Start Amon-Ra St. Brown or A.J. Brown? Week 7

Updated Oct 21, 6:56 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Amon-Ra St. Brown over A.J. Brown

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Amon-Ra St. Brown

WR · DET · vs GB

Market projects: 20.4; fantasy pts
GB D vs WR: 33.0; 13th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: High; 95 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 88%; Through Week 5
Target share: 30%; Through Week 5

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A.J. Brown

WR · NE · at CHI · Questionable

Market projects: 15.6; fantasy pts
CHI D vs WR: 31.5; 15th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 81 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 60%; Through Week 6
Target share: 23%; Through Week 6

Should I drop A.J. Brown for Amon-Ra St. Brown?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Amon-Ra St. Brown projects 222 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (20.2 a game over 11 games), A.J. Brown 95 (9.5 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Amon-Ra St. Brown over A.J. Brown, 20.4 to 15.6 projected PPR points. A.J. Brown is listed questionable.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Amon-Ra St. Brown over A.J. Brown in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Amon-Ra St. Brown at 20.4 points and A.J. Brown at 15.6, a gap of 4.8. Drafters take Amon-Ra St. Brown at ADP 7 and A.J. Brown at 17.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 20.4 fantasy points for Amon-Ra St. Brown, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Amon-Ra St. Brown is 80 receiving yards, 7-8 receptions and 0.8 touchdowns (11, 9 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 15.6 fantasy points for A.J. Brown, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for A.J. Brown is 70 receiving yards, 5-6 receptions and 0-1 touchdowns (11, 9 and 12 market sources).

That puts Amon-Ra St. Brown 4.8 points ahead of A.J. Brown on the market projections.

Week 7 matchups

Amon-Ra St. Brown and DET host GB on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

GB allowed 33.0 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 13th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 141 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against GB.

A.J. Brown and NE visit CHI on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

CHI allowed 31.5 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 15th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 160 yards and a touchdown a game against CHI.

By points allowed to the position, Amon-Ra St. Brown has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Amon-Ra St. Brown is not on the injury report.

A.J. Brown is listed as questionable with a ankle injury.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 5, Amon-Ra St. Brown played 88 percent of DET snaps, drew 30 percent of the targets, earned 31 percent of the air yards and had 22 percent of the red zone chances.

Amon-Ra St. Brown, Week 2 against BUF: 62 of 65 snaps, 13 targets and 9 catches for 142 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Amon-Ra St. Brown, Week 3 against NYJ: 48 of 65 snaps, 8 targets and 4 catches for 19 yards, 1 touchdown.

Amon-Ra St. Brown, Week 4 against CAR: 68 of 71 snaps, 11 targets and 8 catches for 75 yards.

Amon-Ra St. Brown, Week 5 against ARI: 57 of 66 snaps, 11 targets and 6 catches for 69 yards.

Through Week 6, A.J. Brown played 60 percent of NE snaps, drew 23 percent of the targets, earned 24 percent of the air yards and had 19 percent of the red zone chances.

A.J. Brown, Week 1 against SEA: 31 of 71 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 26 yards.

A.J. Brown, Week 6 against NYJ: 52 of 68 snaps, 10 targets and 3 catches for 27 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Amon-Ra St. Brown played 17 games for DET 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 and 831 air yards.

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

In 2025, A.J. Brown played 15 games for PHI 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 and 735 air yards.

He was on the field for 91 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

A.J. Brown, Week 17 of 2025 against BUF: 48 of 54 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 68 yards, 11.8 PPR points.

Their other Week 7 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 7, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop A.J. Brown for Amon-Ra St. Brown?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Amon-Ra St. Brown projects 222 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (20.2 a game over 11 games), A.J. Brown 95 (9.5 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Amon-Ra St. Brown over A.J. Brown, 20.4 to 15.6 projected PPR points. A.J. Brown is listed questionable.
Should I drop Amon-Ra St. Brown for A.J. Brown?
No. Keep Amon-Ra St. Brown: he projects 222 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (20.2 a game over 11 games), A.J. Brown 95 (9.5 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Amon-Ra St. Brown over A.J. Brown, 20.4 to 15.6 projected PPR points. A.J. Brown is listed questionable.