Start Amon-Ra St. Brown or Malik Nabers? Week 9
Updated Nov 3, 6:16 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 10 answer posts Tuesday.
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- : Amon-Ra St. Brown: Listed Questionable (Undisclosed) (Sleeper injury feed)
Start Amon-Ra St. Brown over Malik Nabers

- 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

- Market projects
- 15.1
- recent weeks avg
- PHI D vs WR
- 40.1
- 2nd most to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 76%
- Through Week 7
- Target share
- 30%
- Through Week 7
Should I drop Malik Nabers 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), Malik Nabers 119 (13.2 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Amon-Ra St. Brown over Malik Nabers. Amon-Ra St. Brown is listed questionable.
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Our Week 9 call
Start Amon-Ra St. Brown over Malik Nabers in Week 9.
Market-based projections have Amon-Ra St. Brown at 19.4 points and Malik Nabers at 15.1, a gap of 4.3. 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 Malik Nabers this week yet, so his 15.1 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6 and 7 (15.7 and 14.4); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Amon-Ra St. Brown at ADP 7 and Malik Nabers at 35.
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 Malik Nabers yet. His market-based projections were 15.7 and 14.4 points in Weeks 6 and 7, an average of 15.1, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
The market-based projection for Malik Nabers is 0-1 touchdowns (5 market sources).
That puts Amon-Ra St. Brown 4.3 points ahead of Malik Nabers 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.
Malik Nabers and NYG visit PHI on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
PHI allowed 40.1 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 2nd most in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 184 yards and 1.3 touchdowns a game against PHI.
By points allowed to the position, Malik Nabers has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Amon-Ra St. Brown is listed as questionable with a undisclosed injury.
Malik Nabers 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 7, Malik Nabers played 76 percent of NYG snaps, drew 30 percent of the targets, earned 36 percent of the air yards and had 15 percent of the red zone chances.
Malik Nabers, Week 4 against ARI: 51 of 67 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 112 yards, 1 touchdown.
Malik Nabers, Week 5 against WAS: 80 of 89 snaps, 20 targets and 11 catches for 121 yards, 1 touchdown.
Malik Nabers, Week 6 against NO: 66 of 77 snaps, 15 targets and 12 catches for 165 yards.
Malik Nabers, Week 7 against HOU: 48 of 66 snaps, 9 targets and 7 catches for 111 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, Malik Nabers played 4 games for NYG and scored 57.1 PPR points, 14.3 a game, finishing WR101.
He caught 18 of 35 targets for 271 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 3 red zone targets and 219 air yards.
He was on the field for 78 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 Malik Nabers 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), Malik Nabers 119 (13.2 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Amon-Ra St. Brown over Malik Nabers. Amon-Ra St. Brown is listed questionable.
Should I drop Amon-Ra St. Brown for Malik Nabers?
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), Malik Nabers 119 (13.2 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Amon-Ra St. Brown over Malik Nabers. Amon-Ra St. Brown is listed questionable.
Week 9 on the board
- Is Amon-Ra St. Brown playing Week 9?
- Is Malik Nabers playing Week 9?
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