 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 Kalif Raymond for Courtland Sutton?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Courtland Sutton projects 92 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (9.2 a game over 10 games), Kalif Raymond 71 (7.1 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Courtland Sutton over Kalif Raymond.
Should I drop Courtland Sutton for Kalif Raymond?
No. Keep Courtland Sutton: he projects 92 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (9.2 a game over 10 games), Kalif Raymond 71 (7.1 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Courtland Sutton over Kalif Raymond.