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Ja'Marr Chase

Ja'Marr Chase

WR • Cincinnati Bengals CIN
Courtland Sutton

Courtland Sutton

WR • Denver Broncos DEN
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Chase over Sutton

 
 
 
 
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Outlook Ja'Marr Chase

Elite WR1 Tier Confirmed for Cincinnati's Dominant Pass Catcher

Ja'Marr Chase enters the season as the undisputed lead option in a potent Cincinnati passing game, sharing the field with Tee Higgins and catching passes from a healthy Joe Burrow. Our models project Chase for an outstanding campaign, forecasting 116 receptions for 1,431 yards and nine touchdowns. Having reportedly added significant muscle during the offseason, his physical dominance and established rapport with Burrow solidify his standing as a weekly fantasy force.

In draft lobbies, Chase's market sentiment has caught fire. After starting May with an ADP around 5.0, his draft cost has steadily climbed, cementing him as a top-three overall selection by mid-June. This rising stock in 1.0 PPR formats reflects immense confidence in his elite floor and ceiling. Our projections align closely with this premium cost, viewing him as a highly secure, anchor-tenant asset for any fantasy roster rather than an over-hyped reach.

Fantasy managers can roster Chase with absolute confidence, as he boasts a 100% ownership and start rate. Slated to command a massive 159 targets, his volume is as secure as anyone's in the league. Operating on the outside of a highly concentrated offense, he remains a premier foundational block capable of carrying fantasy teams to a championship.

Updated 10 hrs ago

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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Sutton over Chase

 
 
 
 
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Outlook Courtland Sutton

Target share fears are overblown for Denver's reliable veteran pass-catcher

Sutton remains a pivotal focal point in Sean Payton's Denver offense, even with newly acquired Jaylen Waddle joining the depth chart. Coming off back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons, his role as a physical, boundary-stretching playmaker is secure. Sutton's veteran presence offers crucial stability for quarterback Bo Nix.

Our projections expect Sutton to remain highly efficient, pegging him for 62 receptions, 823 yards, and 7 touchdowns on 92 targets. While sharing the field with Waddle might slightly limit his overall target share, his exceptional red-zone utilization ensures he maintains a strong weekly scoring floor.

Sutton's ADP has fluctuated recently, briefly climbing to 50 before stabilizing around 75. In PPR formats, this draft cost makes him a phenomenal value. Our data views him as a highly dependable WR3 anchor with comfortable WR2 upside, making him a safe selection rather than a risky reach.

Updated 10 hrs ago

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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Ja'Marr Chase
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Next Up ❱ Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches Ja'Marr Chase
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WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 TB 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 @HOU 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 @PIT 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 JAC 🔓 🔓 🔓
5 @MIA 🔓 🔓 🔓
6 BYE 🔓 🔓 🔓
7 @BAL 🔓 🔓 🔓
8 TEN 🔓 🔓 🔓
9 @ATL 🔓 🔓 🔓
11 PIT 🔓 🔓 🔓
13 @WAS 🔓 🔓 🔓
14 NO 🔓 🔓 🔓
15 @CLE 🔓 🔓 🔓
16 KC 🔓 🔓 🔓
17 @CAR 🔓 🔓 🔓
18 @IND 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Redzone Touches Courtland Sutton
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WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 @KC 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 JAC 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 LAR 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 @SF 🔓 🔓 🔓
5 @LAC 🔓 🔓 🔓
6 SEA 🔓 🔓 🔓
7 @ARI 🔓 🔓 🔓
8 KC 🔓 🔓 🔓
9 @CAR 🔓 🔓 🔓
10 BYE 🔓 🔓 🔓
11 LV 🔓 🔓 🔓
13 @PIT 🔓 🔓 🔓
14 MIA 🔓 🔓 🔓
15 @NYJ 🔓 🔓 🔓
16 @LV 🔓 🔓 🔓
17 BUF 🔓 🔓 🔓
18 @NE 🔓 🔓 🔓
20 LAC 🔓 🔓 🔓
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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Ja'Marr Chase
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OWN/START Courtland Sutton
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100%
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77%
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Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Ja'Marr Chase
1st
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Courtland Sutton
36th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Ja'Marr Chase

