Start Ryan Flournoy or Courtland Sutton? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 11:46 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Courtland Sutton over Ryan Flournoy

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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

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Ryan Flournoy

WR · DAL · vs ARI

Market projects: 7.8; recent weeks avg
ARI D vs WR: 33.6; 12th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: High; 86 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 75%; Through Week 7
Target share: 15%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Ryan Flournoy for Courtland Sutton?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Courtland Sutton projects 82 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.1 a game over 9 games), Ryan Flournoy 71 (7.9 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Courtland Sutton over Ryan Flournoy.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Courtland Sutton over Ryan Flournoy in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Courtland Sutton at 8.9 points and Ryan Flournoy at 7.8, a gap of 1.1. 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. No player market is posted for Ryan Flournoy this week yet, so his 7.8 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (6.7, 8.3 and 8.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Courtland Sutton at ADP 60 and Ryan Flournoy at 220.

What the market projects

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.

No Week 8 player market is posted for Ryan Flournoy yet. His market-based projections were 6.7, 8.3 and 8.3 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 7.8, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

That puts Courtland Sutton 1.1 points ahead of Ryan Flournoy on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

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.

Ryan Flournoy and DAL host ARI on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

ARI allowed 33.6 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 12th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 153 yards and 1.4 touchdowns a game against ARI.

By points allowed to the position, Ryan Flournoy has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Courtland Sutton is not on the injury report.

Ryan Flournoy is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

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.

Through Week 7, Ryan Flournoy played 75 percent of DAL snaps, drew 15 percent of the targets, earned 13 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

Ryan Flournoy, Week 4 against HOU: 58 of 78 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 37 yards.

Ryan Flournoy, Week 5 against TB: 41 of 60 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 90 yards.

Ryan Flournoy, Week 6 against GB: 68 of 78 snaps, 9 targets and 7 catches for 40 yards, 1 touchdown.

Ryan Flournoy, Week 7 against PHI: 53 of 68 snaps, 4 targets and 4 catches for 70 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, Ryan Flournoy played 16 games for DAL and scored 114.0 PPR points, 7.1 a game, finishing WR57.

He caught 40 of 56 targets for 475 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 7 red zone targets and 271 air yards.

He was on the field for 41 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 Ryan Flournoy for Courtland Sutton?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Courtland Sutton projects 82 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.1 a game over 9 games), Ryan Flournoy 71 (7.9 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Courtland Sutton over Ryan Flournoy.
Should I drop Courtland Sutton for Ryan Flournoy?
No. Keep Courtland Sutton: he projects 82 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.1 a game over 9 games), Ryan Flournoy 71 (7.9 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Courtland Sutton over Ryan Flournoy.

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