Courtland Sutton

SUTTON AT A GLANCE:

• An eighth-year Pro Bowl wide receiver who has appeared in 98 career regular-season games (82 starts) with Denver (2018-24), catching 379 passes for 5,340 yards (14.1 avg.) with 32 touchdowns to go with one two-point conversion.
• Has also completed four passes for 84 yards with one touchdowns along with five rushes for 21 yards (4.2 avg.).
• Totaled five receptions for 75 yards (15.0 avg.) in one postseason game (1 start) with Denver (2024).
• Has recorded the ninth-most receptions (379), 11th-most receiving yard (5,340) and tied for the 11th-most receiving touchdowns (32) in team history.
• Became the 11th Bronco to reach the 1,000 receiving yards mark on a season multiple times.
• Surpassed 5,000 receiving yards in his 93rd career game, becoming the third-fastest Bronco to accomplish the feat.
• Joined WR Emmanuel Sanders and WR Arthur Marshall as the only wide receivers in team history to pass for a touchdown.
• 1-of-5 players in team history to record at least 50 receptions and 700 receiving yards in five seasons.
• In 2024, started 13-of-17 games in the regular season and totaled 81 receptions for 1,081 yards (13.3 avg) with eight touchdowns.
• Became the first Bronco since 2014 to record at least 10 touchdown receptions in a season after totaling 59 catches for 772 yards (13.1 avg.) with 10 scores in 2023.
• Finished 2022 with 829 yards on 64 catches (13.0 avg.) with two receiving touchdowns after starting all 15 games played.
• Recorded 58 catches for 776 yards (13.4 avg.) with two touchdowns in 17 games played (16 starts) in 2021.
• Appeared in one game with the Broncos in 2020 before being placed on injured reserve on Sept. 21 with a season-ending knee injury.
• Registered the most receiving yards (1,816) and receiving touchdowns (10) in Broncos history through a player's first two seasons.
• Named to the Pro Bowl in 2019 after finishing with 72 catches for 1,112 yards (15.4 avg.) and six touchdowns, becoming just the third player in team annals to record a 1,000-yard receiving season by his second year.
• Totaled the fourth-most receiving yards (704) by a rookie in Broncos history in 2018.
• Started 37-of-39 games played at Southern Methodist University, catching 195 passes for 3,220 yards (16.5 avg.) with 31 touchdowns.
• Ended his collegiate career ranked second in school history in touchdowns (31), third in receiving yards (3,220) and sixth in receptions (195).
• Named to the Associated Press All-America second team and to the All-AAC first team as a redshirt junior in 2017, finishing with 68 catches for 1,085 yards (16.0 avg.) with 12 touchdowns.
• Selected by the Broncos in the second round (40th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft.

SUTTON AT A GLANCE:

