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Start Amon-Ra St. Brown or Matthew Golden? Week 9

Updated Nov 4, 9:01 AM ET.

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Start Amon-Ra St. Brown over Matthew Golden

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Amon-Ra St. Brown

WR · DET · at MIA

Market projects
18.2
fantasy pts
MIA D vs WR
25.4
3rd fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside
High
91 of 100 at WR
Snap share
85%
Through Week 8
Target share
31%
Through Week 8
Sit

Matthew Golden

WR · GB · at NE

Market projects
14.8
fantasy pts
NE D vs WR
33.8
10th most to WRs (2026)
Upside
High
94 of 100 at WR
Snap share
84%
Through Week 8
Target share
27%
Through Week 8

Should I drop Matthew Golden for Amon-Ra St. Brown?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Amon-Ra St. Brown projects 174 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (19.3 a game over 9 games), Matthew Golden 104 (13.0 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Amon-Ra St. Brown over Matthew Golden, 18.2 to 14.8 projected PPR points.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Amon-Ra St. Brown over Matthew Golden in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Amon-Ra St. Brown at 18.2 points and Matthew Golden at 14.8, a gap of 3.4. Drafters take Amon-Ra St. Brown at ADP 7 and Matthew Golden at 108.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 18.2 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 76 receiving yards, 6-7 receptions and 0.7 touchdowns (11, 9 and 12 market sources).

Player markets imply 14.8 fantasy points for Matthew Golden, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Matthew Golden is 68 receiving yards, 5-6 receptions and 0.4 touchdowns (10, 8 and 10 market sources).

That puts Amon-Ra St. Brown 3.4 points ahead of Matthew Golden on the market 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.

Matthew Golden and GB visit NE on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

NE allowed 33.8 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 8 games, the 10th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 152 yards and 1.1 touchdowns a game against NE.

By points allowed to the position, Matthew Golden has the softer matchup.

Injury status

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

Matthew Golden 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, Matthew Golden played 84 percent of GB snaps, drew 27 percent of the targets, earned 41 percent of the air yards and had 16 percent of the red zone chances.

Matthew Golden, Week 5 against CHI: 47 of 61 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 123 yards.

Matthew Golden, Week 6 against DAL: 63 of 75 snaps, 13 targets and 6 catches for 104 yards, 1 touchdown.

Matthew Golden, Week 7 against DET: 57 of 67 snaps, 12 targets and 6 catches for 39 yards.

Matthew Golden, Week 8 against CAR: 59 of 69 snaps, 13 targets and 7 catches for 79 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, Matthew Golden played 14 games for GB and scored 70.0 PPR points, 5.0 a game, finishing WR89.

He caught 29 of 44 targets for 361 yards and 0 touchdowns, with 2 red zone targets and 260 air yards.

He was on the field for 50 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 Matthew Golden for Amon-Ra St. Brown?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Amon-Ra St. Brown projects 174 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (19.3 a game over 9 games), Matthew Golden 104 (13.0 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Amon-Ra St. Brown over Matthew Golden, 18.2 to 14.8 projected PPR points.

  • Should I drop Amon-Ra St. Brown for Matthew Golden?

    No. Keep Amon-Ra St. Brown: he projects 174 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (19.3 a game over 9 games), Matthew Golden 104 (13.0 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Amon-Ra St. Brown over Matthew Golden, 18.2 to 14.8 projected PPR points.

Week 9 on the board

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