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Courtland Sutton

Denver Broncos·#14
Pos WRHt 6'4"Wt 216 lbExp 8 yrCollege SMU
Updated September 21, 2026

Model Score

80.8 MODEL
2018
74.8
2019
86.2
2020
77.7
2021
77.7
2022
79.3
2023
80.5
2024
81.1
2025
80.8

How good he is at what he is supposed to be doing, out of 100. Not a projection of what he will do next, and not a read on his contract. Median is about 70, and a 95 is rare. How it is built →

Season Stats · 1 games

2
Rec
11
Rec Yds
0
Rec TD
5
Targets
11.0
Yds/Gm
3.1
Fantasy PPG

Advanced Metrics EPA & Next Gen Stats

-0.195
EPA / target
3.7 yd
Avg separation
3.9 yd
Avg cushion
-0.5
YAC over exp
40.0%
Catch %

Draft & College

Round 2, pick 40 · Denver Broncos · 2018
SMU (American Athletic)
Taken
#40
where he actually went
Consensus board
27th
average of the public big boards that spring
Our college model
#67
among WR in our college data

He went about where consensus had him.

In college · 2015-2017 · 37 games
191 rec, 3,197 yds, 29 TD, 16.7 yds/rec

Covers the college seasons in our data, which does not always reach back to a player's first year.

Coming out
4.54s
40 yd
18 reps
Bench
35.5"
Vertical
124"
Broad
6.57s
3-cone
4.11s
Shuttle

Comps

College career
his college career vs theirs

STM Take

Sutton's second Pro Bowl in 2025 at STTM #25 tier 4 confirms the late-career resurgence under Bo Nix; the trajectory from #82 tier 8 in 2021 to back-to-back top-25 finishes shows the 6'4" frame still wins downfield. Six years between his first and second Pro Bowls is one of the longest gaps among active receivers.

Sutton was born in Brenham, Texas, attended Brenham High School, and was a two-time first-team All-AAC pick at SMU. Denver took him 40th overall in the 2018 NFL Draft. He has made two Pro Bowls (2019, 2025) and accumulated 453 catches for 6,357 yards and 39 TDs across eight NFL seasons, all with Denver.

Strengths

  • Two-time Pro Bowler (2019, 2025); the second nod is rare for a 31-year-old WR who plateaued for half a decade between selections.
  • Career 6,357 receiving yards through eight seasons, all with one team; the relationship-with-system value is built in.

Concerns

  • Age 31 with a small recent uptick; the next dip could be the start of the career-end slide.
  • Recent game log includes a 1.5 PPR Week 18 finale; the floor games still come on a Bo Nix offense.

What to watch: Whether Sutton holds the WR1 role in Denver in 2026 or the offense's youth movement compresses his snap share.

Fantasy Outlook

Courtland Sutton scored 3 PPR points, 3.1 per game this season. Compare him against any WR and track weekly rankings in our fantasy tools.

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