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

- 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

- Market projects
- 8.5
- recent weeks avg
- IND D vs WR
- 29.0
- 8th fewest to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 75%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 15%
- Through Week 8
Should I drop Ryan Flournoy 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), Ryan Flournoy 65 (8.1 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Courtland Sutton over Ryan Flournoy.
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Our Week 9 call
Start Courtland Sutton over Ryan Flournoy in Week 9.
Market-based projections have Courtland Sutton at 8.8 points and Ryan Flournoy at 8.5, a gap of 0.2. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for 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 Ryan Flournoy this week yet, so his 8.5 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (8.3, 8.3 and 9.1); 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 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 Ryan Flournoy yet. His market-based projections were 8.3, 8.3 and 9.1 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 8.5, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
That puts Courtland Sutton 0.2 points ahead of Ryan Flournoy on these projections.
Week 9 matchups
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.
Ryan Flournoy and DAL visit IND on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
IND allowed 29.0 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 8th fewest in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 142 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against IND.
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 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: 4 targets and 4 catches for 53 yards.
Through Week 8, Ryan Flournoy played 75 percent of DAL snaps, drew 15 percent of the targets, earned 13 percent of the air yards and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.
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.
Ryan Flournoy, Week 8 against ARI: 1 carry for 3 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 38 yards, 1 touchdown.
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 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 Ryan Flournoy 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), Ryan Flournoy 65 (8.1 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Courtland Sutton over Ryan Flournoy.
Should I drop Courtland Sutton for Ryan Flournoy?
No. Keep Courtland Sutton: he projects 71 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (8.9 a game over 8 games), Ryan Flournoy 65 (8.1 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Courtland Sutton over Ryan Flournoy.
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