Should I start Puka Nacua or Amon-Ra St. Brown in Week 8?

Where the draft room stands

Live drafts hold no current pick on Puka Nacua, and the board ranks him 57th overall on the rest of his evidence.

In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 6.

Live drafts hold no current pick on Amon-Ra St. Brown, and the board ranks him 59th overall on the rest of his evidence.

In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 11.

The market-based projections

The market-based projection for Puka Nacua is 5.0 PPR points a game off 1 market across 4 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 Amon-Ra St. Brown at 4.7 PPR points a game off 1 market across 5 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.

Puka Nacua's projection is not complete, so the two figures are not set against each other here.

This season through Week 8

Through Week 8, Puka Nacua has been on the field for 85 percent of LAR snaps, drawn 34 percent of the targets and had 22 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 20 of the offence's 48 third down targets, had 3 of its 18 chances inside the five and seen 8 of its 26 two minute targets.

His 74 targets have averaged 7.7 air yards.

In Week 6 against ARI he caught 6 of 7 targets for 80 yards and did not score.

In Week 7 against LV he carried 2 times for 10 yards, caught 8 of 10 targets for 68 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

In Week 8 against LAC he caught 11 of 12 targets for 80 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

Through Week 8, Amon-Ra St. Brown has been on the field for 87 percent of DET snaps, drawn 31 percent of the targets and had 18 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 24 of the offence's 60 third down targets, had 5 of its 22 chances inside the five and seen 9 of its 30 two minute targets.

His 76 targets have averaged 8.4 air yards.

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

In Week 7 against GB he carried 1 time for -1 yards, caught 9 of 11 targets for 153 yards and did not score.

In Week 8 against MIN he carried 1 time for 10 yards, caught 7 of 8 targets for 46 yards and did not score.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025 Puka Nacua played 16 games and scored 375.0 PPR points, 23.4 a game, finishing WR1.

He caught 129 of 166 targets for 1715 yards and 10 touchdowns, with 16 red zone targets.

That came to 10.4 targets a game, a 78 percent catch rate and 13.3 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 68 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 1 game more.

Head to head

In 2025 Puka Nacua scored 23.4 PPR points a game and Amon-Ra St. Brown 19.1, 4.4 a game between them.

Puka Nacua finished WR1 that year and Amon-Ra St. Brown WR3.

Amon-Ra St. Brown had 6 more targets than Puka Nacua, 172 to 166.

Puka Nacua had 314 more receiving yards than Amon-Ra St. Brown, 1715 to 1401.

This season Amon-Ra St. Brown holds the bigger snap share, 87 percent against 85 percent.

This season Puka Nacua holds the bigger target share, 34 percent against 31 percent.

Byes and availability

Puka Nacua is off in Week 11 and Amon-Ra St. Brown in Week 6, so either can cover the other's bye.

Amon-Ra St. Brown is listed as questionable on the injury report.