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Amon-Ra St. Brown

Amon-Ra St. Brown

WR • Detroit Lions DET
Chris Olave

Chris Olave

WR • New Orleans Saints NO
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting St. Brown over Olave

 
 
 
 
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Outlook Amon-Ra St. Brown

Consistent Elite Target Volume Solidifies Status as a First-Round Draft Anchor

Amon-Ra St. Brown remains the undisputed engine of the Detroit passing game. Operating as the primary slot receiver alongside Jameson Williams and Sam LaPorta, St. Brown is coming off a stellar 2025 campaign with 126 receptions for 1,550 yards and 12 touchdowns. Our projections forecast another dominant year, expecting 111 receptions, 1,319 yards, and eight touchdowns.

His draft stock reflects supreme stability, with his PPR ADP holding firmly at the eighth overall spot. This market price aligns perfectly with our projections, establishing him as a secure, blue-chip first-round anchor. There is virtually no risk of a falling knife here; he is a incredibly safe foundation.

Reports of an impressive physical offseason transformation only bolster his outlook. Backed by a high-powered offense, St. Brown offers an elite floor and a high ceiling that fantasy managers can confidently trust.

Updated 9 hrs ago

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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Olave over St. Brown

 
 
 
 
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Outlook Chris Olave

Primed for a Career Year as the Undisputed Top Option in New Orleans

Olave is set to come off blood thinners on June 29 and resume full contact. This clearing of a key medical hurdle keeps him perfectly on track for training camp. He remains the top target in this offense, looking to build upon a 2025 campaign where he commanded 169 targets for 1,233 yards.

The Saints added exciting support by drafting rookie receiver Jordyn Tyson eighth overall. Rather than hurting Olave, this addition should take pressure off him, opening up deeper routes. Our models project Olave for 85 receptions, 1,111 yards, and seven touchdowns, securing him a high-floor workload.

In fantasy drafts, Olave's ADP shows positive momentum. His draft cost climbed from a mid-third-round price of 33 in early May, peaking near 16, before stabilizing at 28. At this late-second-round price, our data views him as an incredible value for managers looking to secure a high-volume anchor receiver.

Updated 9 hrs ago

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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Amon-Ra St. Brown
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Performance Chris Olave
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Next Up ❱ Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches Amon-Ra St. Brown
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 NO 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 @BUF 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 NYJ 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 @CAR 🔓 🔓 🔓
5 @ARI 🔓 🔓 🔓
6 BYE 🔓 🔓 🔓
7 GB 🔓 🔓 🔓
9 MIN 🔓 🔓 🔓
10 @MIA 🔓 🔓 🔓
11 NE 🔓 🔓 🔓
12 TB 🔓 🔓 🔓
12 CHI 🔓 🔓 🔓
13 @ATL 🔓 🔓 🔓
14 TEN 🔓 🔓 🔓
15 @MIN 🔓 🔓 🔓
16 NYG 🔓 🔓 🔓
17 @CHI 🔓 🔓 🔓
18 @GB 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Redzone Touches Chris Olave
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WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 @DET 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 @BAL 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 LV 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 ATL 🔓 🔓 🔓
5 MIN 🔓 🔓 🔓
6 @NYG 🔓 🔓 🔓
7 PIT 🔓 🔓 🔓
8 BYE 🔓 🔓 🔓
9 CLE 🔓 🔓 🔓
10 CAR 🔓 🔓 🔓
12 @CHI 🔓 🔓 🔓
12 @CIN 🔓 🔓 🔓
13 GB 🔓 🔓 🔓
14 @CAR 🔓 🔓 🔓
15 @TB 🔓 🔓 🔓
16 ARI 🔓 🔓 🔓
17 @ATL 🔓 🔓 🔓
18 TB 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Amon-Ra St. Brown
OWN
100%
No change since last week.
START
93%
No change since last week.
OWN/START Chris Olave
OWN
93%
-0.4 compared to last week
START
89%
-0.67 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Amon-Ra St. Brown
3rd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Chris Olave
13th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Amon-Ra St. Brown

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 4th among WR's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 3rd with 227.90 total points (12.66 avg).
  • Currently 81.4 points behind the leader: Puka Nacua
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 12.7.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 3 in receptions and is currently ranked 3rd among WR.
  • Top 3 in targets and is currently ranked 2nd among WR.
  • Top 3 in red zone targets and is currently ranked 1st among WR.
  • Top 3 in red zone receptions and is currently ranked 1st among WR.
  • Top 6 in reception yards with 1550 and 12.30 YPC and is currently ranked 4th among WR.
  • Top 3 in Rec TDs with 12 and is currently ranked 3rd among WR.

