Should I start A.J. Brown or DeMario Douglas in Week 8?
Updated Nov 2, 1:01 PM ET. Week 9 answers post Tuesday.
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- : A.J. Brown: Questionable to Out (Ankle) (Sleeper injury feed)
- : Patriots WR A.J. Brown (ankle, knee) listed as questionable (ESPN)
- : A.J. Brown: Listed Questionable (Ankle) (Sleeper injury feed)
A.J. Brown is the start on the latest market-based projection, 11.6 points to DeMario Douglas's 9.5, the market figures from their Week 8 games. The next week's markets are not all posted yet, and this answer reorders when they are. What follows is how each has been used this season.
Should I drop DeMario Douglas for A.J. Brown?
Yes, on the rest of the season. A.J. Brown projects 100 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (12.5 a game over 8 games), DeMario Douglas 62 (7.8 a game over 8 games). A.J. Brown is listed out.
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Neither man carries a season projection right now, so this is their usage this season and their last full season's numbers, side by side.
WR23 · NE · bye 11
2025 vs rec yds line 6-9
- Market-based projection
- 11.6 pts a game Wk 8 price
- Overall rank
- 55
WR37 · NE · bye 11
2026 vs anytime td line 3-5
- Market-based projection
- 9.5 pts a game Wk 8 price
- Overall rank
- 92
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The gap
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Draft data is not current for these two, so the figures that depend on it are left out. The call above comes from each player's usage.
Where the draft room stands
Live drafts hold no current pick on A.J. Brown, and the board ranks him 55th overall on the rest of his evidence.
In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 23.
Live drafts hold no current pick on DeMario Douglas, and the board ranks him 92nd overall on the rest of his evidence.
The market-based projections
No season market is posted for A.J. Brown, so the only market valuing him on this page is the draft room.
No season market is posted for DeMario Douglas, so the only market valuing him on this page is the draft room.
Neither carries a posted market, so this page rests on the draft room and on what the two have already done.
This season so far
Through Week 7, A.J. Brown has been on the field for 68 percent of NE snaps, drawn 22 percent of the targets and had 15 percent of the red zone chances.
He has taken 6 of the offence's 26 third down targets, had 0 of its 1 chance inside the five and seen 7 of its 21 two minute targets.
His 20 targets have averaged 13.4 air yards.
In Week 1 against SEA he caught 3 of 4 targets for 26 yards and did not score.
In Week 6 against NYJ he caught 3 of 10 targets for 27 yards and did not score.
In Week 7 against CHI he caught 3 of 6 targets for 48 yards and did not score.
Through Week 8, DeMario Douglas has been on the field for 55 percent of NE snaps, drawn 16 percent of the targets and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.
He has taken 13 of the offence's 59 third down targets, had 0 of its 11 chances inside the five and seen 5 of its 31 two minute targets.
His 37 targets have averaged 10.6 air yards.
In Week 6 against NYJ he caught 7 of 8 targets for 86 yards and scored 1 touchdown.
In Week 7 against CHI he caught 3 of 4 targets for 23 yards and did not score.
In Week 8 against MIA he caught 3 of 3 targets for 76 yards and scored 1 touchdown.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025 A.J. Brown played 15 games and scored 220.3 PPR points, 14.7 a game, finishing WR11.
He caught 78 of 121 targets for 1003 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 12 red zone targets.
That came to 8.1 targets a game, a 64 percent catch rate and 12.9 yards a catch.
He was on the field for 91 percent of the snaps in the games he played.
In 2025 DeMario Douglas played 17 games and scored 95.8 PPR points, 5.6 a game, finishing WR65.
He caught 31 of 46 targets for 447 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 7 red zone targets.
That came to 2.7 targets a game, a 67 percent catch rate and 14.4 yards a catch.
He was on the field for 26 percent of the snaps in the games he played.
DeMario Douglas was available for 2 games more.
Head to head
In 2025 A.J. Brown scored 14.7 PPR points a game and DeMario Douglas 5.6, 9.1 a game between them.
A.J. Brown finished WR11 that year and DeMario Douglas WR65.
A.J. Brown had 75 more targets than DeMario Douglas, 121 to 46.
A.J. Brown had 556 more receiving yards than DeMario Douglas, 1003 to 447.
This season A.J. Brown holds the bigger snap share, 68 percent against 55 percent.
This season A.J. Brown holds the bigger target share, 22 percent against 16 percent.
Byes and availability
Both are off in Week 11, so a roster holding the pair has that one week to cover twice.
A.J. Brown is listed as out on the injury report.
Drop or keep
Should I drop DeMario Douglas for A.J. Brown?
Yes, on the rest of the season. A.J. Brown projects 100 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (12.5 a game over 8 games), DeMario Douglas 62 (7.8 a game over 8 games). A.J. Brown is listed out.
Should I drop A.J. Brown for DeMario Douglas?
No. Keep A.J. Brown: he projects 100 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (12.5 a game over 8 games), DeMario Douglas 62 (7.8 a game over 8 games). A.J. Brown is listed out.
Both players in full
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