A.J. Brown or De'Von Achane: who should I start in Week 5?

Where the draft room stands

Drafters have formed no consensus on A.J. Brown: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 191st overall on the rest of his evidence.

In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 23.

Drafters have formed no consensus on De'Von Achane: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 194th overall on the rest of his evidence.

In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 14.

What the player markets price

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 De'Von Achane, 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 1, A.J. Brown has been on the field for 44 percent of NE snaps, drawn 13 percent of the targets and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 3 of the offence's 11 third down targets, had 0 of its 1 chance inside the five and seen 0 of its 6 two minute targets.

His 4 targets have averaged 4.8 air yards.

In Week 1 against SEA he caught 3 of 4 targets for 26 yards and did not score.

Through Week 3, De'Von Achane has been on the field for 52 percent of MIA snaps, taken 44 percent of the carries, drawn 14 percent of the targets and had 37 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 3 of the offence's 23 third down targets, had 1 of its 2 chances inside the five and seen 0 of its 9 two minute targets.

His 12 targets have averaged 3.2 air yards.

In Week 1 against LV he carried 11 times for 36 yards, caught 4 of 5 targets for 30 yards and did not score.

In Week 2 against SF he carried 20 times for 74 yards, caught 3 of 6 targets for 19 yards and did not score.

In Week 3 against KC he carried 3 times for 17 yards, caught 0 of 1 target for 0 yards and did not score.

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 De'Von Achane played 16 games and scored 322.8 PPR points, 20.2 a game, finishing RB5.

He carried 238 times for 1350 yards and 8 touchdowns, and caught 67 of 85 targets for 488 more yards.

That came to 14.9 carries a game at 5.7 yards a carry and 4.2 catches a game.

He was on the field for 75 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

De'Von Achane was available for 1 game more.

Side by side

In 2025 De'Von Achane scored 20.2 PPR points a game and A.J. Brown 14.7, 5.5 a game between them.

A.J. Brown finished WR11 and De'Von Achane RB5, which are two different ladders.

A.J. Brown is a wide receiver and De'Von Achane a running back, so the question is which slot you fill first rather than which of them is better.

Byes and availability

A.J. Brown is off in Week 11 and De'Von Achane in Week 6, so either can cover the other's bye.

A.J. Brown is listed as ir on the injury report.

De'Von Achane is listed as ir on the injury report.