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Start Courtland Sutton or Khalil Shakir? Week 9

Updated Nov 4, 6:01 AM ET.

Start Courtland Sutton over Khalil Shakir

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Courtland Sutton

WR · DEN · at CAR

Market projects
9.3
fantasy pts
CAR D vs WR
29.8
13th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside
Moderate
46 of 100 at WR
Snap share
77%
Through Week 8
Target share
16%
Through Week 8
Sit

Khalil Shakir

WR · BUF · at MIN

Market projects
8.8
fantasy pts
MIN D vs WR
25.9
4th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside
Moderate
53 of 100 at WR
Snap share
64%
Through Week 8
Target share
20%
Through Week 8

Should I drop Courtland Sutton for Khalil Shakir?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Khalil Shakir projects 86 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (9.5 a game over 9 games), Courtland Sutton 73 (9.1 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Courtland Sutton over Khalil Shakir, 9.3 to 8.9 projected PPR points. So make the move after his Week 9 game.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Courtland Sutton over Khalil Shakir in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Courtland Sutton at 9.3 points and Khalil Shakir at 8.8, a gap of 0.5. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Drafters take Courtland Sutton at ADP 60 and Khalil Shakir at 103.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 9.3 fantasy points for Courtland Sutton, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Courtland Sutton is 37 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.4 touchdowns (12, 11 and 12 market sources).

Player markets imply 8.9 fantasy points for Khalil Shakir, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Khalil Shakir is 37 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (6, 6 and 8 market sources).

That puts Courtland Sutton 0.5 points ahead of Khalil Shakir on the market projections.

Week 9 matchups

Courtland Sutton and DEN visit CAR on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CAR allowed 29.8 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 13th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 144 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against CAR.

Khalil Shakir and BUF visit MIN on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.

MIN allowed 25.9 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 4th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 123 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.

Khalil Shakir is not on the injury report.

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: 50 of 62 snaps, 4 targets and 4 catches for 53 yards.

Through Week 8, Khalil Shakir played 64 percent of BUF snaps, drew 20 percent of the targets, earned 11 percent of the air yards and had 10 percent of the red zone chances.

Khalil Shakir, Week 4 against NE: 45 of 59 snaps, 8 targets and 7 catches for 82 yards.

Khalil Shakir, Week 5 against LAR: 44 of 64 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 80 yards.

Khalil Shakir, Week 6 against LV: 41 of 68 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 34 yards, 1 touchdown.

Khalil Shakir, Week 8 against BAL: 55 of 82 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 64 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, Khalil Shakir played 16 games for BUF and scored 166.4 PPR points, 10.4 a game, finishing WR36.

He caught 72 of 95 targets for 719 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 13 red zone targets and 178 air yards.

He was on the field for 60 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 Khalil Shakir?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Khalil Shakir projects 86 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (9.5 a game over 9 games), Courtland Sutton 73 (9.1 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Courtland Sutton over Khalil Shakir, 9.3 to 8.9 projected PPR points. So make the move after his Week 9 game.

  • Should I drop Khalil Shakir for Courtland Sutton?

    No. Keep Khalil Shakir: he projects 86 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (9.5 a game over 9 games), Courtland Sutton 73 (9.1 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Courtland Sutton over Khalil Shakir, 9.3 to 8.9 projected PPR points.

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