Start Amon-Ra St. Brown or CeeDee Lamb? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Amon-Ra St. Brown over CeeDee Lamb in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Amon-Ra St. Brown at 20.4 points and CeeDee Lamb at 19.2, a gap of 1.2. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip.

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 has Amon-Ra St. Brown at 79.5 receiving yards and 7.5 receptions, with a 57% chance to score a touchdown (14, 13 and 14 market sources).

Player markets imply 19.2 fantasy points for CeeDee Lamb, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has CeeDee Lamb at 84.5 receiving yards and 6.5 receptions, with a 51% chance to score a touchdown (16, 14 and 16 market sources).

That puts Amon-Ra St. Brown 1.2 points ahead of CeeDee Lamb on the market projections.

Injury status

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

CeeDee Lamb is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Amon-Ra St. Brown played 89 percent of DET snaps, drew 29 percent of the targets, earned 30 percent of the air yards and had 21 percent of the red zone chances.

Amon-Ra St. Brown, Week 1 against NO: 69 of 77 snaps, 14 targets and 10 catches for 67 yards, 2 touchdowns.

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.

Through Week 4, CeeDee Lamb played 82 percent of DAL snaps, drew 32 percent of the targets, earned 43 percent of the air yards and had 13 percent of the red zone chances.

CeeDee Lamb, Week 1 against NYG: 47 of 58 snaps, 1 carry for 0 yards, 8 targets and 5 catches for 44 yards, 1 touchdown.

CeeDee Lamb, Week 2 against WAS: 41 of 55 snaps, 9 targets and 8 catches for 153 yards, 2 touchdowns.

CeeDee Lamb, Week 3 against BAL: 61 of 74 snaps, 8 targets and 7 catches for 112 yards.

CeeDee Lamb, Week 4 against HOU: 67 of 78 snaps, 1 carry for -6 yards, 21 targets and 17 catches for 189 yards, 1 touchdown.

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, CeeDee Lamb played 14 games for DAL and scored 200.9 PPR points, 14.4 a game, finishing WR22.

He caught 75 of 117 targets for 1077 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 17 red zone targets and 754 air yards.

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

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start Amon-Ra St. Brown over Chris Olave.
• Start Amon-Ra St. Brown over Drake London.
• Start Amon-Ra St. Brown over Jaxon Smith-Njigba.
• Start CeeDee Lamb over Chris Olave.
• Start CeeDee Lamb over Davante Adams.
• Start CeeDee Lamb over Drake London.