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Start Courtland Sutton or Keenan Allen? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 4:36 AM ET.

Start Courtland Sutton over Keenan Allen

Sutton projects lower, 8.8 to 10.2, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 60 for Sutton, 142 for Allen.

Start

Courtland Sutton

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

Keenan Allen

WR · IND · vs DAL

Market projects
10.2
recent weeks avg
DAL D vs WR
35.5
10th most to WRs (2026)
Snap share
60%
Through Week 8
Target share
22%
Through Week 8

Should I drop Courtland Sutton for Keenan Allen?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Keenan Allen projects 76 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (9.5 a game over 8 games), Courtland Sutton 71 (8.9 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Courtland Sutton over Keenan Allen. So make the move after his Week 9 game.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Courtland Sutton over Keenan Allen in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Courtland Sutton at 8.8 points and Keenan Allen at 10.2, a gap of 1.4. 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 142, 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 Keenan Allen this week yet, so his 10.2 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (11.2, 10.1 and 9.2); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 9 player market is posted for Keenan Allen yet. His market-based projections were 11.2, 10.1 and 9.2 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 10.2, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

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 Keenan Allen 1.4 points ahead of Courtland Sutton on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

Keenan Allen and IND host DAL on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

DAL allowed 35.5 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 10th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 163 yards and a touchdown a game against DAL.

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, Keenan Allen has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Keenan Allen is not on the injury report.

Courtland Sutton is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Keenan Allen played 60 percent of IND snaps, drew 22 percent of the targets, earned 20 percent of the air yards and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.

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

Keenan Allen, Week 6 against TEN: 59 of 83 snaps, 11 targets and 8 catches for 82 yards.

Keenan Allen, Week 7 against MIN: 30 of 58 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 31 yards.

Keenan Allen, Week 8 against JAX: 7 targets and 7 catches for 67 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, 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.

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 Keenan Allen?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Keenan Allen projects 76 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (9.5 a game over 8 games), Courtland Sutton 71 (8.9 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Courtland Sutton over Keenan Allen. So make the move after his Week 9 game.

  • Should I drop Keenan Allen for Courtland Sutton?

    No. Keep Keenan Allen: he projects 76 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (9.5 a game over 8 games), Courtland Sutton 71 (8.9 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Courtland Sutton over Keenan Allen.

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