Start Amon-Ra St. Brown or Ja'Marr Chase? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Amon-Ra St. Brown over Ja'Marr Chase in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Amon-Ra St. Brown at 20.4 points and Ja'Marr Chase at 18.3, a gap of 2.1.

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 80.5 receiving yards and 7.5 receptions, with a 56% chance to score a touchdown (18, 14 and 18 market sources).

Player markets imply 18.3 fantasy points for Ja'Marr Chase, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Ja'Marr Chase at 76.5 receiving yards and 6.5 receptions, with a 51% chance to score a touchdown (8, 7 and 15 market sources).

That puts Amon-Ra St. Brown 2.1 points ahead of Ja'Marr Chase on the market projections.

Injury status

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

Ja'Marr Chase is listed as questionable with a concussion injury.

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, Ja'Marr Chase played 72 percent of CIN snaps, drew 18 percent of the targets, earned 20 percent of the air yards and had 13 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.

Ja'Marr Chase, Week 3 against PIT: 57 of 57 snaps, 12 targets and 9 catches for 98 yards, 1 touchdown.

Ja'Marr Chase, Week 4 against JAX: 15 of 76 snaps, 3 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, 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.

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start Amon-Ra St. Brown over CeeDee Lamb.
• Start Amon-Ra St. Brown over Chris Olave.
• Start Amon-Ra St. Brown over Drake London.
• Start Ja'Marr Chase over Chris Olave.
• Start Ja'Marr Chase over Davante Adams.
• Start Ja'Marr Chase over Drake London.