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Amon-Ra St. Brown — fantasy football 2026

Every game, every stat category, and what the board says. 19.06 points per game in 2025, an ADP of 8.5, usage worth 17.3.

26 years old · 5 seasons of experience · 2021 draft class

Updated 2026-08-16 · free, no account, no paywall
Every figure below comes from our database. Where a stat is not held, the row is absent rather than zero.
ADP 8.5
Consensus across 4 books, standard deviation 0.2, 0.5 picks between cheapest and priciest. Cheapest on cbs, priciest on underdog.
SLEEPER8.6
ESPN8.3
YAHOO8.3
UNDERDOG7.1
CBS8.8
FFA8

Draft-room facts

Goes aroundRound 1, pick 9 in a 12-team draft
Positional rankWR4
Bye week6
ADP standard deviation0.2 picks

What we project for 2026

Our board has him at 301 points, 18.4 per game — 109.3 catches, 1,283 yards, 10.1 TDs. That is WR1, 8 overall.

The range runs from a floor of 16.3 points per game to a ceiling of 26.1, with the median at 18.4. Boom rate 42%, bust rate 12%. The spread is the actual bet, not the middle number.

He goes at 8.5 on consensus and our board has him 8. Those agree, so there is no market disagreement to exploit. The question is whether you want the profile, not whether it is mispriced.

Our written view

The stability play — 90+ catches every year of his career, plays through injuries. Late-1st. The kind of low-variance WR you actually want if you ever go WR-early.

buy · high conviction · 2026-06-05

The offense he plays in, 2026

Detroit Lions returns 5 of 6 continuity slots, replacing oc. Jared Goff at quarterback, Dan Campbell as head coach, Drew Petzing calling it. The offense projects to 33.9 pass attempts a game at medium confidence and 26.2 rushes.

In: Kendrick Law (wr4), Greg Dortch (wr5), Jackson Meeks (wr7), Isiah Pacheco (rb2). Out: Khalif Raymond (wr3), David Montgomery (rb2), Craig Reynolds (rb3).

His own projected target share for 2026 is 25.8%, with a bear case of 25.1% and a bull case of 27.2% and a full range of 24.1% to 27.8%. That comes from 29 historical comparables, not from a depth chart.

The projected target split across the offense:

Amon-Ra St Brown 25.8%
Jameson Williams15.9%
Sam LaPorta15.2%
Jahmyr Gibbs13.2%
Kendrick Law7%
Greg Dortch5.7%

Our written view on this offense in 2026

Key additions: Lions have a new OC in Drew Petzing (coming over from Arizona after the entire coaching staff was let go). Petzing is an interesting hire & did not have success in Arizona. But no doubt this offense can succeed at a high rate under him. Drafted WR Kendrick Law in the 5th round. Signed RB Isiah Pacheco from Chiefs in free agency. Signed C Cade Mays from panthers to 3 year deal. Traded for additional O line man Juice Scruggs in David Montgomery trade. Added TE Tyler Conklin behind TE Sam LaPorta

Key departures: WR Kalif Raymond left to join Ben Johnson with the Bears. Lost T Taylor Decker & G Graham Glasgow. RB David Montgomery was also traded to the Texans.

Notes: Gibbs + Williams + ARSB all dynasty assets. David Montgomery was traded to the Houston Texans & opens the opportunity for Gibbs to be completely featured in this offense. If he can stay healthy, he may be the RB1 in fantasy for years to come. Lions brought in Isiah Pacheco as RB2 from the Chiefs on a 1 year deal. He is not expected to play very much, but could be relevant with Gibbs injury. Khalif Raymond heads to Chicago Bears & Kendrick Law COULD emerge as a solid WR4 or WR3 in the long run. Isaac TeSlaa holds significant value if St Brown or Williams were injured. Williams & St Brown are both excellent assets. Goff remains a interesting aging QB that is a low end QB1 in fantasy with a VERY high weekly ceiling but no mobility upside. A key potential bit to keep an eye on is the status of Sam LaPorta follwing his season ending back injury in 2025. He needs to get back to 100% and prove it before we completely trust him. Tough injury for a TE or any football player.

How the volume number was reached: Same QB Jared Goff returning — anchor to 2025 actuals (34.1 att/g); Regressed 42% toward league mean 33.5, floored at 30 → 33.9 att/g; New OC Drew Petzing — pass rate and tempo may shift.

