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JuJu Smith-Schuster or Courtland Sutton

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JuJu Smith-Schuster

JuJu Smith-Schuster

WRNew York Giants NYG
Courtland Sutton

Courtland Sutton

WRDenver Broncos DEN
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Owners starting Smith-Schuster over Sutton

 
 
 
 
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Latest News JuJu Smith-Schuster
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Owners starting Sutton over Smith-Schuster

 
 
 
 
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Outlook Courtland Sutton

Reliable WR2 Value Steal Anchored by Stable Role

Courtland Sutton enters the 2026 season firmly entrenched as the leading outside receiver in Denver's offense, holding down a secure starting role on the depth chart. Looking at our internal projections, we anticipate another steady campaign with around 62 receptions for 853 yards and 6 touchdowns. Despite the offseason addition of Jaylen Waddle, Sutton has publicly expressed his willingness to share targets in pursuit of winning, and his veteran presence remains vital to the passing attack.

In the draft market, Sutton's ADP has held remarkably stable at pick 74 over the past month, maintaining a mid-round cost that presents an appealing value in 1.0 PPR formats. With a nearly universal rostered rate and over 75 percent starting frequency among fantasy managers, he is viewed as a reliable weekly option. Our models suggest his current draft price does not fully capture his consistent floor as a primary aerial weapon.

Risk remains tied to the overall offensive ceiling and touchdown regression, but Sutton's durability and established chemistry within the scheme make him a dependable roster anchor. Fantasy managers looking for a high-floor WR2 or strong flex option will find his current ADP to be an advantageous spot to solidify their receiving corps.


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Performance JuJu Smith-Schuster
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Next Up Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches JuJu Smith-Schuster
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 DAL πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
2 @LAR πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
3 TEN πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
4 ARI πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
5 @WAS πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
6 NO πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
7 @HOU πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
8 BYE πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
9 @PHI πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
11 WAS πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
12 JAC πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
12 @IND πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
13 SF πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
14 @SEA πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
15 CLE πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
16 @DET πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
17 @DAL πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
18 PHI πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“

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Redzone Touches Courtland Sutton
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 @KC πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
2 JAC πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
3 LAR πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
4 @SF πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
5 @LAC πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
6 SEA πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
7 @ARI πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
8 KC πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
9 @CAR πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
10 BYE πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
11 LV πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
13 @PIT πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
14 MIA πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
15 @NYJ πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
16 @LV πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
17 BUF πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
18 @NE πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
20 LAC πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
21 πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“

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Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START JuJu Smith-Schuster
OWN
 
0%
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0%
No change since last week.
OWN/START Courtland Sutton
OWN
100%
No change since last week.
START
76%
+1.19 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus JuJu Smith-Schuster
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Courtland Sutton
38th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown JuJu Smith-Schuster

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among WR's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 98th with 41.30 total points (2.29 avg).
  • Currently 268 points behind the leader: Puka Nacua
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 2.3 PPG.
  • Receiving Stats

  • Top 100 in receptions, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 77th among WR.
  • Top 100 in targets, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 86th among WR.
  • Rushing Stats

    Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 2 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: +17, Rec Yards: +126 Rec TDs: -1,
  • Season Outlook

  • REC: 6, REC YDS: 64, REC TDS: 1
Breakdown Courtland Sutton

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 39th among WR's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 13th with 158.70 total points (8.35 avg).
  • Currently 150.6 points behind the leader: Puka Nacua
  • He is doing much better than most people thought he would. Can he keep this up?
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 8.4.
  • Receiving Stats

  • Top 20 in receptions and is currently ranked 18th among WR.
  • Top 20 in targets and is currently ranked 16th among WR.
  • Top 10 in red zone targets and is currently ranked 8th among WR.
  • Top 20 in reception yards with 1017 and 13.74 YPC and is currently ranked 19th among WR.
  • Top 20 in Rec TDs with 7 and is currently ranked 16th among WR.
  • Rushing Stats

