A.J. Brown WR

NE · IR — Ankle — Week 8 at MIA, who allow the 22nd-most points to WRs — recently Jack Bech put up 8.3 on them (W1).

Week 1 recap: A.J. Brown

5.6 PPR points against SEA on 3/4 rec, 26 yd — missed his 16.8 projection by 11.2. The week 2 outlook below reflects it — projections, values and form all rebuilt nightly.

Should you start A.J. Brown this week?

A.J. Brown projects 16.4 PPR points in week 8 at MIA — the 22nd-ranked matchup for WRs, averaging 5.6 over his last three. Start him if that clears your other options at WR — run the exact head-to-head in Start/Sit below, or jump straight to a comparison.

The week 2 angle vs MIA: 160 passing yards a game allowed (5.33/attempt) · 3 TDs/gm through the air · 2 INTs/gm — all of it adding up to the 22nd-most fantasy points allowed to WRs. Receipts and the full profile: how MIA defends WRs, linked under The matchup below.

· No usage trend on file
Week 1 vs SEA: 5.6 pts · 4 tgt · 31 snaps
Trend reads volume — snaps, targets and carries — not fantasy points, which swing on touchdowns.
Week 8 proj
16.4
PPR · 11.1 std
Matchup
22nd
MIA vs WRs
Trade value
2,410
#52 overall · -3605/30d
Form
5.6
PPR pts/gm, last 3 played

Usage & TD luck (2026 · 1 game): 44% offensive snaps · 4 targets/game, 12.9% target share · 8.6% air-yard share (aDOT 4.8) · 3 catches for 26 yards/game, 0 TD. 2025 baseline (15 games): 90.7% offensive snaps, 8.1 targets/game, 28.7% target share, 35.5% air-yard share (aDOT 11.8), 5.2 catches for 66.9 yards/game, 7 TD. (2025) TD luck: 7 scored vs 5.5 expected — neutral. Usage moves before production — snaps and share shifts are the earliest real signal.

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Common decisions

Upcoming schedule & projections

WkOppStd½ PPRPPRMatchup
W8@ MIA Sun, Nov 1 11.113.716.4 22nd
W9vs GB Sun, Nov 8 10.513.115.7 12th
W10@ DET Sun, Nov 15 10.312.915.4 3rd · soft
W12@ LAC Sun, Nov 29 9.511.914.2 19th
W13vs BUF Sun, Dec 6 9.612.014.4 8th · soft
W14vs MIN Thu, Dec 10 10.012.414.8 1st · soft

The matchup

Game log

WkOppStd½ PPRPPR
W1SEA3/4 rec, 26 yd 2.64.15.6
All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly. Matchup ranks read 1–32, where 1st allows the most points to the position — the matchup you want.