Amon-Ra St. Brown or Drake London: Who Should You Start?

2026 Week 1 · deterministic head-to-head · Verdicts based on PPR scoring.

Start Brown — the projection and game script edges are too wide to ignore.

Amon-Ra St. Brown projects 18.8 to London's 15.1 and plays in the better game script (27.8 implied team points to 19.8). London's edge is snap share, 91% to 85%. The gap is wide.

Amon-Ra St. Brown

Amon-Ra St. Brown

WR4DETvs NO

Projected Points

Start
Drake London

Drake London

WR8ATLvs PIT

Projected Points

Start

Why Amon-Ra St. Brown

Start

WR1 and offensive focal point. Elite route technician from the slot with massive target share and physical hands.

Start — every-week WR start at consensus WR4: NO is the 10th-toughest matchup vs WRs, 27.8 implied team total.

  • NO ranks 10 of 32 against WRs (one of the tougher matchups, 0-game sample).
  • Vegas implies 27.8 team points as 7.0-point favorites.
  • Listed WR on the latest depth chart with a 85% snap share in 2025.

Why Drake London

Start

WR1 and primary target. Big-bodied X receiver who wins contested catches at the catch point with elite ball skills.

Start — every-week WR start at consensus WR8: PIT is the 8th-softest matchup vs WRs, 31% target share in 2025.

  • PIT ranks 25 of 32 against WRs (one of the softer matchups, 0-game sample).
  • Vegas implies 19.8 team points as 3.0-point underdogs.
  • Listed WR on the latest depth chart with a 91% snap share in 2025.

Head-to-head stats

MetricAmon-Ra St. BrownDrake London
Projected points
Consensus rankWR4WR8
Opponent vs positionNO · 10 of 320-game samplePIT · 25 of 320-game sample
Receptions6 of 3230 of 32
Receiving Yards7 of 3228 of 32
Receiving TDs14 of 3222 of 32
Targets6 of 3229 of 32
Anytime TD18 of 3218 of 32
Target share31%(2025)31%(2025)
Reception share30%(2025)29%(2025)
Implied total · spread27.8-7.019.8+3.0
Depth chartWR1WR1
Snap share85%(2025)91%(2025)

Signal breakdown

  • 18.8 vs 15.1 projected PPR pointsAmon-Ra St. Brown +
  • Rank 4 vs 8Amon-Ra St. Brown +
  • Opponent DvP rank 10 vs 25 (32 = softest)even
  • Implied 27.8 vs 19.8 team pointsAmon-Ra St. Brown +
  • No injury designationseven
  • 85% vs 91% snap shareDrake London +

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