Start Puka Nacua or Amon-Ra St. Brown? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Puka Nacua over Amon-Ra St. Brown in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Puka Nacua at 21.4 points and Amon-Ra St. Brown at 20.6, a gap of 0.7. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 21.4 fantasy points for Puka Nacua, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Puka Nacua at 92.5 receiving yards and 7.5 receptions, with a 54% chance to score a touchdown (11, 13 and 14 market sources).

Player markets imply 20.6 fantasy points for Amon-Ra St. Brown, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Amon-Ra St. Brown at 80.5 receiving yards and 7.5 receptions, with a 57% chance to score a touchdown (14, 9 and 15 market sources).

That puts Puka Nacua 0.7 points ahead of Amon-Ra St. Brown on the market projections.

Injury status

Puka Nacua is not on the injury report.

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

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Puka Nacua played 82 percent of LAR snaps, drew 27 percent of the targets, earned 35 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.

Puka Nacua, Week 4 against PHI: 76 of 84 snaps, 1 carry for 2 yards, 12 targets and 9 catches for 125 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 4, Amon-Ra St. Brown played 89 percent of DET snaps, drew 29 percent of the targets, earned 30 percent of the air yards and had 21 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.

Amon-Ra St. Brown, Week 2 against BUF: 62 of 65 snaps, 13 targets and 9 catches for 142 yards, 2 touchdowns.

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.

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.

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.

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start Puka Nacua over CeeDee Lamb.
• Start Puka Nacua over Davante Adams.
• Start Puka Nacua over Drake London.
• Start Amon-Ra St. Brown over CeeDee Lamb.
• Start Amon-Ra St. Brown over Chris Olave.
• Start Amon-Ra St. Brown over Drake London.