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Amon-Ra St. Brown headshot

Amon-Ra St. Brown

WR · #4

DET · WR · Age 26

Redraft rank
WR4
▲WR4 · Elite start
Tier
T1
Overall
#14
ADP
WR4
Consensus
Coin flip
Value vs ADPat market
Our rank
WR4
vs
Market ADP
WR4
Priced right where they project.
What’s driving the season rank
Case for
+
Projection rank
WR4 · proj. consensus
Major
Case against
−
Source agreement
±10 rank σ · 2 sources
Notable
Neutral: ADP value, Age / role
What similar players becameMedium confidence

Of the 10 age-26 receivers most similar to Amon-Ra St. Brown's 2025 season, 5 finished WR1, 2 finished WR3, 3 finished WR4+.

Based on just 10 analogs — directional, not a forecast · veteran comps draw on 2017-onward history.

50%21%30%
  • WR150%(5)
  • WR321%(2)
  • WR4+30%(3)
Next-season PPG range15.2 median
10.5p25–p75 13.6–19.221.3
10 most similar players
Jakobi Meyers90%
2023·WR28 · 13.7 PPG
Michael Thomas90%
2019·WR1 · 22.9 PPG
Diontae Johnson89%
2022·WR33 · 10.6 PPG
Keenan Allen88%
2019·WR11 · 16.3 PPG
Jamison Crowder86%
2020·WR40 · 14.3 PPG
Michael Pittman85%
2024·WR42 · 10.4 PPG

+4 more analogs

Analysis

St. Brown remains the undisputed alpha of Detroit's passing game, coming off a PPR WR3 finish (117-1,401-11) built on a 33% target share, 39% of the team's air yards, and a 0.76 WOPR — historic consistency as the fourth player ever with three straight 100-catch, 10-TD seasons. His 2026 outlook is strengthened by his first full healthy offseason since knee surgery, an untouched depth chart where Jameson Williams complements rather than competes and the draft added only a fifth-round flier, and a contract whose dead-cap structure guarantees he stays tied to Jared Goff. The main concerns are environmental rather than personal: Detroit's run-leaning offense (PROE -5%) and an elite Gibbs-led ground game cap the passing pie, and the team's 9-8 playoff miss showed the offense is no longer automatic. His knee/ankle history is a watch item, but he has never missed games because of it. At 26 and squarely in his prime, he is a strong hold in all formats and a buy over the next 1-2 months if his tier-2 price sits below the top handful of dynasty WRs — contending rosters especially should pay up, as his floor is the safest at the position.

Intel may be outdated · updated 16 days ago
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Our read vs. the market

Beta
Fairly priced — we're in line with the marketIn line
Why
Elite usage productionElite target shareAge 26 · ascendingTDs due to regress
Our view vs Market↓ 1 pts below market
Our view
95
Market
96
Elite target shareProducing above valueLong career runway

Our own independent read · beta — not a trade price.

Risk & Opportunity Analysis (4 flags)

Risk Flags

1
  • Offensive Scheme

    New 2026 OC Drew Petzing arrives from Arizona, where his offenses ranked top-10 in rush volume/efficiency in all three of his seasons there; combined with Detroit's already run-leaning tendencies (PROE -5%), this could compress the passing pie even though St. Brown's target share stays dominant.

Opportunity Flags

3
  • Elite Target Volume

    St. Brown posted a career-best 172 targets, 117 catches, 1,401 yards and 11 TDs in 2025 on a 33% target share, 0.76 WOPR, and 85% snap share — unambiguous, locked-in WR1 volume.

  • Contract Security

    His 4-year, $120M extension ($33M 2026 cap hit) removes free-agency or trade uncertainty and secures him as Detroit's offensive centerpiece well into his prime.

  • Weak Depth Chart Competition

    Detroit added only a Day 3 WR (Kendrick Law, R5 P156) in the 2026 draft, and Jameson Williams/Isaac TeSlaa/Greg Dortch remain clearly behind him on the depth chart — no real threat to his role.

Format Comparison

Amon-Ra St. Brown — Format Comparison

FormatValuevs Best
PPR 1QBBest8,048—
PPR SF7,517-531