Courtland Sutton is one of the most consistent receivers of his generation — a player whose career coefficient of variation places him among the most reliable performers at the position. Year in, year out, Sutton delivered without dramatic peaks or valleys — the kind of player who earns trust, not headlines.
Reached 29% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 94%.
Career Value · VORP
146 career value over replacement — #657 all-time of 4,649. 20.9/season above a replacement-level WR.
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Pick #40 (Rd 2) · DEN · 2018 · +20.5 vs expected KV-H
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Courtland inherited the Denver Broncos WR room from Tim Patrick (2018–2021), and handed it to Jerry Jeudy (2020–2023).
The room is reconstructed from arrival order among durable members (≥4 seasons with the club) at the player’s position group — a lineage by arrival, not a week-by-week depth chart. Distinct from the league-wide positional GOAT torch.
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Last recorded season with DEN
Drafted by DEN — Round 2, Pick 40
From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | DEN | 1 | W17Out· Concussion |
| 2022 | DEN | 2 | W13Questionable· IllnessW14Out· HamstringW15Out· HamstringW16Questionable· Hamstring |
| 2021 | DEN | 0 | W5Questionable· AnkleW17Questionable· Illness |
| 2020 | DEN | 0 | W1Questionable· ShoulderW2Questionable· Shoulder |
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Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 7-season peers. See all →
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 8 seasons.
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Rec Yds translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.
| Season | Actual Rec Yds | Rec Yds/G | → 2025 Rec Yds | → 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 704 | 44 | 633-71 | 37.2 |
| 2019 | 1,112 | 69.5 | 1,128+16 | 66.4 |
| 2021 | 776 | 45.6 | 704-72 | 41.4 |
| 2022 | 829 | 55.3 | 871+42 | 51.2 |
| 2023 | 772 | 48.3 | 774+2 | 45.5 |
| 2024 | 1,081 | 67.6 | 1,137+56 | 66.9 |
| 2025 | 1,017 | 59.8 | 1,017 | 59.8 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 7/31/2026
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93% match
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Gave the Denver Broncos an entire corpus-attributed career — 8 seasons (2018–2025), one crest. The rarest loyalty in the sport.