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Start Kendrick Bourne or Courtland Sutton? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 4:36 AM ET.

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  • : Kendrick Bourne: Questionable to Out (Ankle, Sprain) (Sleeper injury feed)
  • : Kendrick Bourne: Listed Questionable (Undisclosed) (Sleeper injury feed)

Start Courtland Sutton over Kendrick Bourne

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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

Kendrick Bourne

WR · ARI · at SEA · Out

Market projects
8.2
recent weeks avg
SEA D vs WR
20.9
fewest to WRs (2026)
Snap share
58%
Through Week 8
Target share
12%
Through Week 8

Should I drop Kendrick Bourne for Courtland Sutton?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Courtland Sutton projects 71 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (8.9 a game over 8 games), Kendrick Bourne 65 (8.1 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Courtland Sutton over Kendrick Bourne. Kendrick Bourne is listed out.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Courtland Sutton over Kendrick Bourne in Week 9.

Kendrick Bourne is listed out on the injury report, so this is not a close call: start Courtland Sutton.

What the market projects

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.

No Week 9 player market is posted for Kendrick Bourne yet. His market-based projections were 7.5, 8.3 and 8.7 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 8.2, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

That puts Courtland Sutton 0.6 points ahead of Kendrick Bourne on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

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.

Kendrick Bourne and ARI visit SEA on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

SEA allowed 20.9 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 92 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against SEA.

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 listed as out with a ankle injury.

Usage before Week 9

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.

Through Week 8, Kendrick Bourne played 58 percent of ARI snaps, drew 12 percent of the targets, earned 9 percent of the air yards and had 6 percent of the red zone chances.

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

Kendrick Bourne, Week 6 against LAR: 41 of 72 snaps, 8 targets and 5 catches for 47 yards.

Kendrick Bourne, Week 7 against DEN: 45 of 81 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 9 yards.

Kendrick Bourne, Week 8 against DAL: 2 targets and 1 catch for 29 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 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 Kendrick Bourne for Courtland Sutton?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Courtland Sutton projects 71 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (8.9 a game over 8 games), Kendrick Bourne 65 (8.1 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Courtland Sutton over Kendrick Bourne. Kendrick Bourne is listed out.

  • Should I drop Courtland Sutton for Kendrick Bourne?

    No. Keep Courtland Sutton: he projects 71 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (8.9 a game over 8 games), Kendrick Bourne 65 (8.1 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Courtland Sutton over Kendrick Bourne. Kendrick Bourne is listed out.

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