A.J. Brown vs. Nico Collins: Who Should You Start in Week 8?

Start A.J. Brown. Nico Collins is on a bye, and A.J. Brown is projected for 15.0 PPR points vs MIA.

Updated Oct 30, 7:29 AM ET

A.J. Brown vs. Nico Collins: Week 8 side by side

A.J. Brown
WR · NE
Nico Collins
WR · HOU
Projection (Week 8, avg of sources)15.0—
Floor (lowest source)13.4—
Ceiling (highest source)16.6—
StatChasers projection14.5 (WR14)—
Opponentvs MIABye
Opponent vs. position3rd-toughest (23.8 pts/g allowed)—
Recent usage22% target share (last 3)—
PositionWRWR
Our callSTART · WR2SIT · No projection

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A.J. Brown vs. Nico Collins Week 8 Start/Sit FAQ

Should I start A.J. Brown or Nico Collins in Week 8?

Start A.J. Brown. Nico Collins is on a bye, while A.J. Brown projects for 15.0 PPR points vs MIA.

Who has the better matchup in Week 8, A.J. Brown or Nico Collins?

A.J. Brown plays MIA and Nico Collins is on a bye in Week 8.

Each projection already accounts for the opponent, so a soft matchup is a tiebreaker, not a reason to bench the higher projection.

Does PPR scoring change A.J. Brown vs. Nico Collins?

These numbers are in PPR. Full PPR adds a point per catch, so it helps whichever player sees more targets.

Switch between PPR, Half PPR and Standard on the board above to rescore both players from the same sources.

Are A.J. Brown and Nico Collins playing in Week 8?

A.J. Brown has no injury designation, and Nico Collins is on a bye.

Designations change through the week, so check again before kickoff; this page updates with each refresh.

Where do the A.J. Brown and Nico Collins projections come from?

Each figure is the average of the projection sources that carry the player this week: StatChasers, Sleeper, ESPN, numberFire, FFToday and the betting markets (sportsbook player props). A.J. Brown is projected by 5 of them and Nico Collins by 0.

A source with no number for a player is left out of the average rather than counted as a zero.

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