• An eighth-year Pro Bowl wide receiver who has appeared in 98 career regular-season games (82 starts) with Denver (2018-24), catching 379 passes for 5,340 yards (14.1 avg.) with 32 touchdowns to go with one two-point conversion.
• Has also completed four passes for 84 yards with one touchdowns along with five rushes for 21 yards (4.2 avg.).
• Totaled five receptions for 75 yards (15.0 avg.) in one postseason game (1 start) with Denver (2024).
• Has recorded the ninth-most receptions (379), 11th-most receiving yard (5,340) and tied for the 11th-most receiving touchdowns (32) in team history.
• Became the 11th Bronco to reach the 1,000 receiving yards mark on a season multiple times.
• Surpassed 5,000 receiving yards in his 93rd career game, becoming the third-fastest Bronco to accomplish the feat.
• Joined WR Emmanuel Sanders and WR Arthur Marshall as the only wide receivers in team history to pass for a touchdown.
• 1-of-5 players in team history to record at least 50 receptions and 700 receiving yards in five seasons.
• In 2024, started 13-of-17 games in the regular season and totaled 81 receptions for 1,081 yards (13.3 avg) with eight touchdowns.
• Became the first Bronco since 2014 to record at least 10 touchdown receptions in a season after totaling 59 catches for 772 yards (13.1 avg.) with 10 scores in 2023.
• Finished 2022 with 829 yards on 64 catches (13.0 avg.) with two receiving touchdowns after starting all 15 games played.
• Recorded 58 catches for 776 yards (13.4 avg.) with two touchdowns in 17 games played (16 starts) in 2021.
• Appeared in one game with the Broncos in 2020 before being placed on injured reserve on Sept. 21 with a season-ending knee injury.
• Registered the most receiving yards (1,816) and receiving touchdowns (10) in Broncos history through a player's first two seasons.
• Named to the Pro Bowl in 2019 after finishing with 72 catches for 1,112 yards (15.4 avg.) and six touchdowns, becoming just the third player in team annals to record a 1,000-yard receiving season by his second year.
• Totaled the fourth-most receiving yards (704) by a rookie in Broncos history in 2018.
• Started 37-of-39 games played at Southern Methodist University, catching 195 passes for 3,220 yards (16.5 avg.) with 31 touchdowns.
• Ended his collegiate career ranked second in school history in touchdowns (31), third in receiving yards (3,220) and sixth in receptions (195).
• Named to the Associated Press All-America second team and to the All-AAC first team as a redshirt junior in 2017, finishing with 68 catches for 1,085 yards (16.0 avg.) with 12 touchdowns.
• Selected by the Broncos in the second round (40th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft.

CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Signed by Denver as a draft choice 5/10/18; Re-signed by Denver 11/22/2021.

2024: Sutton appeared in 17 games (13 starts) in the regular season and one postseason contest (1 start), totaling 81 receptions for 1,081 yards (13.3 avg) with eight touchdowns... Became the fifth-fastest Bronco in team history to reach 300 career receptions (82 games) in Week 1 at Sea. (9/8) after finishing the game with four receptions for 38 yards (9.5 avg.)... Caught seven passes for 68 yards (9.7 avg.) in the Week 3 win at T.B... Caught three passes for 60 yards (20.0 avg.) with one touchdown in the 10-9 win at NYJ (9/29)... Caught his second touchdown pass of the season along with four receptions for 53 yards (13.3 avg.), vs. LAC (10/13)... Posted his sixth career 100-yard receiving yard game after catching eight passes for 100 yards (12.5 avg.) vs. Car. (10/27)... His 93 receiving yards in the first half against Carolina were the most he has ever recorded in a single half in his career... Also completed one pass for 28 yards to FB Michael Burton in the game... Surpassed WR Brandon Marshall for the 10th-most receptions in team history after catching seven passes for 122 yards (17.4 avg.) at Bal. (11/3)... Also became just the third Broncos wide receiver to pass for a touchdown after connecting with QB Bo Nix for a two-yard pass for the score against the Ravens... Caught six passes for 70 yards (11.7 avg.) with one touchdown at K.C. (11/10)... Caught seven passes for 78 yards (11.1 avg.) vs. Atl. (11/17), marking his fourth consecutive game with at least 70 receiving yards... Recorded his third multi-touchdown game in his career after tallying 97 yards on eight receptions (12.1 avg.) with two scores at L.V. (11/24)... Reached the 5,000 career receiving yard mark in his 93rd game, becoming the third-fastest Bronco to reach that mark... Also surpassed WR Emmanuel Sanders for the 12th-most career receiving touchdowns (29) in the game... Recorded his third 100-yard game of the season vs. Cle. (12/2) after catching six passes for 102 yards (17.0 avg.)... Posted his 30th-career touchdown on a 20-yard pass from Nix, becoming just the 12th player in team history to reach the 30 receiving touchdown mark vs Ind. (12/15)... Became just the seventh player in the NFL to record at least seven touchdown receptions in both 2023 and 2024 after recording five catches for 55 yards (11.0 avg.) with one score at Cin. (12/28)... Recorded five receptions for 98 yards (19.6 avg.) with one touchdown vs K.C. (1/5)... With the performance, he became the first Bronco since 2019 (Sutton—1,112 yards) to reach the 1,000 receiving yards mark on a season... In his postseason debut in the AFC Wild Card Round at Buf. (1/12), totaled five receptions for 75 yards (15.0 avg.)... His 75 receiving yards were the fourth-most by a Bronco making his postseason debut.