    • Rushing Stats

  • Top 75 in rush yards with 9 (0.50 per game), though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 56th among WR.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: +10, Rec Yards: +220 Rec TDs: -1,
  • Catches per game are very high so watch out!

    • Season Outlook

  • REC: 111, REC YDS: 1319, REC TDS: 8
Breakdown Chris Olave

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 13th among WR's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 7th with 175.00 total points (9.72 avg).
  • Currently 134.3 points behind the leader: Puka Nacua
  • He is putting up better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 9.7.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 6 in receptions and is currently ranked 5th among WR.
  • Top 6 in targets and is currently ranked 5th among WR.
  • Top 20 in red zone targets and is currently ranked 19th among WR.
  • Top 10 in reception yards with 1233 and 11.31 YPC and is currently ranked 7th among WR.
  • Top 10 in Rec TDs with 9 and is currently ranked 8th among WR.

    • Rushing Stats

  • Top 25 in rush tds with 0 (0.00 per game) and is currently ranked 23rd among WR.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 8 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: +74, Rec Yards: +777 Rec TDs: +7,
  • Catches per game are very high so watch out!
  • Known to break out for big gains. If your league has bonus points for long REC TDs then this guy would be great to have.

    • Season Outlook

  • REC: 85, REC YDS: 1111, REC TDS: 7
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Amon-Ra St. Brown

No Injury Reported

Injury Chris Olave

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Amon-Ra St. Brown

Week 1
Detroit Lions VS New Orleans Saints

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
22.53335.6520104534.00
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts don"t even rank him among DST's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 15th with 114.00 total points (6.71 avg).
  • Currently 113 points behind the leader: Seahawks DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 6.7.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 12 in total yards against with 335.65 per game and is currently ranked 11th among DST.
  • Ranked 19th in rush defense with 2171 (127.71 per game).
  • Top 6 in pass defense with 3535 (207.94 per game) and is currently ranked 5th among DST.
  • Top 12 in sacks with 45 (2.65 per game) and currently ranked 11th among DST.
  • Top 16 in points against with 22.53 per game and currently ranked 16th among DST.
  • Top 8 in Total TDs with 3 (0.18 per game) and currently ranked 8th among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: -64.94, Turnovers: -2 Sacks: +5, INTs: -6, TDs: +2, Points Allowed: +0.29,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 43, INT: 12, TDS: 2, PA/G: 23.9, YDS/G: 318.5
Matchups Chris Olave

Week 1
New Orleans Saints @ Detroit Lions

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
24.29382.0619134914.42
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts don"t even rank him among DST's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 18th with 97.00 total points (5.71 avg).
  • Currently 130 points behind the leader: Seahawks DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 5.7.

Defensive Stats

  • Ranked 17th in rush defense with 2069 (121.71 per game).
  • Ranked 25th in pass defense with 4426 (260.35 per game).
  • Top 4 in sacks with 49 (2.88 per game) and currently ranked 4th among DST.
  • Top 22 in points against with 24.29 per game and currently ranked 22nd among DST.
  • Currently ranked 27th in Total TDs with 1 (0.06 per game) among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +83.49, Turnovers: -10 Sacks: -3, INTs: -8, TDs: EVEN, Points Allowed: +2.29,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 45, INT: 13, TDS: 3, PA/G: 25.8, YDS/G: 352.6
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Amon-Ra St. Brown
26.91
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Chris Olave
22.08
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Amon-Ra St. Brown
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2021 DET 16 119 90 912 10.1 5 7 61 8.7 1
2022 DET 16 146 106 1161 11.0 6 9 95 10.6 0
2023 DET 16 165 119 1515 12.7 10 4 24 6 0
2024 DET 16 142 115 1263 11.0 12 2 6 3 0
2025 DET 16 185 126 1550 12.3 12 3 9 3 0
3-YEAR AVG 18 179 130 1580 12.2 12 3 14 4.1 0
Totals 87 801 586 6812 11.6 46 26 197 7.6 1
Career Chris Olave
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2022 NO 15 119 72 1042 14.5 4 0 0 0 0
2023 NO 16 138 87 1123 12.9 5 0 0 0 0
2024 NO 8 44 32 400 12.5 1 1 7 7 0
2025 NO 16 169 109 1233 11.3 9 1 -3 -3 0
3-YEAR AVG 14 117 76 919 12.1 5 1 1 2 0
Totals 56 470 300 3798 12.7 19 2 4 2 0
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