Amon-Ra St. Brown · Ja'Marr Chase · 2026 week 9

Amon-Ra St. Brown or Ja'Marr Chase?

Wondering who you should start this week — Amon-Ra St. Brown or Ja'Marr Chase? The start/sit call and the numbers behind it are below, plus who wins a straight-up trade. Rebuilt nightly.

Start Amon-Ra St. Brown — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.6 points. The matchup leans Amon-Ra St. Brown (MIA allow the 29th-most WR points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 9	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Amon-Ra St. Brown START	@ MIA	20.3	29th · tough	16.6	7,434	Questionable
Ja'Marr Chase	@ ATL	19.7	16th	22.7	8,684	healthy

WRs vs MIA recently: Ja'Marr Chase 13.7 pts (W5) · Omar Cooper Jr. 17.5 pts (W7) · DeMario Douglas 13.6 pts (W8).

WRs vs ATL recently: Devontez Walker 6.9 pts (W5) · Luther Burden III 9.5 pts (W6) · Jordan Watkins 5.6 pts (W7).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.6 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Amon-Ra St. Brown has the higher floor (9.9) — the safer start if you are favoured.
Amon-Ra St. Brown has the higher ceiling (32.9) — the play if you need points.
Amon-Ra St. Brown faces MIA, 29th most generous to WRs.
Amon-Ra St. Brown is flagged WATCH.
Ja'Marr Chase faces ATL, 16th most generous to WRs.

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Ja'Marr Chase carries the higher trade value — 8,684 against 7,434 (a 14% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Ja'Marr Chase gets the most. Momentum: Amon-Ra St. Brown -399 and Ja'Marr Chase +724 over the last 30 days.

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.