Start Amon-Ra St. Brown or George Pickens? Week 7

Updated Oct 20, 4:16 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Amon-Ra St. Brown over George Pickens

Start

Amon-Ra St. Brown

WR · DET · vs GB

Market projects: 20.1; 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

Sit

George Pickens

WR · DAL · at PHI

Market projects: 13.7; fantasy pts
PHI D vs WR: 38.3; 3rd most to WRs (2026)
Upside: High; 91 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 85%; Through Week 6
Target share: 22%; Through Week 6

Should I drop George Pickens for Amon-Ra St. Brown?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Amon-Ra St. Brown projects 219 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (19.9 a game over 11 games), George Pickens 142 (14.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Amon-Ra St. Brown over George Pickens, 20.1 to 13.7 projected PPR points.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Amon-Ra St. Brown over George Pickens in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Amon-Ra St. Brown at 20.1 points and George Pickens at 13.7, a gap of 6.4. Drafters take Amon-Ra St. Brown at ADP 7 and George Pickens at 19.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 20.1 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 79 receiving yards, 7-8 receptions and 0.8 touchdowns (11, 9 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 13.7 fantasy points for George Pickens, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for George Pickens is 63 receiving yards, 4-5 receptions and 0-1 touchdowns (8, 6 and 11 market sources).

That puts Amon-Ra St. Brown 6.4 points ahead of George Pickens 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.

George Pickens and DAL visit PHI on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.

PHI allowed 38.3 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 3rd most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 181 yards and a touchdown a game against PHI.

By points allowed to the position, George Pickens has the softer matchup.

Injury status

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

George Pickens is not on the injury report.

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, George Pickens played 85 percent of DAL snaps, drew 22 percent of the targets, earned 32 percent of the air yards and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.

George Pickens, Week 3 against BAL: 63 of 74 snaps, 11 targets and 7 catches for 82 yards.

George Pickens, Week 4 against HOU: 67 of 78 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 75 yards.

George Pickens, Week 5 against TB: 53 of 60 snaps, 13 targets and 9 catches for 130 yards, 1 touchdown.

George Pickens, Week 6 against GB: 69 of 78 snaps, 11 targets and 6 catches for 73 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, George Pickens played 17 games for DAL and scored 291.9 PPR points, 17.2 a game, finishing WR5.

He caught 93 of 137 targets for 1429 yards and 9 touchdowns, with 21 red zone targets and 950 air yards.

He was on the field for 83 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

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 George Pickens for Amon-Ra St. Brown?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Amon-Ra St. Brown projects 219 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (19.9 a game over 11 games), George Pickens 142 (14.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Amon-Ra St. Brown over George Pickens, 20.1 to 13.7 projected PPR points.
Should I drop Amon-Ra St. Brown for George Pickens?
No. Keep Amon-Ra St. Brown: he projects 219 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (19.9 a game over 11 games), George Pickens 142 (14.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Amon-Ra St. Brown over George Pickens, 20.1 to 13.7 projected PPR points.