Start Courtland Sutton or Tre Tucker? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Courtland Sutton over Tre Tucker in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Courtland Sutton at 9.3 points and Tre Tucker at 9.2, a gap of 0.1. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip.

What the market projects

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

The market has Courtland Sutton at 36.5 receiving yards and 3.5 receptions, with a 31% chance to score a touchdown (16, 13 and 15 market sources).

Player markets imply 9.2 fantasy points for Tre Tucker, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Tre Tucker at 41.5 receiving yards and 3.5 receptions, with a 23% chance to score a touchdown (14, 12 and 15 market sources).

That puts Courtland Sutton 0.1 points ahead of Tre Tucker on the market projections.

Injury status

Courtland Sutton is not on the injury report.

Tre Tucker is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Courtland Sutton played 78 percent of DEN snaps, drew 18 percent of the targets, earned 34 percent of the air yards and had 17 percent of the red zone chances.

Courtland Sutton, Week 1 against KC: 39 of 51 snaps, 5 targets and 2 catches for 11 yards.

Courtland Sutton, Week 2 against JAX: 45 of 62 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 25 yards.

Courtland Sutton, Week 3 against LAR: 58 of 67 snaps, 7 targets and 3 catches for 46 yards.

Courtland Sutton, Week 4 against SF: 48 of 65 snaps, 6 targets and 1 catch for 4 yards.

Through Week 4, Tre Tucker played 64 percent of LV snaps, drew 17 percent of the targets, earned 29 percent of the air yards and had 3 percent of the red zone chances.

Tre Tucker, Week 1 against MIA: 48 of 68 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 27 yards.

Tre Tucker, Week 2 against LAC: 37 of 63 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 119 yards, 1 touchdown.

Tre Tucker, Week 3 against NO: 40 of 70 snaps, 4 targets and 4 catches for 43 yards.

Tre Tucker, Week 4 against KC: 56 of 84 snaps, 8 targets and 4 catches for 44 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, Tre Tucker played 17 games for LV and scored 161.7 PPR points, 9.5 a game, finishing WR38.

He caught 57 of 92 targets for 696 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 9 red zone targets and 405 air yards.

He was on the field for 95 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start Courtland Sutton over Adonai Mitchell.
• Start Deebo Samuel Sr. over Courtland Sutton.
• Start Courtland Sutton over Devaughn Vele.
• Start Tre Tucker over Adonai Mitchell.
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• Start Tre Tucker over Deebo Samuel Sr..