Start Rome Odunze or Courtland Sutton? Week 7

Updated Oct 19, 3:01 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Rome Odunze over Courtland Sutton

Start

Rome Odunze

WR · CHI · vs NE

Market projects: 9.7; recent weeks avg
NE D vs WR: 31.4; 16th most to WRs (2026)
Snap share: 81%; Through Week 6
Target share: 17%; Through Week 6

Sit

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

Should I drop Rome Odunze for Courtland Sutton?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Courtland Sutton projects 92 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (9.2 a game over 10 games), Rome Odunze 82 (8.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Rome Odunze over Courtland Sutton. So make the move after his Week 7 game.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Rome Odunze over Courtland Sutton in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Rome Odunze at 9.7 points and Courtland Sutton at 9.2, a gap of 0.5. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Rome Odunze this week yet, so his 9.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (10.8 and 8.6); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. 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. Drafters take Rome Odunze at ADP 54 and Courtland Sutton at 60.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Rome Odunze yet. His market-based projections were 10.8 and 8.6 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 9.7, 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 Rome Odunze 0.5 points ahead of Courtland Sutton on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Rome Odunze and CHI host NE on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

NE allowed 31.4 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 16th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 138 yards and a touchdown a game against NE.

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, Courtland Sutton has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Rome Odunze is not on the injury report.

Courtland Sutton is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Rome Odunze played 81 percent of CHI snaps, drew 17 percent of the targets, earned 32 percent of the air yards and had 4 percent of the red zone chances.

Rome Odunze, Week 3 against PHI: 61 of 72 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 44 yards.

Rome Odunze, Week 4 against NYJ: 83 of 93 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 94 yards.

Rome Odunze, Week 5 against GB: 68 of 69 snaps, 9 targets and 3 catches for 40 yards.

Rome Odunze, Week 6 against ATL: 4 targets and 3 catches for 39 yards.

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, Rome Odunze played 12 games for CHI and scored 146.1 PPR points, 12.2 a game, finishing WR41.

He caught 44 of 90 targets for 661 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 12 red zone targets and 447 air yards.

He was on the field for 82 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 Rome Odunze for Courtland Sutton?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Courtland Sutton projects 92 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (9.2 a game over 10 games), Rome Odunze 82 (8.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Rome Odunze over Courtland Sutton. So make the move after his Week 7 game.
Should I drop Courtland Sutton for Rome Odunze?
No. Keep Courtland Sutton: he projects 92 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (9.2 a game over 10 games), Rome Odunze 82 (8.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Rome Odunze over Courtland Sutton.