Start Amon-Ra St. Brown or Ja'Marr Chase? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 10:11 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

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Oct 26, 3:43 PM ET: Amon-Ra St. Brown: Listed Questionable (Ankle) (Sleeper injury feed)

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

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Ja'Marr Chase

WR · CIN · vs TEN

Market projects: 18.8; recent weeks avg
TEN D vs WR: 35.8; 8th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: High; 98 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 77%; Through Week 7
Target share: 21%; Through Week 7

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Amon-Ra St. Brown

WR · DET · vs MIN · Questionable

Market projects: 17.9; fantasy pts
MIN D vs WR: 25.3; 4th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 56 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 87%; Through Week 7
Target share: 31%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Ja'Marr Chase for Amon-Ra St. Brown?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Amon-Ra St. Brown projects 201 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (20.1 a game over 10 games), Ja'Marr Chase 181 (18.1 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Ja'Marr Chase over Amon-Ra St. Brown. So make the move after his Week 8 game. Amon-Ra St. Brown is listed questionable.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Ja'Marr Chase over Amon-Ra St. Brown in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Ja'Marr Chase at 18.8 points and Amon-Ra St. Brown at 17.9, a gap of 0.9. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Ja'Marr Chase this week yet, so his 18.8 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5 and 7 (18.4 and 19.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Ja'Marr Chase at ADP 4 and Amon-Ra St. Brown at 7.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Ja'Marr Chase yet. His market-based projections were 18.4 and 19.3 points in Weeks 5 and 7, an average of 18.8, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Ja'Marr Chase is 0.7 touchdowns (7 market sources).

Player markets imply 17.9 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, 6-7 receptions and 0.6 touchdowns (10, 8 and 12 market sources).

That puts Ja'Marr Chase 0.9 points ahead of Amon-Ra St. Brown on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Ja'Marr Chase and CIN host TEN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

TEN allowed 35.8 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 8th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 176 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against TEN.

Amon-Ra St. Brown and DET host MIN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

MIN allowed 25.3 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 4th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 124 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against MIN.

By points allowed to the position, Ja'Marr Chase has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Ja'Marr Chase is not on the injury report.

Amon-Ra St. Brown is listed as questionable with a ankle injury.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Ja'Marr Chase played 77 percent of CIN snaps, drew 21 percent of the targets, earned 26 percent of the air yards and had 14 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Ja'Marr Chase, Week 5 against MIA: 58 of 65 snaps, 10 targets and 6 catches for 77 yards, 1 touchdown.

Ja'Marr Chase, Week 7 against BAL: 46 of 53 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 62 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 7, Amon-Ra St. Brown played 87 percent of DET snaps, drew 31 percent of the targets, earned 34 percent of the air yards and had 19 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Amon-Ra St. Brown, Week 7 against GB: 53 of 68 snaps, 1 carry for -1 yards, 11 targets and 9 catches for 153 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

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.

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.

Their other Week 8 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 8, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Ja'Marr Chase for Amon-Ra St. Brown?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Amon-Ra St. Brown projects 201 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (20.1 a game over 10 games), Ja'Marr Chase 181 (18.1 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Ja'Marr Chase over Amon-Ra St. Brown. So make the move after his Week 8 game. Amon-Ra St. Brown is listed questionable.
Should I drop Amon-Ra St. Brown for Ja'Marr Chase?
No. Keep Amon-Ra St. Brown: he projects 201 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (20.1 a game over 10 games), Ja'Marr Chase 181 (18.1 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Ja'Marr Chase over Amon-Ra St. Brown. Amon-Ra St. Brown is listed questionable.