Start Justin Jefferson or Amon-Ra St. Brown? Week 2

Our Week 2 call

Start Amon-Ra St. Brown over Justin Jefferson in Week 2.

Justin Jefferson is estimated at 16.6 projected points, scaled up from the stats the books have posted so far and Amon-Ra St. Brown is not priced at all, so we are leaning on where drafters take them. Drafters take Amon-Ra St. Brown at ADP 4 and Justin Jefferson at 8.

What the books imply

No sportsbook posted a player market for Amon-Ra St. Brown in Week 2.

Player prop markets imply 16.6 fantasy points for Justin Jefferson, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

Week 2 matchups

Amon-Ra St. Brown and DET visit BUF.

BUF allowed 40.0 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the 8th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 193 yards and a touchdown against BUF.

Justin Jefferson and MIN visit CHI on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CHI allowed 42.3 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the 5th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 213 yards and 2 touchdowns against CHI.

By points allowed to the position, Justin Jefferson has the softer matchup.

Injury status

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

Justin Jefferson is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 2

Through Week 1, Amon-Ra St. Brown played 90 percent of DET snaps, drew 36 percent of the targets, earned 34 percent of the air yards and had 25 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.

Through Week 1, Justin Jefferson played 92 percent of MIN snaps, drew 39 percent of the targets, earned 45 percent of the air yards and had 15 percent of the red zone chances.

Justin Jefferson, Week 1 against GB: 60 of 65 snaps, 9 targets and 8 catches for 92 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.

Amon-Ra St. Brown, Week 17 of 2025 against MIN: 53 of 64 snaps, 13 targets and 8 catches for 68 yards, 14.8 PPR points.

In 2025, Justin Jefferson played 17 games for MIN and scored 201.5 PPR points, 11.9 a game, finishing WR21.

He caught 84 of 141 targets for 1048 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 17 red zone targets and 597 air yards.

He was on the field for 95 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Justin Jefferson, Week 18 of 2025 against GB: 1 carry for 3 yards, 11 targets and 8 catches for 101 yards, 18.4 PPR points.

Justin Jefferson, Week 17 of 2025 against DET: 53 of 54 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 30 yards, 7.0 PPR points.

Their other Week 2 calls

• Start CeeDee Lamb over Amon-Ra St. Brown.
• Start Amon-Ra St. Brown over Chris Olave.
• Start Amon-Ra St. Brown over DeVonta Smith.
• Start Justin Jefferson over A.J. Brown.
• Start CeeDee Lamb over Justin Jefferson.
• Start Justin Jefferson over Chris Olave.