How that share projection was built

29 historical comps for WRs age ~26, prior share 29.8%, same team, OC change. Distribution: median 28.0%, p25-p75 [25.1%, 30.7%], tails [22.6%, 32.2%]. Closest comps: Amon-Ra St. Brown 2024→2025 (DET: 27.9%→31.7%); Stefon Diggs 2022→2023 (BUF: 27.2%→29.6%); Ja'Marr Chase 2024→2025 (CIN: 27.1%→32.1%). Adjustment: -3% from mixed_decline (conflicting signals)

self-anchored 58% to own 29.8% role (3yr), 42% to comp median 28.0%

The named comps are the closest historical matches and the arrow is what their share actually did the following season. That is the working, not a summary of it — if you disagree with the projection, this is the part to argue with.

Offensive environment: DET rates 26.2 against a league average of 23, 3.2 points above it on opponent-adjusted least squares (multi-capture merge).

2026 schedule

Opponent-adjusted pass defense faced, against 2025 ratings. Positive is an easier slate.

Full season-1.6 · harder
Weeks 1–6-5.6 · harder
Weeks 12–17+2.9 · easier
Fantasy playoffs (15–17)-2.7 · harder

Read this narrowly. Our own testing found that season-long strength of schedule does not survive as a draft input — defensive quality is among the least stable team properties year to year, and a preseason slate is built on last year's identities. The playoff-weeks column is the only one we would let break a tie, and even then it is a tiebreaker rather than a reason. The finding.

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Dynasty context not redraft

Everything in this section is about his dynasty trade value — what he is worth as a long-term asset in the trade market. It is not a forecast of his 2026 fantasy scoring. A player can be a fine redraft pick while his dynasty value falls, and the reverse. The redraft read is above; this is a different question with a different answer.

Where he sits in the dynasty value cycle

His dynasty value has moved +5.7% over the last twelve months. The market cycle classifies him as stable.

For context on how long this lasts at the position: the average career at his position produces 2.1 elite seasons and 2.6 startable seasons.

The five most similar seasons, and what their dynasty value did next

Matched on production profile — production-driven (pedigree ignored). The last column is how that player’s dynasty value moved the following year — a market outcome, not a scoring one.

PlayerSeasonTheir PPGSimilarityNext year
Davante Adams202315.662%-6.5%
A.J. Brown20231759%+12.8%
DK Metcalf202314.155%+6.4%
Davante Adams202417.255%+34.1%
Justin Jefferson202418.754%-6.6%

Of the 5 with a following season on record, 3 gained value, 2 lost it and 0 held roughly flat.

Four years of dynasty value

02,0004,0006,0008,00020222023202420252026
Monthly superflex value, 2021-04 to 2026-07. Up 131% across the series, peaking at 8,498.

The player

Draft capital and athletic profile

Drafted2021, round 4, pick 112 by DET
CollegeUSC
Age at draft21
Height5′11″
Weight197 lb
40-yard dash4.51s
Vertical38.5″
Broad jump127″
3-cone6.88s
Shuttle4.17s

Availability and volatility

Career PPR per game18.1
Week-to-week variation0.5
Boom rate25.4%
Bust rate10.4%
Games missed per season0.4
Injury historyAnkle, Abdomen
Correlation between his posted line and his actual score0.48

That correlation is how closely the books’ posted line tracked what he actually scored, week to week. A higher number means the market has him figured out and there is less to exploit; a lower one means his weeks are harder to price.

Injury type matters more than games missed. Measured across our injury database, knee and foot returns stay below a player’s pre-injury baseline for all three of the first games back, while hamstring returns over-recover by the third.

