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Start Amon-Ra St. Brown or Justin Jefferson? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 8:41 AM ET.

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Start Amon-Ra St. Brown over Justin Jefferson

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Amon-Ra St. Brown

WR · DET · at MIA · Questionable

Market projects
19.4
recent weeks avg
MIA D vs WR
25.4
3rd fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside
Rising
68 of 100 at WR
Snap share
85%
Through Week 8
Target share
31%
Through Week 8
Sit

Justin Jefferson

WR · MIN · vs BUF

Market projects
16.3
recent weeks avg
BUF D vs WR
37.1
5th most to WRs (2026)
Upside
High
90 of 100 at WR
Snap share
80%
Through Week 8
Target share
27%
Through Week 8

Should I drop Justin Jefferson for Amon-Ra St. Brown?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Amon-Ra St. Brown projects 179 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (19.9 a game over 9 games), Justin Jefferson 139 (15.4 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Amon-Ra St. Brown over Justin Jefferson. Amon-Ra St. Brown is listed questionable.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Amon-Ra St. Brown over Justin Jefferson in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Amon-Ra St. Brown at 19.4 points and Justin Jefferson at 16.3, a gap of 3.1. 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. No player market is posted for Justin Jefferson this week yet, so his 16.3 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7 and 8 (15.8 and 16.8); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Amon-Ra St. Brown at ADP 7 and Justin Jefferson at 14.

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).

No Week 9 player market is posted for Justin Jefferson yet. His market-based projections were 15.8 and 16.8 points in Weeks 7 and 8, an average of 16.3, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

The market-based projection for Justin Jefferson is 0.4 touchdowns (5 market sources).

That puts Amon-Ra St. Brown 3.1 points ahead of Justin Jefferson on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

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

MIA allowed 25.4 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 3rd fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 121 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against MIA.

Justin Jefferson and MIN host BUF on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.

BUF allowed 37.1 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 5th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 154 yards and 1.6 touchdowns a game against BUF.

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

Injury status

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

Justin Jefferson is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Amon-Ra St. Brown played 85 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: 52 of 72 snaps, 1 carry for 10 yards, 8 targets and 7 catches for 46 yards.

Through Week 8, Justin Jefferson played 80 percent of MIN snaps, drew 27 percent of the targets, earned 31 percent of the air yards and had 19 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Justin Jefferson, Week 8 against DET: 51 of 53 snaps, 9 targets and 5 catches for 33 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, 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 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 Justin Jefferson for Amon-Ra St. Brown?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Amon-Ra St. Brown projects 179 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (19.9 a game over 9 games), Justin Jefferson 139 (15.4 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Amon-Ra St. Brown over Justin Jefferson. 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 179 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (19.9 a game over 9 games), Justin Jefferson 139 (15.4 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Amon-Ra St. Brown over Justin Jefferson. Amon-Ra St. Brown is listed questionable.

Week 9 on the board

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