Yahoo Fantasy Football on Courtland Sutton
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But that's the tagline. The real case against Sutton gets real when you look under the hood with regard to Bo Nix's passing numbers.
STACKED’s take
Waddle addition and Nix's middle-field preference cloud Sutton's 2026 outlook.
The addition of Jaylen Waddle, a young and efficient WR, takes shine off the 30-year-old Sutton. More critically, Bo Nix shows a minor but noticeable improvement when staying toward the middle of the field (EPA per dropback 0.32 vs 0.28 on boundary; completion percentage 76.3% vs 69.1%; YAC per completion 5.9 vs 5.2). While Sutton commanded most targets in the middle (16.9%), he still ran the most routes on the outside. Swapping Troy Franklin (14.0% MoF target share), Pat Bryant (11.0%), and Marvin Mims Jr. (9.9%) for Waddle would likely boost Nix's output. Nix dipped his aDOT by a full yard in the back half of 2025 but improved efficiency metrics, suggesting a shift away from Sutton's outside role. The source states 'while Sutton may still be the primary guy, the added competition only clouds his fantasy outlook' and recommends avoiding him in Round 11.
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