The record, season by season

2025 · DET · 17 games

His best game was Week 15 against LA — 41.4 PPR on 18 targets and a 47.4% target share, in a game that finished 34-41. His worst was Week 13 against GB at 0, on 1 targets, final score 24-31. Across 17 games he cleared 20 points 7 times and came in under 8 points 2 times. In the 8 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 18.9; in the 9 decided by more, 19.2. He scored more when the game was not close.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 17.3 points per game. He scored 19.06, 10.3% above it. The engine classified the season as lucky.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
1GB13-278.54645015.8%94%
2CHI52-2139.2911115339.3%85%
3BAL38-3020.77877130.8%85%
4CLE34-10267770228%90%
5CIN37-241889100039.1%81%
6KC17-3013.791045037%89%
7TB24-920.661086135.7%91%
9MIN24-2718.791397036.1%95%
10WAS44-2216.85858125%77%
11PHI9-166.221242033.3%97%
12NYG34-2729.9913149134.2%97%
13GB24-31001003.7%6%
14DAL44-3015.26992029%92%
15LA34-4141.41318164247.4%95%
16PIT24-299.44954017.3%97%
17MIN10-2314.881368044.8%83%
18CHI19-1624.91115139041.7%95%

Production

Receptions117
Targets172
Receiving yards1,401
Carries3
Rushing yards9
Touchdowns11
Points per game19.06
Yards per target8.15
Catch rate68.02%
Yards per carry3

Role

Snap share85.24%
Target share31.66%
Air-yards share38.66%
WOPR0.745
RACR1.059

Efficiency

Average depth of target7.9
Yards after catch per reception4.9
Yards before catch per reception7.1
Total YAC570
Broken tackles4
Drop rate0.1%
Passer rating when targeted101.9
Receiving EPA per game3.27
Rushing EPA per game0.03

Scoring position

Red-zone targets35
Red-zone target share38.9%
End-zone target share38.5%
Red-zone carry share1.1%
Expected receiving TDs10.14
Actual receiving TDs10
Receiving TD luck-0.14
Expected rushing TDs0.05

Where that ranked

Against everyone in the 80+ targets pool that season:

Points per game4 of 44
Yards per target21 of 44
Target share3 of 44
Air-yards share8 of 44

Who else ate

The offense threw it 582 times. He took 31.27% of the targets. 2 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Amon-Ra St. Brown 31.27%
Jameson Williams18.55%
Jahmyr Gibbs17.09%
Sam LaPorta8.91%
Kalif Raymond5.45%
David Montgomery5.27%

Blowouts against close games

3 of his 17 games were blowouts, 25.3% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 27.33 in those and 18.9 in close games — a meaningful share of his scoring came with the game already decided.

2024 · DET · 17 games

His best game was Week 11 against JAX — 38.7 PPR on 11 targets and a 35.5% target share, in a game that finished 52-6. His worst was Week 1 against LA at 4.3, on 6 targets, final score 26-20. Across 17 games he cleared 20 points 7 times and came in under 8 points 1 time. In the 9 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 19; in the 8 decided by more, 18.2. He scored more when the game was live.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 14.9 points per game. He scored 18.6, 26.3% above it. The engine classified the season as very_lucky.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
1LA26-204.33613021.4%98%
2TB16-2022.91118119034%92%
3ARI20-1320.57875136.4%96%
4SEA42-2920.786645231.6%89%
6DAL47-913.74437114.8%63%
7MIN31-2925.288112132%95%
8TEN52-148.7227111.1%88%
9GB24-1418.67756135%93%
10HOU26-23186860133.3%98%
11JAX52-638.71111161235.5%80%
12IND24-612.26762021.2%94%
13CHI23-2012.35773022.6%94%
14GB34-3110.35643015%85%
15BUF42-4837.31418193133.3%91%
16CHI34-17196870125%85%
17SF40-342081060130.3%79%
18MIN31-913.76777021.9%81%

Production

Receptions115
Targets141
Receiving yards1,263
Carries2
Rushing yards6
Touchdowns13
Points per game18.6
Yards per target8.96
Catch rate81.56%
Yards per carry3

Role

Snap share88.29%
Target share26.73%
Air-yards share31.07%
WOPR0.619
RACR1.248

Efficiency

Average depth of target7.7
Yards after catch per reception3.6
Yards before catch per reception7.4
Total YAC412
Broken tackles3
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted129.4
Receiving EPA per game5.67
Rushing EPA per game-0.04

Scoring position

Red-zone targets32
Red-zone target share31.4%
End-zone target share32.3%
Red-zone carry share0.8%
Expected receiving TDs8.47
Actual receiving TDs9
Receiving TD luck0.53
Expected rushing TDs0.04

Where that ranked

Against everyone in the 80+ targets pool that season:

Points per game4 of 51
Yards per target16 of 51
Target share12 of 51
Air-yards share24 of 51

