Start Matthew Golden or Courtland Sutton? Week 7

Updated Oct 19, 3:46 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Courtland Sutton over Matthew Golden

Sutton projects lower, 9.2 to 10.9, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 60 for Sutton, 108 for Golden.

Start

Courtland Sutton

WR · DEN · at ARI

Market projects: 9.2; recent weeks avg
ARI D vs WR: 37.0; 7th most to WRs (2026)
Snap share: 78%; Through Week 6
Target share: 16%; Through Week 6

Sit

Matthew Golden

WR · GB · at DET

Market projects: 10.9; recent weeks avg
DET D vs WR: 41.0; 3rd most to WRs (2026)
Snap share: 83%; Through Week 6
Target share: 26%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Courtland Sutton for Matthew Golden?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Matthew Golden projects 125 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (12.5 a game over 10 games), Courtland Sutton 92 (9.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Courtland Sutton over Matthew Golden. So make the move after his Week 7 game.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Courtland Sutton over Matthew Golden in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Courtland Sutton at 9.2 points and Matthew Golden at 10.9, a gap of 1.7. Courtland Sutton still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 60 against 108, and that outweighs a gap this size. No player market is posted for Courtland Sutton this week yet, so his 9.2 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (9.0 and 9.4); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Matthew Golden this week yet, so his 10.9 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (9.4 and 12.4); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Matthew Golden yet. His market-based projections were 9.4 and 12.4 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 10.9, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

No Week 7 player market is posted for Courtland Sutton yet. His market-based projections were 9.0 and 9.4 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 9.2, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts Matthew Golden 1.7 points ahead of Courtland Sutton on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Matthew Golden and GB visit DET on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

DET allowed 41.0 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 3rd most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 195 yards and a touchdown a game against DET.

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

ARI allowed 37.0 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 7th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 157 yards and 2.0 touchdowns a game against ARI.

By points allowed to the position, Matthew Golden has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Matthew Golden is not on the injury report.

Courtland Sutton is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Matthew Golden played 83 percent of GB snaps, drew 26 percent of the targets, earned 41 percent of the air yards and had 17 percent of the red zone chances.

Matthew Golden, Week 3 against ATL: 54 of 66 snaps, 12 targets and 5 catches for 100 yards, 1 touchdown.

Matthew Golden, Week 4 against TB: 53 of 60 snaps, 1 carry for 6 yards, 7 targets and 3 catches for 21 yards, 1 touchdown.

Matthew Golden, Week 5 against CHI: 47 of 61 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 123 yards.

Matthew Golden, Week 6 against DAL: 13 targets and 6 catches for 104 yards, 1 touchdown.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Matthew Golden played 14 games for GB and scored 70.0 PPR points, 5.0 a game, finishing WR89.

He caught 29 of 44 targets for 361 yards and 0 touchdowns, with 2 red zone targets and 260 air yards.

He was on the field for 50 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 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 Courtland Sutton for Matthew Golden?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Matthew Golden projects 125 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (12.5 a game over 10 games), Courtland Sutton 92 (9.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Courtland Sutton over Matthew Golden. So make the move after his Week 7 game.
Should I drop Matthew Golden for Courtland Sutton?
No. Keep Matthew Golden: he projects 125 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (12.5 a game over 10 games), Courtland Sutton 92 (9.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Courtland Sutton over Matthew Golden.