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WR · #14 · Denver Broncos · week 9 vs Carolina Panthers · Sun Nov 8 · 1:00 PM ET

Courtland Sutton

  • TYPE Deep threat
  • ROLE a starter
  • CLASS 2018 · R2 P40
  • EXP 8 seasons
  • AGE 29-31
  • DEPTH WR2
99%PLAY EXPECTED

As of week 9, Courtland Sutton was a WR for DEN, age 30.9, 8 seasons of experience, drafted in round 2. In 2026 through week 8 he was listed at depth rank 2 on his club's depth chart; he had played 8 games on 77% of snaps; his line was 27.6 receiving yards a game, 4.6 targets a game and a 16.4% target share (Deep threat by the published rule). Before 2026 he played 118 games (postseason included) over 8 seasons with 1 Pro Bowl. His injury history held 15 episodes (ankle 3, hamstring 2, illness 2), 2 of them reaching OUT, 4 a repeat of an earlier site; the last was a concussion injury in 2023 week 18.

The full read

In short

How our call moved in week 9

  • our call, P(plays)

94% EXPECTED → 99% EXPECTED

Every call we wrote for him in week 9, earliest first, as written.

In short

Courtland Sutton is a starter at wide receiver for DEN — 87% of the snaps in his best week of 9. He has a not injury related - resting player injury. In week 9 he practised limited, then practised in full. His team has not listed him on the final report. We say he plays — 99%, in a band that plays 94% of the time. We have said PLAY since 88 hours before kickoff.

The reader concurs · grade C

The club's own practice record (Thursday Limited, Friday Full, trend up, final FP) and the NIR-Rest label point toward him playing, and no passage argues otherwise. However, the last-game sit and the Thursday limitation are sit-risk signals, and P1 is a fan Q&A that is not a club source and does not address his status.

What the read cites

What was reportedSource
1“Courtland Sutton and Jaylen Waddle have been key to moving the chains but not super explosive”Mile High Report · 2026-11-07
2“Now, he will join Jaylen Waddle and Courtland Sutton as the Broncos' starting wide receivers moving forward.”Mile High Report · 2026-11-07
The reader's full reasoning

The rest of the reading

P2 names him as a starter only 'moving forward', which is not a statement about this game.

16versions in week 9
12average, every player
54most for one player

How the call moved

EXPECTED since Wed Nov 4 · 8:40 PM ET · 88 h before kickoff. Biggest move: 96% → 97%, Thu Nov 5 · 4:06 PM ET to Fri Nov 6 · 1:10 AM ET, with no club report in between.

Our call

Injury report

Our call · week 9

NOT EXPECTEDUNLIKELYCOIN FLIPLIKELYEXPECTED

99% · EXPECTED

we expect him to play — this band plays 94% of the time (92–96%), measured out of fold. We stand behind this one.

Practice in week 9

FriThuWed
FPdated Fri Nov 6FPdated Fri Nov 6LPdated Fri Nov 6

Shape of the week: improving. Only days the publisher dated are shown; a day we could not date is left out until the nightly sweep stamps it. The shape is a fact, not a forecast.

Head start

  • Our call
  • Kickoff

The evidence behind his current call

What was reportedSource
“Now, he will join Jaylen Waddle and Courtland Sutton as the Broncos' starting wide receivers moving forward.”Mile High Report · Sat Nov 7
“Courtland Sutton and Jaylen Waddle have been key to moving the chains”Mile High Report · Sat Nov 7

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reportedSource
“tomorrow vs. the Panthers”Mile High Report · Sat Nov 7

Stats, with ranges — dot = his average, bar = his game range

  • Rec yds / game30 range 4.0–53

    wk 1–9 · 9 games

  • Targets / game5.1 range 3.0–9.0

    wk 1–9 · 9 games

  • Target share17.8% range 13–26

    wk 1–9 · 9 games

  • Snap share78.1% range 70–87

    wk 1–9 · 9 games

Snaps by week — his larger of the offence and defence share

  1. 76%wk 1
  2. 73%wk 2
  3. 87%wk 3
  4. 73%wk 4
  5. 81%wk 5
  6. 77%wk 6
  7. 70%wk 7
  8. 81%wk 8
  9. 85%wk 9

Missed while on the injury report

SeasonWeeks on the reportMissed while listed
202610

Only the weeks he was on the injury report with a recorded result — not every game of his career.