Who else ate

The offense threw it 550 times. He took 27.17% of the targets. 2 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Amon-Ra St. Brown 27.17%
Jameson Williams17.53%
Sam LaPorta15.99%
Jahmyr Gibbs12.14%
Tim Patrick8.48%
David Montgomery7.32%

Blowouts against close games

6 of his 17 games were blowouts, 33.5% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 17.67 in those and 18.98 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

2023 · DET · 16 games

His best game was Week 10 against LAC — 30.5 PPR on 9 targets and a 28.1% target share, in a game that finished 41-38. His worst was Week 14 against CHI at 5.1, on 8 targets, final score 13-28. Across 16 games he cleared 20 points 8 times and came in under 8 points 1 time. In the 8 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 21; in the 8 decided by more, 20.4. He scored more when the game was live.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 17.9 points per game. He scored 20.68, 13.6% above it. The engine classified the season as lucky.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
1KC21-2019.16971128.1%94%
2SEA31-3714.267102020.6%74%
3ATL20-619.6912102038.7%94%
4GB34-2016.65756125.9%88%
6TB20-630.41215124136.6%91%
7BAL6-3823.21319102038.8%97%
8LV26-1416.869108026.5%92%
10LAC41-3830.589156128.1%92%
11CHI31-2621.781177134.4%92%
12GB22-2918.591195026.2%92%
13NO33-2812.92649124%79%
14CHI13-285.13821023.5%88%
15DEN42-1724.279112128.1%92%
16MIN30-2428.61214106135.9%99%
17DAL19-2022.16890125%100%
18MIN30-2027.4710144132.3%72%

Production

Receptions119
Targets164
Receiving yards1,515
Carries4
Rushing yards24
Touchdowns10
Points per game20.68
Yards per target9.24
Catch rate72.56%
Yards per carry6

Role

Snap share89.75%
Target share29.54%
Air-yards share32.56%
WOPR0.671
RACR1.216

Efficiency

Average depth of target7.8
Yards after catch per reception5.6
Yards before catch per reception7.1
Total YAC668
Broken tackles10
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted113.7
Receiving EPA per game4.46
Rushing EPA per game0.08

Scoring position

Red-zone targets32
Red-zone target share33.7%
End-zone target share20%
Red-zone carry share0.8%
Expected receiving TDs6.9
Actual receiving TDs7
Receiving TD luck0.1
Expected rushing TDs0.05

Where that ranked

Against everyone in the 80+ targets pool that season:

Points per game4 of 51
Yards per target15 of 51
Target share8 of 51
Air-yards share25 of 51

Who else ate

The offense threw it 605 times. He took 28.72% of the targets. 1 team-mate cleared the competing-target threshold.

Amon-Ra St. Brown 28.72%
Sam LaPorta21.02%
Jahmyr Gibbs12.43%
Josh Reynolds11.21%
Kalif Raymond7.71%
Jameson Williams7.36%

Blowouts against close games

2 of his 16 games were blowouts, 14.3% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 23.7 in those and 20.95 in close games — a meaningful share of his scoring came with the game already decided.

2022 · DET · 16 games

His best game was Week 2 against WAS — 39.4 PPR on 12 targets and a 35.3% target share, in a game that finished 36-27. His worst was Week 7 against DAL at 1.4, on 1 targets, final score 6-24. Across 16 games he cleared 20 points 5 times and came in under 8 points 2 times. In the 8 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 16.7; in the 8 decided by more, 16.8. He scored more when the game was not close.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 15.6 points per game. He scored 16.72, 7.3% above it. The engine classified the season as neutral. On receiving touchdowns specifically he finished 6 against 4.93 expected, a gap of 1.1.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
1PHI35-3820.481264132.4%88%
2WAS36-2739.4912116235.3%85%
3MIN24-2813.36973024.3%73%
5NE0-295.84618019.4%32%
7DAL6-241.411404%17%
8MIA27-3113.971069027%95%
9GB15-99.54955037.5%97%
10CHI31-3022.11011119044%81%
11NYG31-18157876032%90%
12BUF25-2827.9910122128.6%87%
13JAX40-1434.61112114230.8%87%
14MIN34-2313.46968025%87%
15NYJ20-1715.271076027.8%84%
16CAR23-3714.671376031.7%83%
17CHI41-1010.24562017.2%70%
18GB20-1610.96949027.3%85%

