Start Courtland Sutton or Kendrick Bourne? Week 7

Updated Oct 19, 9:41 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Courtland Sutton over Kendrick Bourne

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

Kendrick Bourne

WR · ARI · vs DEN

Market projects: 7.5; recent weeks avg
DEN D vs WR: 24.7; 4th fewest to WRs (2026)
Snap share: 59%; Through Week 6
Target share: 13%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Kendrick Bourne 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), Kendrick Bourne 71 (7.1 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Courtland Sutton over Kendrick Bourne.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Courtland Sutton over Kendrick Bourne in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Courtland Sutton at 9.2 points and Kendrick Bourne at 7.5, a gap of 1.7. 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 Kendrick Bourne this week yet, so his 7.5 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (5.3 and 9.7); 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 Kendrick Bourne yet. His market-based projections were 5.3 and 9.7 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 7.5, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts Courtland Sutton 1.7 points ahead of Kendrick Bourne 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.

Kendrick Bourne and ARI host DEN on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

DEN allowed 24.7 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 4th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 118 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against DEN.

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

Injury status

Courtland Sutton is not on the injury report.

Kendrick Bourne 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, Kendrick Bourne played 59 percent of ARI snaps, drew 13 percent of the targets, earned 10 percent of the air yards and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.

Kendrick Bourne, Week 3 against SF: 48 of 87 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 22 yards.

Kendrick Bourne, Week 4 against NYG: 42 of 66 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Kendrick Bourne, Week 5 against DET: 36 of 73 snaps, 8 targets and 5 catches for 70 yards.

Kendrick Bourne, Week 6 against LAR: 8 targets and 5 catches for 47 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, Kendrick Bourne played 16 games for SF and scored 92.1 PPR points, 5.8 a game, finishing WR68.

He caught 37 of 53 targets for 551 yards and 0 touchdowns, with 2 red zone targets and 386 air yards.

He was on the field for 57 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 Kendrick Bourne 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), Kendrick Bourne 71 (7.1 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Courtland Sutton over Kendrick Bourne.
Should I drop Courtland Sutton for Kendrick Bourne?
No. Keep Courtland Sutton: he projects 92 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (9.2 a game over 10 games), Kendrick Bourne 71 (7.1 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Courtland Sutton over Kendrick Bourne.