Start Courtland Sutton or Makai Lemon? Week 7

Updated Oct 20, 3:51 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Courtland Sutton over Makai Lemon

Start

Courtland Sutton

WR · DEN · at ARI

Market projects: 8.9; recent weeks avg
ARI D vs WR: 34.9; 10th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 60 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 78%; Through Week 6
Target share: 16%; Through Week 6

Sit

Makai Lemon

WR · PHI · vs DAL · Questionable

Market projects: 6.4; recent weeks avg
DAL D vs WR: 36.2; 7th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 37 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 72%; Through Week 6
Target share: 15%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Makai Lemon 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), Makai Lemon 68 (6.8 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Courtland Sutton over Makai Lemon. Makai Lemon is listed questionable.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Courtland Sutton over Makai Lemon in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Courtland Sutton at 8.9 points and Makai Lemon at 6.4, a gap of 2.5. No player market is posted for Courtland Sutton this week yet, so his 8.9 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4, 5 and 6 (9.0, 9.4 and 8.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Makai Lemon this week yet, so his 6.4 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4, 5 and 6 (6.7, 7.2 and 5.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Courtland Sutton at ADP 60 and Makai Lemon at 140.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Courtland Sutton yet. His market-based projections were 9.0, 9.4 and 8.3 points in Weeks 4, 5 and 6, an average of 8.9, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

The market-based projection for Courtland Sutton is 0.4 touchdowns (7 market sources).

No Week 7 player market is posted for Makai Lemon yet. His market-based projections were 6.7, 7.2 and 5.3 points in Weeks 4, 5 and 6, an average of 6.4, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

The market-based projection for Makai Lemon is 0.2 touchdowns (11 market sources).

That puts Courtland Sutton 2.5 points ahead of Makai Lemon on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Courtland Sutton and DEN visit ARI on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

ARI allowed 34.9 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 10th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 153 yards and 1.7 touchdowns a game against ARI.

Makai Lemon and PHI host DAL on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.

DAL allowed 36.2 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 7th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 169 yards and a touchdown a game against DAL.

By points allowed to the position, Makai Lemon has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Courtland Sutton is not on the injury report.

Makai Lemon is listed as questionable with a undisclosed injury.

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, Makai Lemon played 72 percent of PHI snaps, drew 15 percent of the targets, earned 10 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Makai Lemon, Week 3 against CHI: 35 of 50 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 29 yards.

Makai Lemon, Week 4 against LAR: 45 of 61 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 27 yards.

Makai Lemon, Week 5 against JAX: 50 of 62 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 43 yards.

Makai Lemon, Week 6 against CAR: 52 of 64 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 19 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.

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 Makai Lemon 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), Makai Lemon 68 (6.8 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Courtland Sutton over Makai Lemon. Makai Lemon is listed questionable.
Should I drop Courtland Sutton for Makai Lemon?
No. Keep Courtland Sutton: he projects 92 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (9.2 a game over 10 games), Makai Lemon 68 (6.8 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Courtland Sutton over Makai Lemon. Makai Lemon is listed questionable.