Courtland Sutton · Dontayvion Wicks · 2026 week 9

Courtland Sutton or Dontayvion Wicks?

Wondering who you should start this week — Courtland Sutton or Dontayvion Wicks? The start/sit call and the numbers behind it are below, plus who wins a straight-up trade. Rebuilt nightly.

Start Courtland Sutton — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.7 points. The matchup leans Courtland Sutton (CAR allow the 25th-most WR points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 9	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Courtland Sutton START	@ CAR	7.3	25th · tough	6.9	105	healthy
Dontayvion Wicks	vs PIT	6.6	28th · tough	6.8	–	Out

WRs vs CAR recently: DeVonta Smith 13.5 pts (W6) · Tez Johnson 10.7 pts (W7) · Matthew Golden 13.9 pts (W8).

WRs vs PIT recently: Emeka Egbuka 10.8 pts (W6) · Devaughn Vele 11.4 pts (W7) · Denzel Boston 3.7 pts (W8).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.7 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Courtland Sutton faces CAR, 25th most generous to WRs.
Dontayvion Wicks faces PIT, 28th most generous to WRs.
Dontayvion Wicks is flagged OUT.

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Courtland Sutton carries the higher trade value — 105 against 0. In a one-for-one, the side receiving Courtland Sutton gets the most.

Open in Start/Sit (any scoring) Open in the Trade Analyzer

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.