Amon-Ra St. Brown vs. Luther Burden III: Who Should You Start in Week 9?

Start Amon-Ra St. Brown. St. Brown is projected for 20.2 PPR points vs 14.9 for Luther Burden III, and faces the 3rd-toughest defense against WRs this week.

Updated Nov 7, 4:39 PM ET

Amon-Ra St. Brown vs. Luther Burden III: Week 9 side by side

Amon-Ra St. Brown
WR · DET
Luther Burden III
WR · CHI
Projection (Week 9, avg of sources)20.214.9
Floor (lowest source)19.113.9
Ceiling (highest source)22.215.8
StatChasers projection19.1 (WR5)15.3 (WR15)
Opponentvs MIAvs TB
Opponent vs. position3rd-toughest (25.4 pts/g allowed)8th-toughest (28.0 pts/g allowed)
Recent usage35% target share (last 3)22% target share (last 3)
PositionWRWR
Our callSTART · Strong WR1START · WR2

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Amon-Ra St. Brown vs. Luther Burden III Week 9 Start/Sit FAQ

Should I start Amon-Ra St. Brown or Luther Burden III in Week 9?

Start Amon-Ra St. Brown. St. Brown projects for 20.2 PPR points vs MIA, against 14.9 for Luther Burden III vs TB: a 5.3-point edge.

The projection is the average of every source that carries each player this week, and a player listed Out or Doubtful is never the start.

Amon-Ra St. Brown vs. Luther Burden III: who will score more fantasy points in Week 9?

Amon-Ra St. Brown is projected to score more: 20.2 PPR points to 14.9 for Luther Burden III.

The sources range from 19.1 to 22.2 for St. Brown and from 13.9 to 15.8 for Burden III. Even Burden III's highest projection is below St. Brown's lowest.

Who is the safer start in Week 9, Amon-Ra St. Brown or Luther Burden III?

Amon-Ra St. Brown is the safer start: even the most cautious projection source has St. Brown at 19.1 PPR points, against 13.9 for Luther Burden III.

Start the higher floor when you are favored and only need to avoid a dud.

Who has the higher ceiling in Week 9, Amon-Ra St. Brown or Luther Burden III?

Amon-Ra St. Brown has the higher ceiling: the most optimistic projection source has St. Brown at 22.2 PPR points, against 15.8 for Luther Burden III.

Start the higher ceiling when you are the underdog and need points more than safety.

Who has the better matchup in Week 9, Amon-Ra St. Brown or Luther Burden III?

Amon-Ra St. Brown plays MIA and Luther Burden III plays TB in Week 9.

By fantasy points allowed to each position, St. Brown faces the 3rd-toughest defense against WRs and Burden III faces the 8th-toughest defense against WRs, so Luther Burden III has the softer matchup.

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

Who gets more volume, Amon-Ra St. Brown or Luther Burden III?

Over his recent games Amon-Ra St. Brown has drawn 35% of his team's targets, and Luther Burden III 22% of his team's targets.

Amon-Ra St. Brown has the bigger role, and volume is the steadiest thing a projection rests on.

Does PPR scoring change Amon-Ra St. Brown vs. Luther Burden III?

These numbers are in PPR. Full PPR adds a point per catch, so it helps whichever player sees more targets, which here is Amon-Ra St. Brown.

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

Are Amon-Ra St. Brown and Luther Burden III playing in Week 9?

Neither Amon-Ra St. Brown nor Luther Burden III has an injury designation for Week 9.

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

Where do the Amon-Ra St. Brown and Luther Burden III 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). Amon-Ra St. Brown is projected by 6 of them and Luther Burden III by 6.

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

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