Start Courtland Sutton or Quentin Johnston? Week 9
Updated Nov 3, 9:06 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 10 answer posts Tuesday.
Start Courtland Sutton over Quentin Johnston
- Market projects
- 8.8
- recent weeks avg
- CAR D vs WR
- 29.8
- 13th fewest to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 77%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 16%
- Through Week 8
- Market projects
- 7.4
- recent weeks avg
- HOU D vs WR
- 37.3
- 4th most to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 81%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 14%
- Through Week 8
Should I drop Quentin Johnston 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), Quentin Johnston 16 (1.8 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Courtland Sutton over Quentin Johnston.
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Our Week 9 call
Start Courtland Sutton over Quentin Johnston in Week 9.
Market-based projections have Courtland Sutton at 8.8 points and Quentin Johnston at 7.4, a gap of 1.4. 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 Quentin Johnston this week yet, so his 7.4 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6 and 8 (7.6 and 7.2); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Courtland Sutton at ADP 60 and Quentin Johnston at 98.
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 Quentin Johnston yet. His market-based projections were 7.6 and 7.2 points in Weeks 6 and 8, an average of 7.4, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
That puts Courtland Sutton 1.4 points ahead of Quentin Johnston on these projections.
Week 9 matchups
Courtland Sutton and DEN visit CAR on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
CAR allowed 29.8 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 13th fewest in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 144 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against CAR.
Quentin Johnston and LAC host HOU on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.
HOU allowed 37.3 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 4th most in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 187 yards and 0.9 touchdowns a game against HOU.
By points allowed to the position, Quentin Johnston has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Courtland Sutton is not on the injury report.
Quentin Johnston 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: 50 of 62 snaps, 4 targets and 4 catches for 53 yards.
Through Week 8, Quentin Johnston played 81 percent of LAC snaps, drew 14 percent of the targets, earned 24 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.
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.
Quentin Johnston, Week 6 against KC: 56 of 68 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 57 yards.
Quentin Johnston, Week 8 against LAR: 50 of 61 snaps, 4 targets and 4 catches for 37 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 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 Quentin Johnston 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), Quentin Johnston 16 (1.8 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Courtland Sutton over Quentin Johnston.
Should I drop Courtland Sutton for Quentin Johnston?
No. Keep Courtland Sutton: he projects 71 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (8.9 a game over 8 games), Quentin Johnston 16 (1.8 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Courtland Sutton over Quentin Johnston.
Should I drop Courtland Sutton?
Week 9 on the board
- Is Courtland Sutton playing Week 9?
- Is Quentin Johnston playing Week 9?
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