Medical history

WhenInjuryWeeks on a reportWorst status
2026 · wk 9Not injury related1—
2023 · wk 17concussion2Out
2022 · wk 14hamstring4Out
2022 · wk 13illness1Questionable
2021 · wk 17illness1Questionable
2021 · wk 16wrist1—
2021 · wk 5ankle2Questionable
2021 · wk 3hip1—
2021 · wk 1knee1—
2020 · wk 1shoulder2Questionable
2019 · wk 14hamstring1—
2019 · wk 6lowerleg1—
2019 · wk 3chest1—
2018 · wk 15quad2—
2018 · wk 14ankle1—
2018 · wk 6ankle1—

Every injury episode on file for him, as the record holds it.

Injury history by season · 15 episodes · plus 1 not injury related · 23 weeks on a report · same site more than once: ankle ×3

  • ruled out
  • questionable
  • listed, and played

Each bar is one episode: the week it began and how many weeks he was on a report, coloured by the worst status.

The rest of his team's report in week 9

PlayerPosPracticeWhose wordCallChance he playsBand
Zach AllenDEFULLoursPLAY99%EXPECTED
Lil'Jordan HumphreyWRUNKteam's wordOut
Brandon JonesSDNPteam's wordOut
Talanoa HufangaSLTDoursPLAY68%LIKELY
Jaylen WaddleWRFULLoursPLAY99%EXPECTED
Sam EhlingerQBUNKteam's wordOut
Dondrea TillmanLBFULLoursPLAY87%EXPECTED
Eyioma UwazurikeDEDNPteam's wordOut
Kris Abrams-DraineCBDNPteam's wordOut
Nick GargiuloGUNKteam's wordOut
Frank CrumOTUNKteam's word—
Pat BryantWRFULLteam's wordQuestionable
Caleb LohnerTEUNKteam's word—
RJ HarveyRBUNKteam's wordIR
Dallen BentleyTEUNKteam's wordOut
Kage CaseyOTUNKteam's wordOut

The model reads the room: who else is out shifts what his own designation is worth.

The evidence behind his earlier calls

The evidence behind the call made Wed Nov 4 · 8:40 PM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

The evidence behind the call made Thu Nov 5 · 2:40 AM ET

We read the news for this call. The quotes we found are not shown publicly.

The evidence behind the call made Thu Nov 5 · 6:06 AM ET

We read the news for this call. The quotes we found are not shown publicly.

The evidence behind the call made Thu Nov 5 · 11:06 AM ET

We read the news for this call. The quotes we found are not shown publicly.

The evidence behind the call made Thu Nov 5 · 4:06 PM ET

We read the news for this call. The quotes we found are not shown publicly.

The evidence behind the call made Fri Nov 6 · 1:10 AM ET

We read the news for this call. The quotes we found are not shown publicly.

The evidence behind the call made Fri Nov 6 · 3:10 AM ET

We read the news for this call. The quotes we found are not shown publicly.

The evidence behind the call made Fri Nov 6 · 6:06 AM ET

We read the news for this call. The quotes we found are not shown publicly.

The evidence behind the call made Fri Nov 6 · 11:06 AM ET

We read the news for this call. The quotes we found are not shown publicly.

The evidence behind the call made Fri Nov 6 · 4:06 PM ET

We read the news for this call. The quotes we found are not shown publicly.

The evidence behind the call made Fri Nov 6 · 6:40 PM ET

We read the news for this call. The quotes we found are not shown publicly.

