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Start Courtland Sutton or Ladd McConkey? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 5:01 AM ET.

Start Ladd McConkey over Courtland Sutton

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Ladd McConkey

WR · LAC · vs HOU

Market projects
9.6
recent weeks avg
HOU D vs WR
37.3
5th most to WRs (2026)
Snap share
46%
Through Week 8
Target share
13%
Through Week 8
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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

Should I drop Courtland Sutton for Ladd McConkey?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Ladd McConkey projects 88 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (9.8 a game over 9 games), Courtland Sutton 71 (8.9 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Ladd McConkey over Courtland Sutton.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Ladd McConkey over Courtland Sutton in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Ladd McConkey at 9.6 points and Courtland Sutton at 8.8, a gap of 0.8. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Ladd McConkey this week yet, so his 9.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6 and 8 (9.0 and 10.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. 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. Drafters take Ladd McConkey at ADP 42 and Courtland Sutton at 60.

What the market projects

No Week 9 player market is posted for Ladd McConkey yet. His market-based projections were 9.0 and 10.3 points in Weeks 6 and 8, an average of 9.6, 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 Ladd McConkey 0.8 points ahead of Courtland Sutton on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

Ladd McConkey and LAC host HOU on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

HOU allowed 37.3 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 5th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 187 yards and 0.9 touchdowns a game against HOU.

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, Ladd McConkey has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Ladd McConkey is not on the injury report.

Courtland Sutton is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Ladd McConkey played 46 percent of LAC snaps, drew 13 percent of the targets, earned 21 percent of the air yards and had 4 percent of the red zone chances.

Ladd McConkey, Week 3 against BUF: 61 of 69 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 66 yards.

Ladd McConkey, Week 4 against SEA: 24 of 71 snaps, 2 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Ladd McConkey, Week 6 against KC: 8 of 68 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 17 yards.

Ladd McConkey, Week 8 against LAR: 6 targets and 4 catches for 86 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, Ladd McConkey played 16 games for LAC and scored 180.9 PPR points, 11.3 a game, finishing WR30.

He caught 66 of 106 targets for 789 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 14 red zone targets and 479 air yards.

He was on the field for 78 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 Ladd McConkey?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Ladd McConkey projects 88 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (9.8 a game over 9 games), Courtland Sutton 71 (8.9 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Ladd McConkey over Courtland Sutton.

  • Should I drop Ladd McConkey for Courtland Sutton?

    No. Keep Ladd McConkey: he projects 88 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (9.8 a game over 9 games), Courtland Sutton 71 (8.9 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Ladd McConkey over Courtland Sutton.

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