Start Keenan Allen or Courtland Sutton? Week 7

Updated Oct 19, 3:11 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Courtland Sutton over Keenan Allen

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

Keenan Allen

WR · IND · at MIN

Market projects: 9.1; recent weeks avg
MIN D vs WR: 27.1; 5th fewest to WRs (2026)
Snap share: 59%; Through Week 6
Target share: 23%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Keenan Allen 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), Keenan Allen 86 (8.6 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Courtland Sutton over Keenan Allen.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Courtland Sutton over Keenan Allen in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Courtland Sutton at 9.2 points and Keenan Allen at 9.1, a gap of 0.1. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. 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 Keenan Allen this week yet, so his 9.1 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (10.6 and 7.6); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Courtland Sutton at ADP 60 and Keenan Allen at 142.

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 Keenan Allen yet. His market-based projections were 10.6 and 7.6 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 9.1, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts Courtland Sutton 0.1 points ahead of Keenan Allen 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.

Keenan Allen and IND visit MIN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

MIN allowed 27.1 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 5th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 133 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against MIN.

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

Injury status

Courtland Sutton is not on the injury report.

Keenan Allen 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, Keenan Allen played 59 percent of IND snaps, drew 23 percent of the targets, earned 18 percent of the air yards and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.

Keenan Allen, Week 2 against KC: 33 of 65 snaps, 5 targets and 1 catch for 5 yards.

Keenan Allen, Week 3 against HOU: 52 of 71 snaps, 9 targets and 6 catches for 63 yards, 1 touchdown.

Keenan Allen, Week 5 against PIT: 32 of 71 snaps, 9 targets and 5 catches for 45 yards.

Keenan Allen, Week 6 against TEN: 11 targets and 8 catches for 82 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, Keenan Allen played 17 games for LAC and scored 182.7 PPR points, 10.7 a game, finishing WR29.

He caught 81 of 122 targets for 777 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 15 red zone targets and 546 air yards.

He was on the field for 55 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 Keenan Allen 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), Keenan Allen 86 (8.6 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Courtland Sutton over Keenan Allen.
Should I drop Courtland Sutton for Keenan Allen?
No. Keep Courtland Sutton: he projects 92 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (9.2 a game over 10 games), Keenan Allen 86 (8.6 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Courtland Sutton over Keenan Allen.