Fantasy Football Player Notes

Courtland Sutton thrived in the red zone in 2024, tying for the league lead in end-zone targets and finishing as the WR13 overall (WR23 in points per game). After a rocky start with a rookie QB - including a zero-target game in Week 7 - Sutton rebounded in a big way. Over his final 11 games, he posted eight games with 70+ yards, averaged nearly 15 PPG (WR10 pace), and commanded a dominant 26% target share and 50% air yards share. Bo Nix clearly leaned on Sutton, but with added competition in 2025 from Evan Engram, Marvin Mims, and rookie WR Pat Bryant, his volume grip may loosen. Still, Sutton remains the top option in Denver's passing game with strong WR2 appeal.

Marvin Mims flashed major upside in the second half of 2024, averaging 62 receiving yards per game and leading all WRs in yards per route run (3.63) from Week 11 onward. He also posted a strong 28% target rate per route run on the year, ranking 13th in the NFL. Still just 23 years old, Mims is a prime third-year breakout candidate in a Broncos offense looking to grow alongside Bo Nix.

Pat Bryant's rookie ADP has surged since being selected in the third round by the Denver Broncos, but fantasy managers should approach with caution. The Illinois product was ranked well outside the top tiers of the class pre-draft, and the history of "mid-round reaches" at wide receiver offers more misses than hits. Bryant profiles as a size/speed possession receiver at 6-foot-3, 204 pounds, but he lacks standout athleticism - he ran a 4.61 40-yard dash and didn't break out until age 20. He recorded just one career game with double-digit targets and was actually out-targeted this past season by teammate Zakhari Franklin - who went undrafted. While some may latch onto the idea that Sean Payton sees a "Michael Thomas" archetype in Bryant, the underlying data suggests this is a bet on projection, not production.