Start Puka Nacua or Amon-Ra St. Brown? Week 2

Our Week 2 call

Start Puka Nacua over Amon-Ra St. Brown in Week 2.

Puka Nacua is estimated at 20.2 projected points, scaled up from the stats the books have posted so far. Amon-Ra St. Brown has no player market posted for this week, so his side of this call rests on consensus ADP and his injury status only. Drafters take Puka Nacua at ADP 4 and Amon-Ra St. Brown at 6.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply 20.2 fantasy points for Puka Nacua, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

No sportsbook posted a player market for Amon-Ra St. Brown in Week 2.

Week 2 matchups

Puka Nacua and LAR host NYG on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.

NYG allowed 29.2 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the 15th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 112 yards and a touchdown against NYG.

Amon-Ra St. Brown and DET visit BUF.

BUF allowed 40.0 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the 8th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 193 yards and a touchdown against BUF.

By points allowed to the position, Amon-Ra St. Brown has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Puka Nacua is not on the injury report.

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

Usage before Week 2

Through Week 1, Puka Nacua played 70 percent of LAR snaps, drew 33 percent of the targets, earned 45 percent of the air yards and had 11 percent of the red zone chances.

Puka Nacua, Week 1 against SF: 43 of 61 snaps, 9 targets and 5 catches for 74 yards.

Through Week 1, Amon-Ra St. Brown played 90 percent of DET snaps, drew 36 percent of the targets, earned 34 percent of the air yards and had 25 percent of the red zone chances.

Amon-Ra St. Brown, Week 1 against NO: 69 of 77 snaps, 14 targets and 10 catches for 67 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Puka Nacua played 16 games for LAR and scored 375.0 PPR points, 23.4 a game, finishing WR1.

He caught 129 of 166 targets for 1715 yards and 10 touchdowns, with 16 red zone targets and 1049 air yards.

He was on the field for 68 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Puka Nacua, Week 18 of 2025 against ARI: 2 carries for 24 yards, 11 targets and 10 catches for 76 yards, 1 touchdown, 26.0 PPR points.

Puka Nacua, Week 17 of 2025 against ATL: 48 of 65 snaps, 10 targets and 5 catches for 47 yards, 1 touchdown, 15.7 PPR points.

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.

Amon-Ra St. Brown, Week 18 of 2025 against CHI: 15 targets and 11 catches for 139 yards, 24.9 PPR points.

Amon-Ra St. Brown, Week 17 of 2025 against MIN: 53 of 64 snaps, 13 targets and 8 catches for 68 yards, 14.8 PPR points.

Their other Week 2 calls

• Start Puka Nacua over CeeDee Lamb.
• Start Puka Nacua over Ja'Marr Chase.
• Start Puka Nacua over Jaxon Smith-Njigba.
• Start CeeDee Lamb over Amon-Ra St. Brown.
• Start Amon-Ra St. Brown over Chris Olave.
• Start Amon-Ra St. Brown over DeVonta Smith.