The evidence behind the call made Sat Nov 7 · 6:02 AM ET

What was reportedSource
“Courtland Sutton will be 32 next season and has a large cap hit”Mile High Report · Fri Nov 6
“DENVER, CO - NOVEMBER 1: Bo Nix #10 of the Denver Broncos celebrates a catch by Courtland Sutton #14”Mile High Report · Thu Nov 5

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reportedSource
“Perhaps this weekend the Broncos make the savvy veteran their main target in the passing attack when they need a big play.”Mile High Report · Thu Nov 5

The evidence behind the call made Sat Nov 7 · 11:06 AM ET

What was reportedSource
“Courtland Sutton will be 32 next season and has a large cap hit(Also restructured his deal and could be off the team next season)”Mile High Report · Fri Nov 6
“Courtland Sutton will be 32 next season and has a large cap hit”Mile High Report · Fri Nov 6

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reportedSource
“Perhaps this weekend the Broncos make the savvy veteran their main target in the passing attack when they need a big play.”Mile High Report · Thu Nov 5

The evidence behind the call made Sat Nov 7 · 4:06 PM ET

What was reportedSource
“Courtland Sutton will be 32 next season and has a large cap hit”Mile High Report · Fri Nov 6
“Courtland Sutton will be 32 next season and has a large cap hit(Also restructured his deal and could be off the team next season)”Mile High Report · Fri Nov 6

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reportedSource
“Perhaps this weekend the Broncos make the savvy veteran their main target in the passing attack when they need a big play.”Mile High Report · Thu Nov 5

The evidence behind the call made Sun Nov 8 · 6:06 AM ET

What was reportedSource
“Courtland Sutton and Jaylen Waddle have been key to moving the chains but not super explosive”Mile High Report · Sat Nov 7
“Now, he will join Jaylen Waddle and Courtland Sutton as the Broncos' starting wide receivers moving forward.”Mile High Report · Sat Nov 7
“Courtland Sutton and Jaylen Waddle have been key to moving the chains”Mile High Report · Sat Nov 7

The evidence behind the call made Sun Nov 8 · 11:02 AM ET

What was reportedSource
“Now, he will join Jaylen Waddle and Courtland Sutton as the Broncos' starting wide receivers moving forward.”Mile High Report · Sat Nov 7
“Courtland Sutton and Jaylen Waddle have been key to moving the chains”Mile High Report · Sat Nov 7

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reportedSource
“tomorrow vs. the Panthers”Mile High Report · Sat Nov 7

Role

Call history

The data behind this page — the timeline in words, every call and week on record, about him, and what this page does not show

Profile — as of week 9

RoleWR2 · 77% snaps
Season2026 · 8 games through wk 8
Per game27.6 receiving yards · 4.6 targets · 16.4% target share
TypeDeep threat
Career8 seasons · 118 games before 2026
Honors1× Pro Bowl
Injuries15 episodes · last: concussion, 2023 wk 18
Bioage 30.9 · 8 seasons' experience · drafted round 2

Where the profile comes from

Built from: honors.db; nflverse injuries_2026.csv; medical.db; nflverse players.csv; profile.db; nflverse roster_2026.csv; nflverse roster_weekly_2026.csv; nflverse snap_counts_2026.csv; nflverse stats_player_week_2026.csv. Every number in it is one those sources hold.

nflverse injuries_2026.csv

AI-generated · who he is

Courtland Sutton, a WR, is on this week’s watch list because he is on the club report. The club has named it as not injury related, a resting player, and he had Limited Participation in Practice on Thursday under that same listing. He sat the last game. Over the last four weeks he has had the most snaps, and he has 8 weeks with snaps this season.

