Should I start Jameson Williams or A.J. Brown in Week 9?
Updated Nov 3, 3:11 PM ET. Week 10 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)
Start Jameson Williams: 85 percent of the snaps and 22 percent of the targets over their last 3 games, against A.J. Brown's 68 percent of the snaps and 22 percent of the targets. No market projection is posted on either of them this week, so this is a usage call, and a lower confidence one than a call made on a projection. What follows is what each of them has done.
Should I drop A.J. Brown for Jameson Williams?
Not on these numbers alone. A.J. Brown projects 100 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (12.5 a game over 8 games) and Jameson Williams 102 (11.3 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. 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.
WR37 · DET · bye 6
2026 vs anytime td line 3-5
- Market-based projection
- 10.8 pts a game Wk 8 price
- Overall rank
- 95
WR38 · NE · bye 11
2025 vs rec yds line 6-9
- Market-based projection
- 11.6 pts a game Wk 8 price
- Overall rank
- 98
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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 Jameson Williams, and the board ranks him 95th overall on the rest of his evidence.
Live drafts hold no current pick on A.J. Brown, and the board ranks him 98th overall on the rest of his evidence.
In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 23.
The market-based projections
The market-based projection for Jameson Williams is 3.1 PPR points a game off 1 market across 6 market sources. That is 30 percent of what a wide receiver's projection needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.
The market has A.J. Brown at 3.0 PPR points a game off 1 market across 2 market sources. That is 30 percent of what a wide receiver's projection needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.
Jameson Williams's projection is not complete, so the two figures are not set against each other here.
This season so far
Through Week 8, Jameson Williams has been on the field for 88 percent of DET snaps, drawn 18 percent of the targets and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.
He has taken 11 of the offence's 60 third down targets, had 0 of its 22 chances inside the five and seen 7 of its 30 two minute targets.
His 44 targets have averaged 14.9 air yards.
In Week 5 against ARI he caught 2 of 4 targets for 47 yards and scored 2 touchdowns.
In Week 7 against GB he caught 5 of 9 targets for 91 yards and scored 2 touchdowns.
In Week 8 against MIN he caught 4 of 6 targets for 70 yards and scored 1 touchdown.
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.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025 Jameson Williams played 17 games and scored 219.9 PPR points, 12.9 a game, finishing WR12.
He caught 65 of 102 targets for 1117 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 8 red zone targets.
That came to 6.0 targets a game, a 64 percent catch rate and 17.2 yards a catch.
He was on the field for 90 percent of the snaps in the games he played.
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.
Jameson Williams was available for 2 games more.
Head to head
In 2025 A.J. Brown scored 14.7 PPR points a game and Jameson Williams 12.9, 1.8 a game between them.
Jameson Williams finished WR12 that year and A.J. Brown WR11.
A.J. Brown had 19 more targets than Jameson Williams, 121 to 102.
Jameson Williams had 114 more receiving yards than A.J. Brown, 1117 to 1003.
This season Jameson Williams holds the bigger snap share, 88 percent against 68 percent.
This season A.J. Brown holds the bigger target share, 22 percent against 18 percent.
Byes and availability
Jameson Williams is off in Week 6 and A.J. Brown in Week 11, so either can cover the other's bye.
A.J. Brown is listed as out on the injury report.
Drop or keep
Should I drop A.J. Brown for Jameson Williams?
Not on these numbers alone. A.J. Brown projects 100 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (12.5 a game over 8 games) and Jameson Williams 102 (11.3 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. A.J. Brown is listed out.
Should I drop Jameson Williams for A.J. Brown?
Not on these numbers alone. Jameson Williams projects 102 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (11.3 a game over 9 games) and A.J. Brown 100 (12.5 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. A.J. Brown is listed out.
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