Start Amon-Ra St. Brown or Justin Jefferson? 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)
Oct 21, 5:43 PM ET: Justin Jefferson: Listed Questionable (Ankle) (Sleeper injury feed)

Start Amon-Ra St. Brown over Justin Jefferson

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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

Sit

Justin Jefferson

WR · MIN · at DET

Market projects: 15.8; fantasy pts
DET D vs WR: 39.2; 3rd most to WRs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 82 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 77%; Through Week 7
Target share: 26%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Justin Jefferson 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), Justin Jefferson 93 (9.3 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Amon-Ra St. Brown over Justin Jefferson, 17.9 to 15.8 projected PPR points. Amon-Ra St. Brown is listed questionable.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Amon-Ra St. Brown over Justin Jefferson in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Amon-Ra St. Brown at 17.9 points and Justin Jefferson at 15.8, a gap of 2.1. Drafters take Amon-Ra St. Brown at ADP 7 and Justin Jefferson at 14.

What the market projects

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).

Player markets imply 15.8 fantasy points for Justin Jefferson, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Justin Jefferson is 75 receiving yards, 5-6 receptions and 0-1 touchdowns (10, 8 and 12 market sources).

That puts Amon-Ra St. Brown 2.1 points ahead of Justin Jefferson on the market projections.

Week 8 matchups

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.

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

DET allowed 39.2 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 3rd most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 187 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against DET.

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

Injury status

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

Justin Jefferson is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

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.

Through Week 7, Justin Jefferson played 77 percent of MIN snaps, drew 26 percent of the targets, earned 34 percent of the air yards and had 16 percent of the red zone chances.

Justin Jefferson, Week 2 against CHI: 52 of 52 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 55 yards.

Justin Jefferson, Week 3 against TB: 7 of 59 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 32 yards.

Justin Jefferson, Week 5 against NO: 63 of 71 snaps, 1 carry for -11 yards, 7 targets and 6 catches for 79 yards, 1 touchdown.

Justin Jefferson, Week 7 against IND: 55 of 59 snaps, 7 targets and 4 catches for 44 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, 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.

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 Justin Jefferson 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), Justin Jefferson 93 (9.3 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Amon-Ra St. Brown over Justin Jefferson, 17.9 to 15.8 projected PPR points. Amon-Ra St. Brown is listed questionable.
Should I drop Amon-Ra St. Brown for Justin Jefferson?
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), Justin Jefferson 93 (9.3 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Amon-Ra St. Brown over Justin Jefferson, 17.9 to 15.8 projected PPR points. Amon-Ra St. Brown is listed questionable.