Calvin Ridley or Amon-Ra St. Brown: who should I start in Week 5?

Where the draft room stands

Drafters have formed no consensus on Calvin Ridley: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 112th overall on the rest of his evidence.

Drafters have formed no consensus on Amon-Ra St. Brown: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 130th overall on the rest of his evidence.

In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 11.

What the player markets price

The market has Calvin Ridley at 0.9 PPR points a game off 1 market across 1 market source. That is 30 percent of what a wide receiver's price needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.

No season market is posted for Amon-Ra St. Brown, so the only market valuing him on this page is the draft room.

This season through Week 5

Through Week 5, Calvin Ridley has been on the field for 51 percent of TEN snaps, drawn 6 percent of the targets and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 1 of the offence's 40 third down targets, had 0 of its 12 chances inside the five and seen 0 of its 29 two minute targets.

His 8 targets have averaged 9.8 air yards.

In Week 3 against NYG he caught 0 of 1 target for 0 yards and did not score.

In Week 4 against BAL he caught 1 of 2 targets for 13 yards and did not score.

In Week 5 against HOU he caught 2 of 3 targets for 33 yards and did not score.

Through Week 5, Amon-Ra St. Brown has been on the field for 89 percent of DET snaps, drawn 30 percent of the targets and had 22 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 19 of the offence's 45 third down targets, had 5 of its 21 chances inside the five and seen 4 of its 21 two minute targets.

His 57 targets have averaged 8.2 air yards.

In Week 3 against NYJ he caught 4 of 8 targets for 19 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

In Week 4 against CAR he caught 8 of 11 targets for 75 yards and did not score.

In Week 5 against ARI he caught 6 of 11 targets for 69 yards and did not score.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025 Calvin Ridley played 7 games and scored 47.3 PPR points, 6.8 a game, finishing WR116.

He caught 17 of 36 targets for 303 yards and 0 touchdowns, with 1 red zone target.

That came to 5.1 targets a game, a 47 percent catch rate and 17.8 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 58 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

In 2025 Amon-Ra St. Brown played 17 games and scored 324.0 PPR points, 19.1 a game, finishing WR3.

He caught 117 of 172 targets for 1401 yards and 11 touchdowns, with 34 red zone targets.

That came to 10.1 targets a game, a 68 percent catch rate and 12.0 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 85 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

Amon-Ra St. Brown was available for 10 games more.

Head to head

In 2025 Amon-Ra St. Brown scored 19.1 PPR points a game and Calvin Ridley 6.8, 12.3 a game between them.

Calvin Ridley finished WR116 that year and Amon-Ra St. Brown WR3.

Amon-Ra St. Brown had 136 more targets than Calvin Ridley, 172 to 36.

Amon-Ra St. Brown had 1098 more receiving yards than Calvin Ridley, 1401 to 303.

This season Amon-Ra St. Brown holds the bigger snap share, 89 percent against 51 percent.

This season Amon-Ra St. Brown holds the bigger target share, 30 percent against 6 percent.

Byes and availability

Calvin Ridley is off in Week 9 and Amon-Ra St. Brown in Week 6, so either can cover the other's bye.