Courtland Sutton vs. Brandin Cooks: Who Should You Start in Week 8?

Start Courtland Sutton. Brandin Cooks is on a bye, and Courtland Sutton is projected for 8.7 PPR points vs KC.

Updated Oct 30, 7:29 AM ET

Courtland Sutton vs. Brandin Cooks: Week 8 side by side

Courtland Sutton
WR · DEN
Brandin Cooks
WR · SF
Projection (Week 8, avg of sources)8.7—
Floor (lowest source)7.3—
Ceiling (highest source)10.2—
StatChasers projection10.2 (WR35)—
Opponentvs KCBye
Opponent vs. position2nd-toughest (23.7 pts/g allowed)—
Recent usage16% target share (last 3)—
PositionWRWR
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Courtland Sutton vs. Brandin Cooks Week 8 Start/Sit FAQ

Should I start Courtland Sutton or Brandin Cooks in Week 8?

Start Courtland Sutton. Brandin Cooks is on a bye, while Courtland Sutton projects for 8.7 PPR points vs KC.

Who has the better matchup in Week 8, Courtland Sutton or Brandin Cooks?

Courtland Sutton plays KC and Brandin Cooks is on a bye in Week 8.

Each projection already accounts for the opponent, so a soft matchup is a tiebreaker, not a reason to bench the higher projection.

Does PPR scoring change Courtland Sutton vs. Brandin Cooks?

These numbers are in PPR. Full PPR adds a point per catch, so it helps whichever player sees more targets.

Switch between PPR, Half PPR and Standard on the board above to rescore both players from the same sources.

Are Courtland Sutton and Brandin Cooks playing in Week 8?

Courtland Sutton has no injury designation, and Brandin Cooks is on a bye.

Designations change through the week, so check again before kickoff; this page updates with each refresh.

Where do the Courtland Sutton and Brandin Cooks projections come from?

Each figure is the average of the projection sources that carry the player this week: StatChasers, Sleeper, ESPN, numberFire, FFToday and the betting markets (sportsbook player props). Courtland Sutton is projected by 5 of them and Brandin Cooks by 0.

A source with no number for a player is left out of the average rather than counted as a zero.

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