Start Amon-Ra St. Brown or Parker Washington? Week 8

Updated Oct 28, 10:36 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 Parker Washington

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Amon-Ra St. Brown

WR · DET · vs MIN · Questionable

Market projects: 17.7; fantasy pts
MIN D vs WR: 25.3; 4th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 60 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 87%; Through Week 7
Target share: 31%; Through Week 7

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Parker Washington

WR · JAX · vs IND

Market projects: 14.8; fantasy pts
IND D vs WR: 29.0; 8th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: High; 87 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 77%; Through Week 6
Target share: 26%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Parker Washington for Amon-Ra St. Brown?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Amon-Ra St. Brown projects 199 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (19.9 a game over 10 games), Parker Washington 136 (13.6 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Amon-Ra St. Brown over Parker Washington, 17.7 to 14.8 projected PPR points. Amon-Ra St. Brown is listed questionable.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Amon-Ra St. Brown over Parker Washington in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Amon-Ra St. Brown at 17.7 points and Parker Washington at 14.8, a gap of 2.9. Drafters take Amon-Ra St. Brown at ADP 7 and Parker Washington at 59.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 17.7 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 77 receiving yards, 6-7 receptions and 0.6 touchdowns (12, 10 and 12 market sources).

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

The market-based projection for Parker Washington is 67 receiving yards, 4-5 receptions and 0.6 touchdowns (13, 10 and 12 market sources).

That puts Amon-Ra St. Brown 2.9 points ahead of Parker Washington on the market 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.

Parker Washington and JAX host IND on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

IND allowed 29.0 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 8th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 142 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against IND.

By points allowed to the position, Parker Washington has the softer matchup.

Injury status

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

Parker Washington 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 6, Parker Washington played 77 percent of JAX snaps, drew 26 percent of the targets, earned 40 percent of the air yards and had 13 percent of the red zone chances.

Parker Washington, Week 3 against NE: 50 of 62 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 40 yards, 1 touchdown.

Parker Washington, Week 4 against CIN: 49 of 61 snaps, 1 carry for 3 yards, 3 targets and 1 catch for 7 yards.

Parker Washington, Week 5 against PHI: 59 of 72 snaps, 9 targets and 6 catches for 124 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Parker Washington, Week 6 against HOU: 52 of 71 snaps, 11 targets and 4 catches for 64 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, Parker Washington played 16 games for JAX and scored 184.7 PPR points, 11.5 a game, finishing WR27.

He caught 58 of 95 targets for 847 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 12 red zone targets and 582 air yards.

He was on the field for 61 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 Parker Washington for Amon-Ra St. Brown?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Amon-Ra St. Brown projects 199 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (19.9 a game over 10 games), Parker Washington 136 (13.6 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Amon-Ra St. Brown over Parker Washington, 17.7 to 14.8 projected PPR points. Amon-Ra St. Brown is listed questionable.
Should I drop Amon-Ra St. Brown for Parker Washington?
No. Keep Amon-Ra St. Brown: he projects 199 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (19.9 a game over 10 games), Parker Washington 136 (13.6 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Amon-Ra St. Brown over Parker Washington, 17.7 to 14.8 projected PPR points. Amon-Ra St. Brown is listed questionable.