Courtland Sutton Week 8 Outlook - Panthers at Broncos

By Derek Brown (FantasyPros), Thu, Oct 24th 2024, 1:05pm EDT

Well, I didn't have Sutton getting blanked in the box score last week on my bingo card. Sutton found himself on a milk carton despite logging a team-leading 69.7% route share. He didn't even draw a single first-read look or target. It was head-scratching and concerning. I doubt this happens again in Week 8, but it does and should give anyone pause when considering him for a lineup. Prior to last week, Sutton was a target hog with a 23.2% target share, a 43.2% air-yard share, 1.53 YPRR, and a 32.6% first-read share. We have a much larger sample of Sutton being an integral part of this passing attack, so I'll shrug my shoulders at last week and toss it in the trash can. Sutton ranks fifth in deep targets and eighth in red zone looks this season. Nix should lean on him in a bounce-back spot this week. Carolina has allowed the highest PPR points per target and the fourth-most receiving yards per game to perimeter wide receivers. This secondary has also struggled to stop deep passing, allowing the eighth-highest deep passing yards, the seventh-highest passer rating to deep shots, and the fourth-highest CPOE to targets 20 yards or further downfield. Sutton leads the team in deep targets (nine).