7 NFL FanDuel Value Plays for Week 9

Courtland Sutton, WR, Denver Broncos

Price: $5,500

One of the easier choices as a value play this week, Courtland Sutton will be a chalk play, and that will be the case for a reason.

The Broncos traded away Demaryius Thomas this week, opening the door for Sutton's already promising role to expand in a big way.

Despite playing third-fiddle to DT and Emmanuel Sanders, Sutton has been on the field for 69% of the team's offensive snaps this year. His 35 targets are second on the team, accounting for only 12.5% of the offense's total, but he has been getting a lot of downfield looks, and has accounted for 21.8% of the Broncos' air yards.

Thomas played 75% of the snaps and boasted a 20.0% target share and team-high 26.0% air yard market share, so his departure frees up a ton of opportunity.

Sutton had already turned his looks into an average of 8.7 FanDuel points per game over his last four, and he will have a chance to shine this week, bringing his expanded role into a matchup against a Houston defense that, as I touched on for Booker, struggles against the pass.