Production

Receptions106
Targets146
Receiving yards1,161
Carries9
Rushing yards95
Touchdowns6
Points per game16.72
Yards per target7.95
Catch rate72.6%
Yards per carry10.56

Role

Snap share77.56%
Target share27.77%
Air-yards share27.25%
WOPR0.608
RACR1.164

Efficiency

Average depth of target6.3
Yards after catch per reception4.9
Yards before catch per reception6.1
Total YAC516
Broken tackles7
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted106.6
Receiving EPA per game3.58
Rushing EPA per game0.3

Scoring position

Red-zone targets22
Red-zone target share25.3%
End-zone target share17.9%
Red-zone carry share4.2%
Goal-line carry share2.6%
Expected receiving TDs4.93
Actual receiving TDs6
Receiving TD luck1.07
Expected rushing TDs0.6

Where that ranked

Against everyone in the 80+ targets pool that season:

Points per game10 of 51
Yards per target28 of 51
Target share11 of 51
Air-yards share33 of 51

Who else ate

The offense threw it 587 times. He took 26.21% of the targets. 0 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Amon-Ra St. Brown 26.21%
D'Andre Swift12.57%
Kalif Raymond11.49%
Josh Reynolds10.59%
D.J. Chark9.34%
T.J. Hockenson7.72%

Blowouts against close games

4 of his 16 games were blowouts, 19.4% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 13 in those and 16.65 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

2021 · DET · 16 games

His best game was Week 17 against SEA — 35.4 PPR on 11 targets and a 29.7% target share, in a game that finished 29-51. His worst was Week 3 against BAL at 1.2, on 1 targets, final score 17-19. Across 16 games he cleared 20 points 5 times and came in under 8 points 6 times. In the 9 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 13.1; in the 7 decided by more, 15.6. He scored more when the game was not close.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 12.9 points per game. He scored 14.21, 10.2% above it. The engine classified the season as lucky.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
1SF33-414.3242307.1%64%
2GB17-354.83518014.3%60%
3BAL17-191.211203.6%43%
4CHI14-24136870021.6%72%
5MIN17-1913.57865025.8%69%
6CIN11-349.65726017.9%78%
8PHI6-447.63546015.6%73%
10PIT16-1610.14661025%61%
11CLE10-135.84418017.4%85%
12CHI14-166.34423016%98%
13MIN29-2724.8101286131.6%96%
14DEN10-3815.381273031.6%75%
15ARI30-1223.581190142.3%69%
16ATL16-202691191131.4%88%
17SEA29-5135.4811111229.7%84%
18GB37-3026.1810109134.5%95%

Production

Receptions90
Targets119
Receiving yards912
Carries7
Rushing yards61
Touchdowns6
Points per game14.21
Yards per target7.66
Catch rate75.63%
Yards per carry8.71

Role

Snap share75.63%
Target share22.84%
Air-yards share21.98%
WOPR0.496
RACR1.476

Efficiency

Average depth of target7.1
Yards after catch per reception4.7
Yards before catch per reception5.4
Total YAC424
Broken tackles2
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted104
Receiving EPA per game3.33
Rushing EPA per game0.32

Scoring position

Red-zone targets15
Red-zone target share22.7%
End-zone target share15.8%
Expected receiving TDs3.23
Actual receiving TDs4
Receiving TD luck0.77

Where that ranked

Against everyone in the 80+ targets pool that season:

Points per game22 of 48
Yards per target32 of 48
Target share24 of 48
Air-yards share40 of 48

Who else ate

The offense threw it 590 times. He took 21.48% of the targets. 1 team-mate cleared the competing-target threshold.

Amon-Ra St. Brown 21.48%
T.J. Hockenson15.16%
D'Andre Swift14.08%
Kalif Raymond12.82%
Josh Reynolds6.5%
Jamaal Williams5.05%

By quarterback

He caught passes from 2 quarterbacks that season, and the splits are not close.

QBGamesTargetsPPGY/TTgt%
Jared Goff139312.327.4422.07%
Tim Boyle32622.48.4626.17%

Blowouts against close games

6 of his 16 games were blowouts, 42.3% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 16.03 in those and 13.12 in close games — a meaningful share of his scoring came with the game already decided.

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