Start Courtland Sutton or Quentin Johnston? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start Courtland Sutton over Quentin Johnston in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Courtland Sutton at 8.4 points and Quentin Johnston at 7.7, a gap of 0.7. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Quentin Johnston this week yet, so his 7.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 3 and 4 (8.3 and 7.1); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 8.4 fantasy points for Courtland Sutton, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Courtland Sutton is 32 receiving yards and 3-4 receptions, with a 27% chance to score a touchdown (13, 10 and 12 market sources).

No Week 6 player market is posted for Quentin Johnston yet. His market-based projections were 8.3 and 7.1 points in Weeks 3 and 4, an average of 7.7, which stands in until his Week 6 market posts.

The market gives Quentin Johnston a 22% chance to score a touchdown (6 market sources).

That puts Courtland Sutton 0.7 points ahead of Quentin Johnston on these projections.

Injury status

Courtland Sutton is not on the injury report.

Quentin Johnston is listed as questionable with a chest injury.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 5, Courtland Sutton played 78 percent of DEN snaps, drew 17 percent of the targets, earned 33 percent of the air yards and had 15 percent of the red zone chances.

Courtland Sutton, Week 2 against JAX: 45 of 62 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 25 yards.

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.

Through Week 4, Quentin Johnston played 80 percent of LAC snaps, drew 16 percent of the targets, earned 22 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Quentin Johnston, Week 1 against ARI: 43 of 55 snaps, 6 targets and 2 catches for 17 yards.

Quentin Johnston, Week 2 against LV: 55 of 68 snaps, 1 carry for 7 yards, 5 targets and 1 catch for 7 yards.

Quentin Johnston, Week 3 against BUF: 60 of 69 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 40 yards.

Quentin Johnston, Week 4 against SEA: 53 of 71 snaps, 1 carry for -4 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 44 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.

In 2025, Quentin Johnston played 14 games for LAC and scored 171.2 PPR points, 12.2 a game, finishing WR34.

He caught 51 of 85 targets for 735 yards and 8 touchdowns, with 15 red zone targets and 514 air yards.

He was on the field for 77 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 6 calls

• Start Courtland Sutton over Adonai Mitchell.
• Start Courtland Sutton over Brian Thomas Jr..
• Start Carnell Tate over Courtland Sutton.
• Start Quentin Johnston over Chris Godwin Jr..
• Start Quentin Johnston over Cooper Kupp.
• Start Quentin Johnston over DeMario Douglas.