Start Amon-Ra St. Brown or Ja'Marr Chase? Week 3

Our Week 3 call

Start Amon-Ra St. Brown over Ja'Marr Chase in Week 3.

De-vigged player props project Amon-Ra St. Brown at 21.0 points and Ja'Marr Chase at 18.1, a gap of 2.9. Both numbers are scaled up from a partial market: the books have not posted every stat the position needs, so the rest is estimated from what they have.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply 21.0 fantasy points for Amon-Ra St. Brown, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The books have Amon-Ra St. Brown at 78.5 receiving yards and 7.5 receptions, with a 54% chance to score a touchdown (14, 13 and 15 books).

Player prop markets imply 18.1 fantasy points for Ja'Marr Chase, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The books have Ja'Marr Chase at 74.5 receiving yards and 6.5 receptions, with a 42% chance to score a touchdown (15, 13 and 15 books).

That puts Amon-Ra St. Brown 2.9 points ahead of Ja'Marr Chase on the books.

Injury status

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

Ja'Marr Chase is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 3

Through Week 2, Amon-Ra St. Brown played 92 percent of DET snaps, drew 35 percent of the targets, earned 40 percent of the air yards and had 22 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.

Through Week 2, Ja'Marr Chase played 91 percent of CIN snaps, drew 20 percent of the targets, earned 29 percent of the air yards and had 12 percent of the red zone chances.

Ja'Marr Chase, Week 1 against TB: 60 of 64 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 12 yards.

Ja'Marr Chase, Week 2 against HOU: 53 of 60 snaps, 9 targets and 7 catches for 75 yards, 2 touchdowns.

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.

Amon-Ra St. Brown, Week 18 of 2025 against CHI: 15 targets and 11 catches for 139 yards, 24.9 PPR points.

In 2025, Ja'Marr Chase played 16 games for CIN and scored 313.6 PPR points, 19.6 a game, finishing WR4.

He caught 125 of 185 targets for 1412 yards and 8 touchdowns, with 21 red zone targets and 772 air yards.

He was on the field for 94 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Ja'Marr Chase, Week 18 of 2025 against CLE: 10 targets and 8 catches for 96 yards, 1 touchdown, 23.6 PPR points.

Their other Week 3 calls

• Start Amon-Ra St. Brown over CeeDee Lamb.
• Start Amon-Ra St. Brown over Chris Olave.
• Start Amon-Ra St. Brown over Jaxon Smith-Njigba.
• Start CeeDee Lamb over Ja'Marr Chase.
• Start Ja'Marr Chase over Chris Olave.
• Start Ja'Marr Chase over Davante Adams.