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Ja'Marr Chase vs Amon-Ra St. Brown

2026 draft comparison · half-PPR

ADP 3
Ja'Marr Chase
WR · CIN · WR1
ADP 7
Amon-Ra St. Brown
WR · DET · WR4
VS
The crowd's leanALL-TIME
91.7% would rather draft Chase over Brown
91.7%Chase
8.3%Brown
Based on 48 duels

Last season — 2025, per game

ChaseWR4 finish
2025
BrownWR3 finish
15.7Fantasy pts16.6
16Games16
11.6Targets10.7
7.8Rec7.3
88Rec yds88
0.5TD0.7
Full game log & past seasons
Ja'Marr Chase
2025 game log
WKOPPFPTSRANKTGTRECYDTD
1
CLE
3.6
WR77
5
2
26
0
2
JAX
29.5
WR3
16
14
165
1
3
MIN
6.4
WR43
6
5
50
0
4
DEN
4.8
WR60
8
5
23
0
5
DET
26.0
WR2
10
6
110
2
6
GB
20.1
WR5
12
10
94
1
7
PIT
30.1
WR1
23
16
161
1
8
NYJ
15.1
WR9
19
12
91
0
9
CHI
14.1
WR17
8
6
111
0
10
11
PIT
4.5
WR56
10
3
30
0
12
13
BAL
14.5
WR16
14
7
110
0
14
BUF
7.7
WR35
8
5
44
0
15
BAL
18.2
WR7
16
10
132
0
16
MIA
15.4
WR15
11
9
109
0
17
ARI
21.5
WR3
9
7
60
2
18
CLE
19.6
WR4
10
8
96
1
Amon-Ra St. Brown
2025 game log
WKOPPFPTSRANKTGTRECYDTD
1
GB
6.5
WR48
6
4
45
0
2
CHI
34.7
WR1
11
9
115
3
3
BAL
17.2
WR9
8
7
77
1
4
CLE
22.5
WR4
7
7
70
2
5
CIN
14.0
WR17
9
8
100
0
6
KC
9.2
WR29
10
9
45
0
7
TB
17.6
WR13
10
6
86
1
8
9
MIN
14.2
WR16
13
9
97
0
10
WAS
14.3
WR18
8
5
58
1
11
PHI
5.2
WR51
12
2
42
0
12
NYG
25.4
WR3
13
9
149
1
13
14
DAL
12.2
WR19
9
6
92
0
15
LAR
34.9
WR1
18
13
164
2
16
PIT
7.4
WR40
9
4
54
0
17
MIN
10.8
WR27
13
8
68
0
18
CHI
19.4
WR5
15
11
139
0

Latest takes

Ja'Marr Chase
  • The only question mark is the consistency beyond Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins, with the Bengals' next most targeted wide receivers combining for a 16% drop rate while Chase and Higgins were at 4% combined.

  • Ja'Marr Chase, Bengals (4) was the highest rated Wide Receiver in the NFL Top 100 for 2025.

  • One player who notably looks worse in per-route data compared to his annual ADP is Higgins' teammate — Ja'Marr Chase. However, I don't think anyone seriously believes this means Chase isn't one of the best wide receivers in the NFL.

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  • In five years in the league, Chase has averaged 1,490 yards a season.

  • Bryan Cook mentioned that lining up against WRs Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins is beneficial to him this offseason. "We've got two No. 1 receivers here. More learning from those guys," Cook said. "Seeing how they view certain things. How to get better at disguising some things."

  • The same goes for elite wideouts like Ja'Marr Chase and Puka Nacua. But they are knocked down a peg or two by the top-tier quarterbacks.

  • Using this year's board, let's say you take Ja'Marr Chase at 1.01. You pick at 24 and 25.

    Chris Cash· Jun 6
  • Much of Chase's ceiling is tied to Joe Burrow's health. In games with Burrow at quarterback since Chase was drafted, he averages 0.78 touchdowns and 20.67 PPR points. In the games without Burrow, those numbers drop to 0.33 touchdowns and 15.48 points.

    Tom Strachan· Jun 6
  • For two consecutive seasons, Chase has led the league in targets with 175 and 185, respectively. Chase also has two years with 1,400+ receiving yards, and his consistency is worth paying for.

