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Start Nico Collins or Amon-Ra St. Brown? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 2:46 PM ET.

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Start Amon-Ra St. Brown over Nico Collins

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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

Nico Collins

WR · HOU · at LAC

Market projects
14.9
fantasy pts
LAC D vs WR
30.3
16th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside
Moderate
56 of 100 at WR
Snap share
71%
Through Week 7
Target share
22%
Through Week 7

Should I drop Nico Collins 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), Nico Collins 139 (15.4 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Amon-Ra St. Brown over Nico Collins. Amon-Ra St. Brown is listed questionable.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Amon-Ra St. Brown over Nico Collins in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Amon-Ra St. Brown at 19.4 points and Nico Collins at 14.9, a gap of 4.5. 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. Drafters take Amon-Ra St. Brown at ADP 7 and Nico Collins at 22.

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 (6 market sources).

Player markets imply 14.9 fantasy points for Nico Collins, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Nico Collins is 66 receiving yards, 5-6 receptions and 0-1 touchdowns (7, 7 and 7 market sources).

That puts Amon-Ra St. Brown 4.5 points ahead of Nico Collins 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.

Nico Collins and HOU visit LAC on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

LAC allowed 30.3 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 16th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 133 yards and 0.9 touchdowns a game against LAC.

By points allowed to the position, Nico Collins has the softer matchup.

Injury status

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

Nico Collins 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 7, Nico Collins played 71 percent of HOU snaps, drew 22 percent of the targets, earned 30 percent of the air yards and had 13 percent of the red zone chances.

Nico Collins, Week 4 against DAL: 38 of 55 snaps, 8 targets and 7 catches for 118 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Nico Collins, Week 5 against TEN: 47 of 66 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 56 yards.

Nico Collins, Week 6 against JAX: 46 of 63 snaps, 1 carry for 5 yards, 5 targets and 3 catches for 74 yards.

Nico Collins, Week 7 against NYG: 41 of 61 snaps, 5 targets and 2 catches for 6 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, Nico Collins played 15 games for HOU and scored 226.2 PPR points, 15.1 a game, finishing WR8.

He caught 71 of 120 targets for 1117 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 16 red zone targets and 793 air yards.

He was on the field for 77 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 Nico Collins 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), Nico Collins 139 (15.4 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Amon-Ra St. Brown over Nico Collins. Amon-Ra St. Brown is listed questionable.

  • Should I drop Amon-Ra St. Brown for Nico Collins?

    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), Nico Collins 139 (15.4 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Amon-Ra St. Brown over Nico Collins. Amon-Ra St. Brown is listed questionable.

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