Start Amon-Ra St. Brown or Michael Wilson? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 8:06 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)

Start Amon-Ra St. Brown over Michael Wilson

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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

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Michael Wilson

WR · ARI · at DAL

Market projects: 13.9; recent weeks avg
DAL D vs WR: 35.5; 10th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: High; 92 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 90%; Through Week 7
Target share: 24%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Michael Wilson 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), Michael Wilson 103 (11.4 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Amon-Ra St. Brown over Michael Wilson. Amon-Ra St. Brown is listed questionable.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Amon-Ra St. Brown over Michael Wilson in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Amon-Ra St. Brown at 17.9 points and Michael Wilson at 13.9, a gap of 4.0. No player market is posted for Michael Wilson this week yet, so his 13.9 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (16.7, 13.4 and 11.5); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Amon-Ra St. Brown at ADP 7 and Michael Wilson at 77.

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).

No Week 8 player market is posted for Michael Wilson yet. His market-based projections were 16.7, 13.4 and 11.5 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 13.9, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

That puts Amon-Ra St. Brown 4.0 points ahead of Michael Wilson on these 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.

Michael Wilson and ARI visit DAL on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

DAL allowed 35.5 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 10th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 163 yards and a touchdown a game against DAL.

By points allowed to the position, Michael Wilson has the softer matchup.

Injury status

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

Michael Wilson 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, Michael Wilson played 90 percent of ARI snaps, drew 24 percent of the targets, earned 35 percent of the air yards and had 14 percent of the red zone chances.

Michael Wilson, Week 4 against NYG: 62 of 66 snaps, 13 targets and 7 catches for 95 yards.

Michael Wilson, Week 5 against DET: 61 of 73 snaps, 7 targets and 4 catches for 30 yards.

Michael Wilson, Week 6 against LAR: 66 of 72 snaps, 7 targets and 4 catches for 32 yards.

Michael Wilson, Week 7 against DEN: 73 of 81 snaps, 2 carries for 11 yards, 8 targets and 4 catches for 55 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, Michael Wilson played 17 games for ARI and scored 220.6 PPR points, 13.0 a game, finishing WR10.

He caught 78 of 126 targets for 1006 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 15 red zone targets and 733 air yards.

He was on the field for 81 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 Michael Wilson 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), Michael Wilson 103 (11.4 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Amon-Ra St. Brown over Michael Wilson. Amon-Ra St. Brown is listed questionable.
Should I drop Amon-Ra St. Brown for Michael Wilson?
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), Michael Wilson 103 (11.4 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Amon-Ra St. Brown over Michael Wilson. Amon-Ra St. Brown is listed questionable.

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