Should I drop Tre Tucker for Courtland Sutton?

Not on these numbers alone. Tre Tucker projects 82 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.1 a game over 9 games) and Courtland Sutton 82 (9.1 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Courtland Sutton over Tre Tucker.

Start Tre Tucker or Courtland Sutton? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 7:21 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Courtland Sutton over Tre Tucker

Sutton projects lower, 8.9 to 9.1, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 60 for Sutton, 136 for Tucker.

Start

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

Sit

Tre Tucker

WR · LV · at NYJ

Market projects: 9.1; recent weeks avg
NYJ D vs WR: 30.6; 15th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: High; 85 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 68%; Through Week 7
Target share: 19%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Courtland Sutton for Tre Tucker?

Not on these numbers alone. Courtland Sutton projects 82 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.1 a game over 9 games) and Tre Tucker 82 (9.1 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Courtland Sutton over Tre Tucker.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Courtland Sutton over Tre Tucker in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Courtland Sutton at 8.9 points and Tre Tucker at 9.1, a gap of 0.3. 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 136, and that outweighs a gap this size. 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 Tre Tucker this week yet, so his 9.1 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (9.1, 9.1 and 9.2); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Tre Tucker yet. His market-based projections were 9.1, 9.1 and 9.2 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 9.1, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

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.

That puts Tre Tucker 0.3 points ahead of Courtland Sutton on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Tre Tucker and LV visit NYJ on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NYJ allowed 30.6 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 15th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 133 yards and 1.1 touchdowns a game against NYJ.

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.

By points allowed to the position, Tre Tucker has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Tre Tucker is not on the injury report.

Courtland Sutton is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Tre Tucker played 68 percent of LV snaps, drew 19 percent of the targets, earned 29 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

Tre Tucker, Week 4 against KC: 56 of 84 snaps, 8 targets and 4 catches for 44 yards.

Tre Tucker, Week 5 against NE: 45 of 60 snaps, 2 carries for -6 yards, 5 targets and 4 catches for 41 yards.

Tre Tucker, Week 6 against BUF: 46 of 66 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 97 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Tre Tucker, Week 7 against LAR: 56 of 68 snaps, 12 targets and 5 catches for 103 yards, 1 touchdown.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

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.

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 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 Courtland Sutton for Tre Tucker?
Not on these numbers alone. Courtland Sutton projects 82 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.1 a game over 9 games) and Tre Tucker 82 (9.1 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Courtland Sutton over Tre Tucker.
Should I drop Tre Tucker for Courtland Sutton?
Not on these numbers alone. Tre Tucker projects 82 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.1 a game over 9 games) and Courtland Sutton 82 (9.1 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Courtland Sutton over Tre Tucker.

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