Start Amon-Ra St. Brown or Tetairoa McMillan? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 10:11 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 Tetairoa McMillan

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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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Tetairoa McMillan

WR · CAR · at GB

Market projects: 15.3; fantasy pts
GB D vs WR: 35.7; 9th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 73 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 82%; Through Week 7
Target share: 26%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Tetairoa McMillan 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), Tetairoa McMillan 146 (14.6 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Amon-Ra St. Brown over Tetairoa McMillan, 17.9 to 15.3 projected PPR points. Amon-Ra St. Brown is listed questionable.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Amon-Ra St. Brown over Tetairoa McMillan in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Amon-Ra St. Brown at 17.9 points and Tetairoa McMillan at 15.3, a gap of 2.5. Drafters take Amon-Ra St. Brown at ADP 7 and Tetairoa McMillan at 31.

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).

Player markets imply 15.3 fantasy points for Tetairoa McMillan, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Tetairoa McMillan is 74 receiving yards, 5-6 receptions and 0.4 touchdowns (13, 12 and 13 market sources).

That puts Amon-Ra St. Brown 2.5 points ahead of Tetairoa McMillan 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.

Tetairoa McMillan and CAR visit GB on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

GB allowed 35.7 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 9th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 157 yards and 0.9 touchdowns a game against GB.

By points allowed to the position, Tetairoa McMillan has the softer matchup.

Injury status

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

Tetairoa McMillan 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, Tetairoa McMillan played 82 percent of CAR snaps, drew 26 percent of the targets, earned 29 percent of the air yards and had 13 percent of the red zone chances.

Tetairoa McMillan, Week 3 against CLE: 73 of 77 snaps, 5 targets and 2 catches for 17 yards.

Tetairoa McMillan, Week 4 against DET: 67 of 75 snaps, 16 targets and 14 catches for 192 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Tetairoa McMillan, Week 6 against PHI: 60 of 79 snaps, 9 targets and 6 catches for 86 yards.

Tetairoa McMillan, Week 7 against TB: 38 of 56 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 40 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, Tetairoa McMillan played 17 games for CAR and scored 211.4 PPR points, 12.4 a game, finishing WR16.

He caught 70 of 122 targets for 1014 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 15 red zone targets and 745 air yards.

He was on the field for 87 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 Tetairoa McMillan 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), Tetairoa McMillan 146 (14.6 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Amon-Ra St. Brown over Tetairoa McMillan, 17.9 to 15.3 projected PPR points. Amon-Ra St. Brown is listed questionable.
Should I drop Amon-Ra St. Brown for Tetairoa McMillan?
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), Tetairoa McMillan 146 (14.6 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Amon-Ra St. Brown over Tetairoa McMillan, 17.9 to 15.3 projected PPR points. Amon-Ra St. Brown is listed questionable.

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