  • Top 100 in rush yards with 0 (0.00 per game), though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 84th among WR.
  • He is top 100 in rush tds with 0 (0.00 per game), though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 89th among WR.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 2 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: +4, Rec Yards: +102 Rec TDs: +1,
  • Unfortunately two players have the same exact name and his rating may not be entirely accurate at this point. We are working on fixing situations like this!
  • Season Outlook

  • REC: 62, REC YDS: 853, REC TDS: 6
Next Up Health Check
Injury JuJu Smith-Schuster

No Injury Reported

Injury Courtland Sutton

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups JuJu Smith-Schuster

Week 1
New York Giants VS Dallas Cowboys

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
30.06412.121263523.82
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts don"t even rank him among DST's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 31st with 55.00 total points (3.24 avg).
  • Currently 172 points behind the leader: Seahawks DST
  • Decline in numbers lately by 3.2 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Ranked 20th in rush defense with 2196 (129.18 per game).
  • Ranked 31st in pass defense with 4810 (282.94 per game).
  • One of the worst in points against with 30.06 per game and currently ranked 32nd among DST.
  • Currently ranked 21st in Total TDs with 2 (0.12 per game) among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +76.54, Turnovers: -13 Sacks: -14, INTs: -11, TDs: -2, Points Allowed: +1.48,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 41, INT: 11, TDS: 3, PA/G: 31.9, YDS/G: 400.6
Matchups Courtland Sutton

Week 1
Denver Broncos @ Kansas City Chiefs

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
19.29325.8214103503.76
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts don"t even rank him among DST's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 21st with 90.00 total points (5.29 avg).
  • Currently 137 points behind the leader: Seahawks DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 5.3.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 8 in total yards against with 325.82 per game and is currently ranked 7th among DST.
  • Top 8 in rush defense with 1871 (110.06 per game) and is currently ranked 8th among DST.
  • Top 8 in pass defense with 3668 (215.76 per game) and is currently ranked 8th among DST.
  • Top 6 in points against with 19.29 per game and currently ranked 6th among DST.
  • Currently ranked 29th in Total TDs with 0 (0.00 per game) among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +71.09, Turnovers: -14 Sacks: -20, INTs: -6, TDs: -2, Points Allowed: +2.79,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 42, INT: 12, TDS: 2, PA/G: 20.5, YDS/G: 320.4
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating JuJu Smith-Schuster
0.40
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Courtland Sutton
16.76
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career JuJu Smith-Schuster
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2017 PIT 13 79 58 917 15.8 7 0 0 0 0
2018 PIT 16 166 111 1426 12.8 7 1 13 13 0
2019 PIT 12 72 42 552 13.1 3 0 0 0 0
2020 PIT 16 147 110 988 9.0 10 0 0 0 0
2021 PIT 5 28 15 129 8.6 0 3 9 3 1
2022 KC 16 101 78 933 12.0 3 0 0 0 0
2023 NE 11 47 29 260 9.0 1 0 0 0 0
2024 KC 11 26 18 231 12.8 2 0 0 0 0
2025 KC 16 47 34 353 10.4 1 0 0 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 14 42 28 307 10.8 1 0 0 0 0
Totals 123 722 502 5901 11.8 34 4 22 5.5 1
Career Courtland Sutton
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2018 DEN 16 83 42 704 16.8 4 1 -1 -1 0
2019 DEN 16 126 72 1112 15.4 6 3 17 5.7 0
2020 DEN 1 6 3 66 22.0 0 0 0 0 0
2021 DEN 16 98 58 776 13.4 2 0 0 0 0
2022 DEN 15 109 64 829 13.0 2 1 5 5 0
2023 DEN 16 90 59 772 13.1 10 0 0 0 0
2024 DEN 16 135 81 1081 13.3 8 0 0 0 0
2025 DEN 16 124 74 1017 13.7 7 0 0 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 17 119 73 982 13.4 8 0 0 0 0
Totals 117 794 465 6502 14.0 40 5 21 4.2 0
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