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Start Courtland Sutton or Makai Lemon? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 4:36 AM ET.

Start Courtland Sutton over Makai Lemon

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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

Makai Lemon

WR · PHI · vs NYG

Market projects
8.6
recent weeks avg
NYG D vs WR
31.3
16th fewest to WRs (2026)
Snap share
76%
Through Week 8
Target share
18%
Through Week 8

Should I drop Makai Lemon 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), Makai Lemon 47 (5.9 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Courtland Sutton over Makai Lemon.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Courtland Sutton over Makai Lemon in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Courtland Sutton at 8.8 points and Makai Lemon at 8.6, a gap of 0.1. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. 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. No player market is posted for Makai Lemon this week yet, so his 8.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (5.3, 10.0 and 10.6); 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 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 Makai Lemon yet. His market-based projections were 5.3, 10.0 and 10.6 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 8.6, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

That puts Courtland Sutton 0.1 points ahead of Makai Lemon 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.

Makai Lemon and PHI host NYG on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NYG allowed 31.3 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 16th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 127 yards and 1.3 touchdowns a game against NYG.

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 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: 4 targets and 4 catches for 53 yards.

Through Week 8, Makai Lemon played 76 percent of PHI snaps, drew 18 percent of the targets, earned 14 percent of the air yards and had 3 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Makai Lemon, Week 7 against DAL: 60 of 62 snaps, 8 targets and 7 catches for 67 yards, 1 touchdown.

Makai Lemon, Week 8 against WAS: 9 targets and 6 catches for 57 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 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 Makai Lemon 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), Makai Lemon 47 (5.9 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Courtland Sutton over Makai Lemon.

  • Should I drop Courtland Sutton for Makai Lemon?

    No. Keep Courtland Sutton: he projects 71 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (8.9 a game over 8 games), Makai Lemon 47 (5.9 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Courtland Sutton over Makai Lemon.

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