2023: Sutton became the first Bronco since 2014 to record at least 10 touchdown receptions in a season after totaling 59 catches for 772 yards (13.1 avg.) with 10 scores... Caught four passes for 32 yards (8.0 avg.) with one touchdown in the season opener vs. L.V. (9/10)... Caught a team-high five passes for 66 yards (13.2 avg.) vs. Was. (9/17)... Had a team-high 91 yads on eight catches (11.4 avg.) with one touchdown at Mia. (9/24)... Caught a 13-yard touchdown pass from QB Russell Wilson and also made three catches for 27 yards to help the Broncos comeback from a 21-point deficit to win at Chi. (10/1)... Caught his fourth touchdown of the season after bringing in an 11-yard pass from Wilson in the fourth quarter while also making four catches for a team-high 46 yards (11.5 avg.) at K.C. (10/12)... Recorded his fifth touchdown catch of the season in the win vs. G.B. (10/22), finishing the contest with six catches for 76 yards (12.7 avg.) with one score... Tied his career high for receiving touchdowns in a season (6) after catching two passes for 29 yards (14.5 avg.) with one touchdown in the win vs. K.C. (10/29)... Eclipsed his previous career high after catching his seventh touchdown pass of the season vs. Buf. (11/13), finishing the game with eight receptions for 53 yards (6.6 avg.) with one score... Recorded a touchdown in five consecutive games after nabbing a game-winning pass from Wilson with 1:03 remaining in the win vs. Min. (11/19)... Sutton finished the game with a team-high 66 yards on four catches (16.5 avg.) with one score... Had a team-high 61 yards on three catches (20.3 avg.) in the win vs. Cle. (11/26)... Recorded his ninth receiving score of the season after totaling a team-high 77 yards on two catches (38.5 avg.), including a 45-yard score, at Hou. (12/3)... Became the first Broncos player since WR Demaryius Thomas and TE Julius Thomas in 2014 to total double-digit touchdown catches in a single season after catching three passes for 62 yards with one score at LAC (12/10)... His 46-yard touchdown grab was the second-longest receiving score of his career at the time... Had a team-high five catches for 71 yards (14.2 avg.) at Det. (12/16).

2022: Sutton started all 15 games played, finishing with 829 yards on 64 catches (13.0 avg.) with two receiving touchdowns... Notched his fifth career 100-yard game vs. Hou. (9/18), tallying 122 yards on 7 receptions (17.4 avg.)... Totaled 97 yards on eight receptions (12.1 avg.) vs. S.F. (9/25)... Had five catches for 52 yards (10.4 avg.), including a touchdown grab, at L.V. (10/2)... Notched a team-high 74 yards on 5 catches (14.8 avg.) vs. Ind. (10/6)... Totaled 66 yards on six catches (11.0 avg.) at Ten. (11/13)... Tallied a team-high 80 yards on five receptions (16.0 avg.) vs. L.V. (11/20)... Totaled a team-high 75 yards on six catches (12.5 avg.) at Car. (11/27)... Recorded five receptions for 64 yards (12.8 avg.) at LAR (12/25)... Made three catches for 33 yards (11.0 avg.), including a 20-yard touchdown catch, vs. LAC (1/8).

2021: Sutton appeared in 17 games (16 starts), totaling 58 receptions for 776 yards (13.4 avg.) with two touchdowns... Posted one reception for 14 yards in the season opener at NYG (9/12)... Tallied third career 100-yard receiving effort, set career highs in receptions (9) and yards (159), nabbed the second-longest reception of his career (55 yds.) and tallied the most receiving yards by a Bronco since 2016 at Jac. (9/19)... Posted his second 100-yard receiving effort of the season, collected his first touchdown of 2021 (11th of career), and led the team in receptions (7) and yards (120) for a 17.1 avg. with one score at Pit. (10/10)... Recorded a touchdown in his second consecutive game and posted eight catches for 94 yards (11.8 avg.) with one touchdown vs. L.V. (10/17).

