Start Rome Odunze or Courtland Sutton? Week 9
Updated Nov 3, 4:36 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 10 answer posts Tuesday.
Start Rome Odunze over Courtland Sutton

- Market projects
- 10.0
- recent weeks avg
- TB D vs WR
- 29.9
- 12th fewest to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 85%
- Through Week 7
- Target share
- 17%
- Through Week 7

- Market projects
- 8.8
- recent weeks avg
- CAR D vs WR
- 27.7
- 6th fewest to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 77%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 16%
- Through Week 8
Should I drop Courtland Sutton for Rome Odunze?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Rome Odunze projects 75 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (9.4 a game over 8 games), Courtland Sutton 71 (8.9 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Rome Odunze over Courtland Sutton.
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Our Week 9 call
Start Rome Odunze over Courtland Sutton in Week 9.
Market-based projections have Rome Odunze at 10.0 points and Courtland Sutton at 8.8, a gap of 1.2. 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 10.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (10.4, 10.3 and 9.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. 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. Drafters take Rome Odunze at ADP 54 and Courtland Sutton at 60.
What the market projects
No Week 9 player market is posted for Rome Odunze yet. His market-based projections were 10.4, 10.3 and 9.3 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 10.0, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
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.
That puts Rome Odunze 1.2 points ahead of Courtland Sutton on these projections.
Week 9 matchups
Rome Odunze and CHI host TB on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.
TB allowed 29.9 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 12th fewest in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 135 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against TB.
Courtland Sutton and DEN visit CAR on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
CAR allowed 27.7 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 6th fewest in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 133 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against CAR.
By points allowed to the position, Rome Odunze 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 9
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 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: 4 targets and 4 catches for 53 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 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 Courtland Sutton for Rome Odunze?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Rome Odunze projects 75 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (9.4 a game over 8 games), Courtland Sutton 71 (8.9 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Rome Odunze over Courtland Sutton.
Should I drop Rome Odunze for Courtland Sutton?
No. Keep Rome Odunze: he projects 75 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (9.4 a game over 8 games), Courtland Sutton 71 (8.9 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Rome Odunze over Courtland Sutton.
Should I drop Courtland Sutton?
Week 9 on the board
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