Start Courtland Sutton or Malik Washington? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 8:01 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Courtland Sutton over Malik Washington

Sutton projects lower, 8.9 to 10.4, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 60 for Sutton, 165 for Washington.

Start

Courtland Sutton

WR · DEN · vs KC

Market projects: 8.9; recent weeks avg
KC D vs WR: 23.7; 2nd fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 39 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 77%; Through Week 7
Target share: 17%; Through Week 7

Sit

Malik Washington

WR · MIA · vs NE

Market projects: 10.4; recent weeks avg
NE D vs WR: 32.1; 13th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 41 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 84%; Through Week 7
Target share: 26%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Courtland Sutton for Malik Washington?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Malik Washington projects 95 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.5 a game over 10 games), Courtland Sutton 82 (9.1 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Courtland Sutton over Malik Washington. So make the move after his Week 8 game.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Courtland Sutton over Malik Washington in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Courtland Sutton at 8.9 points and Malik Washington at 10.4, a gap of 1.5. Courtland Sutton still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 60 against 165, and that outweighs a gap this size. 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 5, 6 and 7 (9.4, 8.3 and 8.9); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Malik Washington this week yet, so his 10.4 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5 and 7 (10.8 and 10.0); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Malik Washington yet. His market-based projections were 10.8 and 10.0 points in Weeks 5 and 7, an average of 10.4, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

No Week 8 player market is posted for Courtland Sutton yet. His market-based projections were 9.4, 8.3 and 8.9 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 8.9, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

That puts Malik Washington 1.5 points ahead of Courtland Sutton on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Malik Washington and MIA host NE on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

NE allowed 32.1 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 13th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 150 yards and a touchdown a game against NE.

Courtland Sutton and DEN host KC on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

KC allowed 23.7 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 2nd fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 122 yards and 0.2 touchdowns a game against KC.

By points allowed to the position, Malik Washington has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Malik Washington is not on the injury report.

Courtland Sutton is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Malik Washington played 84 percent of MIA snaps, drew 26 percent of the targets, earned 30 percent of the air yards and had 10 percent of the red zone chances.

Malik Washington, Week 3 against KC: 63 of 73 snaps, 2 carries for 5 yards, 10 targets and 5 catches for 56 yards.

Malik Washington, Week 4 against MIN: 34 of 39 snaps, 2 carries for 3 yards, 5 targets and 5 catches for 67 yards.

Malik Washington, Week 5 against CIN: 53 of 66 snaps, 1 carry for 18 yards, 8 targets and 6 catches for 43 yards.

Malik Washington, Week 7 against NYJ: 52 of 65 snaps, 2 carries for 8 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 27 yards.

Through Week 7, Courtland Sutton played 77 percent of DEN snaps, drew 17 percent of the targets, earned 29 percent of the air yards and had 15 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Courtland Sutton, Week 7 against ARI: 43 of 61 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 45 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Malik Washington played 17 games for MIA and scored 116.7 PPR points, 6.9 a game, finishing WR54.

He caught 46 of 65 targets for 317 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 11 red zone targets and 64 air yards.

He was on the field for 56 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 8 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 8, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Courtland Sutton for Malik Washington?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Malik Washington projects 95 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.5 a game over 10 games), Courtland Sutton 82 (9.1 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Courtland Sutton over Malik Washington. So make the move after his Week 8 game.
Should I drop Malik Washington for Courtland Sutton?
No. Keep Malik Washington: he projects 95 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.5 a game over 10 games), Courtland Sutton 82 (9.1 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Courtland Sutton over Malik Washington.

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