Should I drop Rome Odunze for Courtland Sutton?

Not on these numbers alone. Rome Odunze projects 84 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.3 a game over 9 games) and Courtland Sutton 82 (9.1 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Rome Odunze over Courtland Sutton.

Start Rome Odunze or Courtland Sutton? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 7:21 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Rome Odunze over Courtland Sutton

Start

Rome Odunze

WR · CHI · at SEA

Market projects: 9.6; fantasy pts
SEA D vs WR: 20.9; fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 49 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 85%; Through Week 7
Target share: 17%; Through Week 7

Sit

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

Should I drop Courtland Sutton for Rome Odunze?

Not on these numbers alone. Courtland Sutton projects 82 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.1 a game over 9 games) and Rome Odunze 84 (9.3 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Rome Odunze over Courtland Sutton.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Rome Odunze over Courtland Sutton in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Rome Odunze at 9.6 points and Courtland Sutton at 8.9, 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 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. Drafters take Rome Odunze at ADP 54 and Courtland Sutton at 60.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 9.6 fantasy points for Rome Odunze, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Rome Odunze is 43 receiving yards and 0.3 touchdowns (3 and 7 market sources).

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 Rome Odunze 0.7 points ahead of Courtland Sutton on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Rome Odunze and CHI visit SEA on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.

SEA allowed 20.9 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 92 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against SEA.

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, 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 8

Through Week 7, Rome Odunze played 85 percent of CHI snaps, drew 17 percent of the targets, earned 30 percent of the air yards and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

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: 74 of 77 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 39 yards.

Rome Odunze, Week 7 against NE: 65 of 69 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 69 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, 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 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 Rome Odunze?
Not on these numbers alone. Courtland Sutton projects 82 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.1 a game over 9 games) and Rome Odunze 84 (9.3 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Rome Odunze over Courtland Sutton.
Should I drop Rome Odunze for Courtland Sutton?
Not on these numbers alone. Rome Odunze projects 84 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.3 a game over 9 games) and Courtland Sutton 82 (9.1 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Rome Odunze over Courtland Sutton.

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