What the AI text stands on

FactValueWhere we hold it
RoleWR/TE, offenseR2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Role by snaps, last four weeksmost snapsR2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Why he is on this week's watch liston this week's club reportR2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Injury named by the clubNot injury related - resting playerthe club report · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Practice ThursdayLimited Participation in Practice (Not injury related - resting player)the club report · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
practice.finalLPthe club report · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
last_game.statussatR2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
baseline.missingfalseR2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
baseline.n_games8R2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
return_state.activatedfalseR2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
team.q_play_rate_shrunk0.7440R2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
team.stylemiddleR2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
team.late_add_rate0.889R2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
PositionWRnflverse players · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Years of experience8nflverse players · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
CollegeSMUnflverse players · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Draftedround 2, pick 40, DEN 2018nflverse draft_picks · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Height (inches)76R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Weight (lb)216R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Age at the start of the week31.1R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Weeks with snaps this season8R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Injury episodes since 2023: concussion1R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET

Written by grok-4.7, Thu Nov 5 · 4:28 PM ET. Every figure in it is one of these facts.

About him

About himAs the record holds it
His rolea starter at wide receiver — 87% of the snaps in his best week of 9
Listed on the depth chartsecond at wide receiver
Snaps played78% a week on average over 9 weeks, 87% at his highest
Build6 ft 4 in · 216 lb
CollegeSMU
Drafted2018, round 2 pick 40, by DEN
Age29-31 at the season's start
Experience8 seasons

When this call was made, and when the world knew

  1. WrittenWe first said PLAY.
  2. PublicOur call became public when the week settled.
  3. KickoffKickoff.

How our call moved, earliest first

WhenLeadCallChance he playsBandOn what
Wed Nov 4 · 8:40 PM ET88 hPLAY94%EXPECTEDbefore his team said anything
Thu Nov 5 · 2:40 AM ET82 hPLAY96%EXPECTEDbefore his team said anything
Thu Nov 5 · 6:06 AM ET79 hPLAY96%EXPECTEDbefore his team said anything
Thu Nov 5 · 11:06 AM ET74 hPLAY96%EXPECTEDbefore his team said anything
Thu Nov 5 · 4:06 PM ET69 hPLAY96%EXPECTEDbefore his team said anything
Fri Nov 6 · 1:10 AM ET60 hPLAY97%EXPECTEDbefore his team said anything
Fri Nov 6 · 3:10 AM ET58 hPLAY99%EXPECTEDbefore his team said anything
Fri Nov 6 · 6:06 AM ET55 hPLAY99%EXPECTEDbefore his team said anything
Fri Nov 6 · 11:06 AM ET50 hPLAY99%EXPECTEDbefore his team said anything
Fri Nov 6 · 4:06 PM ET45 hPLAY99%EXPECTEDbefore his team said anything
Fri Nov 6 · 6:40 PM ET42 hPLAY99%EXPECTEDbefore his team said anything
Sat Nov 7 · 6:02 AM ET31 hPLAY99%EXPECTEDbefore his team said anything
Sat Nov 7 · 11:06 AM ET26 hPLAY99%EXPECTEDbefore his team said anything
Sat Nov 7 · 4:06 PM ET21 hPLAY99%EXPECTEDbefore his team said anything
Sun Nov 8 · 6:06 AM ET7 hPLAY99%EXPECTEDbefore his team said anything
Sun Nov 8 · 11:02 AM ET2 hPLAY99%EXPECTEDbefore his team said anything

16 calls in week 9, and the call never flipped between PLAY and SIT. Each lead time is the one that call actually had when it was written — never recounted from now. A call that changes is the record working: new evidence arrived and we said so, in public, before the game.

What would change this read

What would change this read
Broncos injury report for Sat 07 Nov 2026 showing Sutton's game designation, if one was issued
Broncos inactive list for Sun 08 Nov 2026 vs Carolina
A Sean Payton or Davis Webb remark on the 'resting player' reason, specifically whether it covers the Carolina game
Why Sutton sat in last week's game (R2P last_game.status: sat), to tell whether the rest reason is a one-off or a pattern

We went and found out more

Rank 2 (listed second on his depth chart), 8 documents deep, because: llm_unsure. Fetched 8 of 8.