Is Courtland Sutton playing this week?
No injury designationCourtland Sutton has no injury designation on the latest injury reports for the week 4 game at the San Francisco 49ers.
Kickoff: Sun, Oct 4 · 4:25 PM ET.
Checked Oct 3, 7:36 PM ET against the ESPN injury report and the NFL's official weekly report (via nflverse). Injury news can change up to kickoff, so confirm with the team close to game time.
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Fantasy football · Week 4
Our own start/sit calls for every player, with a projected score, the range of likely outcomes and the reasons spelled out. Built from usage, matchup, Vegas lines and injuries. How we rank
Bench. Projected 5.3 points, 0.3 behind #36, the last one we'd start.
Why we say bench
- Projected 5.3 points, #39 among WRs this week, 0.3 points behind #36, the last one we'd start.
- Averaging 5.3 targets a game.
- Played 87% of the offense's snaps last game.
Recent form
Dashed line: the usual 7.7 a game
This week's matchup
- Expected team score
- ~22 pts
- Vegas line
- DEN underdogs by 3
- Game total
- 47.5
- SF vs WRs
- 3% fewer points
- Last game snaps
- 87%
All week 4 wide receiver rankings →Start or sit tool →How our past calls did →
Age
30
Height
6'4"
Weight
216 lb
College
SMU
Experience
8 seasons
Draft
2018 · Pick #40 (DEN)
Status
ACT
Grade Breakdown
What do these mean?Why 4.0?
Sutton's grade is near the bottom among qualifying receivers because the plays thrown his way have cost Denver expected points, even after crediting him for facing tougher-than-average defenses. Three interceptions on passes intended for him, one in each game, did the most damage. The sample is small: 16 targets over 3 games.
Holding it back
- EPA per target is -0.464 expected points per play, 60th of 62, which pulled the grade down a lot.
- Week 3 vs LA, Q4 2nd and 14: Nix's pass intended for Sutton was intercepted by Wallace (-5.3 expected points).
- Week 2 vs JAX, Q2 3rd and 8: a deep left pass intended for Sutton was intercepted by Lewis (-4.3 expected points).
Written by StatGrades AI from this season's play-by-play through week 3. It explains what happened; a grade isn't a forecast (what grades do and don't predict).
EPA / play
-0.560
Success rate
44%
WPA (sum)
-0.27
Opponent adj.
0.097
Plays graded
16
Advanced stats
2026 season through Week 3 · tracking data from NFL Next Gen Stats| Week | Separation | Cushion | YAC above exp |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3.7 | 3.9 | -0.5 |
| 3 | 2.1 | 3.7 | +3.3 |
What do these mean?
- Separation:
- Average distance from the nearest defender at the moment of the catch.
- Cushion:
- Average distance from the nearest defender at the snap.
- YAC above exp:
- Yards after catch above what the situation would be expected to produce.
- YAC / rec:
- Average yards after the catch per reception.
- Expected YAC:
- Expected yards after the catch, based on tracking data.
- Air yards share:
- Share of the team's intended air yards that were thrown toward this player.
- Intended air yds:
- Average depth of the targets thrown his way.
- Catch %:
- Receptions divided by targets.
Next Gen Stats data via nflverse (CC BY 4.0). Updated after games are final, not live, and covers QB, RB, WR and TE.