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 1st among WR's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 6th with 188.60 total points (11.79 avg).
  • Currently 120.7 points behind the leader: Puka Nacua
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 11.8.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 6 in receptions and is currently ranked 4th among WR.
  • Top 3 in targets and is currently ranked 1st among WR.
  • Top 6 in red zone targets and is currently ranked 4th among WR.
  • Top 10 in red zone receptions and is currently ranked 7th among WR.
  • Top 6 in reception yards with 1412 and 11.30 YPC and is currently ranked 5th among WR.
  • Top 10 in Rec TDs with 8 and is currently ranked 9th among WR.

    • Rushing Stats

  • Top 50 in rush yards with 14 (0.88 per game) and is currently ranked 41st among WR.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 1 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: +4, Rec Yards: -219 Rec TDs: -8,
  • Catches per game are very high so watch out!

    • Season Outlook

  • REC: 116, REC YDS: 1431, REC TDS: 9
Breakdown Courtland Sutton

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 36th 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.
  • 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 15 in targets and is currently ranked 15th 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 17th among WR.

    • Rushing Stats

  • He is top 100 in rush tds with 0 (0.00 per game), though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 88th 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: 823, REC TDS: 7
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Ja'Marr Chase

No Injury Reported

Injury Courtland Sutton

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Ja'Marr Chase

Week 1
Cincinnati Bengals VS Tampa Bay Bucs

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
24.18374.0623133723.94
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 17th with 98.00 total points (5.76 avg).
  • Currently 129 points behind the leader: Seahawks DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 5.8.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 8 in turnovers with 23 (1.35 per game) and is currently ranked 8th among DST.
  • Top 6 in rush defense with 1754 (103.18 per game) and is currently ranked 5th among DST.
  • Ranked 28th in pass defense with 4605 (270.88 per game).
  • Top 20 in points against with 24.18 per game and currently ranked 20th among DST.
  • Currently ranked 17th 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: +60.95, Turnovers: +4 Sacks: -12, INTs: +6, TDs: EVEN, Points Allowed: +3.18,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 41, INT: 12, TDS: 2, PA/G: 25.7, YDS/G: 358.3
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 30th 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 Ja'Marr Chase
28.97
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Courtland Sutton
16.40
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Ja'Marr Chase
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2021 CIN 16 128 81 1455 18.0 13 7 21 3 0
2022 CIN 12 134 87 1046 12.0 9 5 8 1.6 0
2023 CIN 16 145 100 1216 12.2 7 3 -6 -2 0
2024 CIN 16 175 127 1708 13.4 17 3 32 10.7 0
2025 CIN 16 185 125 1412 11.3 8 3 14 4.7 0
3-YEAR AVG 16 168 117 1445 12.3 11 3 13 4.4 0
Totals 81 795 540 7057 13.1 56 22 72 3.3 0
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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Matchups

Week 1
ARI @LAC
ATL @PIT
BAL @IND
BUF @HOU
CAR vs CHI
CIN vs TB
CLE @JAC
DAL @NYG
DEN @KC
DET vs NO
GB @MIN
LAR vs SF
LV vs MIA
NE @SEA
NYJ @TEN
PHI vs WAS
Matchup Time Pitchers
ARI @CIN 01:40 EDT EST
ATH vs COL 03:05 EDT EST
ATL @NYM 01:40 EDT EST
BAL vs SD 01:35 EDT EST
BOS vs TEX 07:20 EDT EST
CHC @SF 03:10 EDT EST
CHW vs LAD 02:10 EDT EST
CLE vs DET 01:40 EDT EST
HOU @KC 02:10 EDT EST
LAA vs TB 04:07 EDT EST
MIA @PIT 12:15 EDT EST
MIL vs PHI 02:10 EDT EST
MIN vs STL 02:10 EDT EST
NYY @TOR 01:37 EDT EST
SEA @WAS 01:35 EDT EST
Matchup Time
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Matchup Time
CAR @VGK 8:00 PM EST