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Start Stefon Diggs or Courtland Sutton? Week 9

Updated Nov 4, 10:06 AM ET.

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Start Courtland Sutton over Stefon Diggs

Sutton projects lower, 9.3 to 9.9, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 60 for Sutton, 99 for Diggs.

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Courtland Sutton

WR · DEN · at CAR

Market projects
9.3
fantasy pts
CAR D vs WR
29.8
13th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside
Moderate
46 of 100 at WR
Snap share
77%
Through Week 8
Target share
16%
Through Week 8
Sit

Stefon Diggs

WR · WAS · vs LAR

Market projects
9.9
fantasy pts
LAR D vs WR
26.8
5th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside
Moderate
47 of 100 at WR
Snap share
61%
Through Week 8
Target share
23%
Through Week 8

Should I drop Courtland Sutton for Stefon Diggs?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Stefon Diggs projects 83 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (9.2 a game over 9 games), Courtland Sutton 73 (9.1 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Courtland Sutton over Stefon Diggs. So make the move after his Week 9 game.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Courtland Sutton over Stefon Diggs in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Courtland Sutton at 9.3 points and Stefon Diggs at 9.9, a gap of 0.6. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Courtland Sutton still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 60 against 99, and that outweighs a gap this size.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 9.9 fantasy points for Stefon Diggs, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Stefon Diggs is 42 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.4 touchdowns (9, 9 and 10 market sources).

Player markets imply 9.3 fantasy points for Courtland Sutton, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Courtland Sutton is 37 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.4 touchdowns (12, 11 and 12 market sources).

That puts Stefon Diggs 0.6 points ahead of Courtland Sutton on the market projections.

Week 9 matchups

Stefon Diggs and WAS host LAR on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

LAR allowed 26.8 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 8 games, the 5th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 112 yards and a touchdown a game against LAR.

Courtland Sutton and DEN visit CAR on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CAR allowed 29.8 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 13th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 144 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against CAR.

By points allowed to the position, Courtland Sutton has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Stefon Diggs is not on the injury report.

Courtland Sutton is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Stefon Diggs played 61 percent of WAS snaps, drew 23 percent of the targets, earned 20 percent of the air yards and had 13 percent of the red zone chances.

Stefon Diggs, Week 3 against SEA: 41 of 69 snaps, 7 targets and 4 catches for 33 yards.

Stefon Diggs, Week 4 against IND: 42 of 64 snaps, 9 targets and 5 catches for 35 yards.

Stefon Diggs, Week 6 against SF: 41 of 67 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 44 yards, 1 touchdown.

Stefon Diggs, Week 8 against PHI: 39 of 60 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 38 yards, 1 touchdown.

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: 50 of 62 snaps, 4 targets and 4 catches for 53 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Stefon Diggs played 17 games for NE and scored 210.3 PPR points, 12.4 a game, finishing WR17.

He caught 85 of 102 targets for 1013 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 12 red zone targets and 659 air yards.

He was on the field for 54 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 Stefon Diggs?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Stefon Diggs projects 83 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (9.2 a game over 9 games), Courtland Sutton 73 (9.1 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Courtland Sutton over Stefon Diggs. So make the move after his Week 9 game.

  • Should I drop Stefon Diggs for Courtland Sutton?

    No. Keep Stefon Diggs: he projects 83 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (9.2 a game over 9 games), Courtland Sutton 73 (9.1 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Courtland Sutton over Stefon Diggs.

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