2020: Sutton appeared in one game with the Broncos before being placed on injured reserve on Sept. 21 with a season-ending knee injury (ACL tear)... Broke the 3,000 career receiving yards mark in his 54th career game at L.V. (10/2), totaling five receptions for 52 yards and a score in the game.

2019: Sutton became just the third player in franchise history to record a 1,000-yard receiving season by his second year, finishing with 72 catches for 1,112 yards (15.4 avg.) with 10 touchdowns in 16 games (14 starts)... Named to his first career Pro Bowl... Ranked third in the AFC and 10th in the NFL in yards per catch (15.4 avg.), while ending the season tied for second in the league with 16 big-play receptions (25+ yds.)... Registered his first-career 100-yard game at Oak. (9/9), recording a career-high seven receptions for a career-high 120 yards... Tallied five receptions for 87 yards (17.4 avg.) at G.B. (9/22)... Totaled 62 receiving yards and two touchdowns on six receptions (10.3 avg.) vs. Jac. (9/29)... Registered four receptions for 92 yards (23.0 avg.), including a 70-yard touchdown catch at LAC (10/6)... Made four catches for 76 yards (19.0 avg.) vs. Ten. (10/13)... Collected 87 yards on six receptions (14.5 avg.) vs. K.C. (10/17)... Recorded three receptions for 72 yards (24.0 avg.) at Ind. (10/27)... Led the Broncos with five receptions (56 yds.) and had a 21-yard touchdown catch in the first quarter vs. Cle. (11/3)... Recorded 113 yards on five receptions (22.6 avg.) with 10 rushing yards on two attempts (5.0 avg.) and a completed pass for 38 yards at Min. (11/17)... Posted four receptions for 74 yards (18.5 avg.) and two touchdowns vs. LAC (12/1)... Recorded five receptions for 34 yards (6.8 avg.) at Hou. (12/8)... Collected 79 yards on four receptions (19.8 avg.) at K.C. (12/15) to pass 1,000 receiving yards on the season.

2018: Selected by Denver in the second round (40th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft, Sutton played all 16 games (9 starts), recording 42 receptions for 704 yards (16.8 avg.) with four touchdowns... Totaled the fourth most receiving yards (704) by a rookie in Broncos history... Caught two passes for 45 yards (22.5 avg.) in his NFL debut vs. Sea. (9/9)... Scored his first career touchdown on an 8-yard reception at NYJ (10/7)... Caught a 28-yard touchdown pass from WR Emmanuel Sanders at Ari. (10/18)... Recorded four receptions for 85 yards and scored on a 30-yard touchdown reception at Cin. (12/2)... Passed Ricky Nattiel for the fourth-most receiving yards by a rookie in team history after catching a six passes for 65 yards (10.8 avg.) with one touchdown at Oak. (12/24).

COLLEGE: Started 37-of-39 games played at SMU catching 195 passes for 3,220 yards (16.5 avg.) with 31 touchdowns... Ended his collegiate career ranked second in school history in touchdowns (31), third in receiving yards (3,220) and sixth in receptions (195)... Started all 13 games played and was named to the Associated Press' All-American second team and to the All-AAC first team as a redshirt junior... Opened all 12 games played as a redshirt sophomore and became the first SMU receiver to garner first-team all-conference honors in five seasons... Led the team in receptions (76), receiving yards (1,246) and receiving touchdowns (10)... Started all 12 games as a redshirt freshman, finishing the season with 49 catches for 862 yards (17.6 avg.) with nine touchdowns... Completed two passes for 75 yards (37.5 avg.)... Set the SMU freshman record for receiving yards with 862... Appeared in two games in 2014 and made two catches for 27 yards (13.5 avg.) before being granted a medical redshirt.

PERSONAL: Sutton attended Brenham (Texas) High School, where he was named all-district as a tight end and safety during his senior season... Helped his team to a 14-2 record and an appearance in the 4A State Championship Game... Averaged 15.2 points per game in basketball as a senior... Courtland Sutton was born on Oct. 10, 1995 in Brenham, Texas.