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Start Ja'Marr Chase or Amon-Ra St. Brown? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 2:31 AM ET.

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  • : Amon-Ra St. Brown: Listed Questionable (Undisclosed) (Sleeper injury feed)
  • : Ja'Marr Chase: Listed Questionable (Ankle) (Sleeper injury feed)

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

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Amon-Ra St. Brown

WR · DET · at MIA · Questionable

Market projects
19.4
recent weeks avg
MIA D vs WR
23.8
3rd fewest to WRs (2026)
Snap share
87%
Through Week 8
Target share
31%
Through Week 8
Sit

Ja'Marr Chase

WR · CIN · at ATL

Market projects
18.5
fantasy pts
ATL D vs WR
34.4
11th most to WRs (2026)
Snap share
77%
Through Week 8
Target share
23%
Through Week 8

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

Not on these numbers alone. Ja'Marr Chase projects 171 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (19.0 a game over 9 games) and Amon-Ra St. Brown 179 (19.9 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Amon-Ra St. Brown over Ja'Marr Chase. Amon-Ra St. Brown is listed questionable.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Amon-Ra St. Brown over Ja'Marr Chase in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Amon-Ra St. Brown at 19.4 points and Ja'Marr Chase at 18.5, 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 Amon-Ra St. Brown this week yet, so his 19.4 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7 and 8 (20.0 and 18.7); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Amon-Ra St. Brown at ADP 7 and Ja'Marr Chase at 4.

What the market projects

No Week 9 player market is posted for Amon-Ra St. Brown yet. His market-based projections were 20.0 and 18.7 points in Weeks 7 and 8, an average of 19.4, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

The market-based projection for Amon-Ra St. Brown is 0.8 touchdowns (5 market sources).

Player markets imply 18.5 fantasy points for Ja'Marr Chase, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Ja'Marr Chase is 77 receiving yards, 6-7 receptions and 0.7 touchdowns (7, 7 and 7 market sources).

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

Week 9 matchups

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

MIA allowed 23.8 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 3rd fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 116 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against MIA.

Ja'Marr Chase and CIN visit ATL on Sunday at 9:30 AM ET.

ATL allowed 34.4 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 11th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 170 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against ATL.

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

Injury status

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

Ja'Marr Chase is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, 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 18 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Amon-Ra St. Brown, Week 8 against MIN: 1 carry for 10 yards, 8 targets and 7 catches for 46 yards.

Through Week 8, Ja'Marr Chase played 77 percent of CIN snaps, drew 23 percent of the targets, earned 31 percent of the air yards and had 14 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Ja'Marr Chase, Week 8 against TEN: 16 targets and 11 catches for 141 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, 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 9 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 9, 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?

    Not on these numbers alone. Ja'Marr Chase projects 171 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (19.0 a game over 9 games) and Amon-Ra St. Brown 179 (19.9 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Amon-Ra St. Brown over Ja'Marr Chase. Amon-Ra St. Brown is listed questionable.

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

    Not on these numbers alone. Amon-Ra St. Brown projects 179 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (19.9 a game over 9 games) and Ja'Marr Chase 171 (19.0 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Amon-Ra St. Brown over Ja'Marr Chase. Amon-Ra St. Brown is listed questionable.

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