    Tom Strachan· Jun 6
  • The idea behind "Stars & Scrubs" is to build your team primarily around a few star players. For example, you may be able to walk away with Ja'Marr Chase, Jahmyr Gibbs and someone like Christian McCaffrey, but this will leave you with a significantly lower budget for the remaining picks.

  • Ja'Marr Chase come to mind as an NFL player who has the same WR1 year-over-year and isn't going anywhere, set to produce for fantasy teams once again in 2026.

    Adam Koffler· Jun 1
  • As long as the Joe Burrow – Ja'Marr Chase connection is intact, Chase has to be considered the top pick in PPR formats.

    Kurt Blakeway· May 25
  • Burton arrived in Cincinnati with the hopes of becoming a reliable complement to star wideouts Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins.

    Nikhil Mehta· Apr 26
  • Joe Burrow, Ja'Marr Chase, and Tee Higgins give the Bengals a chance in every game, but how good can the defense be?

  • Joint new pacts could be worked out, as was the case last spring with wideouts Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins.

    Adam La Rose· Mar 20
Amon-Ra St. Brown
  • Amon-Ra St. Brown continues to dominate as a high-volume receiver, earning 172 targets in 2025.

  • There might not be a safer wide receiver to draft in fantasy football than St. Brown. The superstar has four straight top-seven finishes, including three consecutive WR3 finishes, and averaged 19.1 PPR fantasy points per game last year, scoring 14.8 or more in over 70% of the outings.

    Mike Fanelli· Jun 24
  • Perhaps the ceiling gets capped slightly if Jameson Williams trends upwards and Sam LaPorta is healthier, but the Lions were bad last season, and the most important thing is that they might have a competent play-caller once again in Drew Petzing. The team has said they want to lean into what Jared Goff does best by using play-action passes heavily. That would be a bonus for St. Brown, who has consistently led the team in first-read target share on such plays.

    Tom Strachan· Jun 21
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  • When you draft St. Brown, you have a pretty solid idea of what you're getting. He has recorded over 119 targets in every one of the five seasons he's played in the NFL and scored double-digit touchdowns in each of the last three.

    Tom Strachan· Jun 21
  • The Lions were bad last season, and the most important thing is that they might have a competent play-caller once again in Drew Petzing. The team has said they want to lean into what Jared Goff does best by using play-action passes heavily, which would be a bonus for St. Brown, who has consistently led the team in first-read target share on such plays.

    Tom Strachan· Jun 19
  • When you draft Amon-Ra St. Brown, you have a pretty solid idea of what you're getting. He has recorded over 119 targets in every one of the five seasons he's played in the NFL and scored double-digit touchdowns in each of the last three.

    Tom Strachan· Jun 19
  • Amon-Ra St. Brown falling to the turn on Sleeper is one of the biggest values in early drafts. While many drafters chase youth and upside, they are overlooking one of the safest elite assets in fantasy football. St. Brown has delivered elite volume and consistency for three straight seasons, thriving on heavy target share, red-zone usage and his chemistry with Jared Goff.

    Dennis Sosic· Jun 18
  • Perhaps the ceiling gets capped slightly if Jameson Williams trends upwards and Sam LaPorta is healthier, but the Lions were bad last season, and the most important thing is that they might have a competent play-caller once again in Drew Petzing. The team has said they want to lean into what Jared Goff does best by using play-action passes heavily. That would be a bonus for St. Brown, who has consistently led the team in first-read target share on such plays.

    Tom Strachan· Jun 17
  • When you draft Amon-Ra St. Brown, you have a pretty solid idea of what you're getting. He has recorded over 119 targets in every one of the five seasons he's played in the NFL and scored double-digit touchdowns in each of the last three.

    Tom Strachan· Jun 17
  • St. Brown is the unquestioned alpha in the passing game, averaging 159 targets during that span. Detroit's offense has been one of the league's best over the last three seasons, and there isn't really a reason to think that will slow down.

  • "I think it's been great. Meetings have been great. Out here at practice has been amazing," St. Brown noted. "It's still early, it's only been three practices but just being able to sit in the meeting rooms, being out there with him, talking with him, I think it's going to be great for us."

  • The 2024 offseason brought timely paydays for Amon-Ra St. Brown, Penei Sewell and Jared Goff.

    Sam Robinson· Jun 7
  • What if you have an Amon Ra, Gibbs, or a DET stack in the works? Swift makes more sense because of the Week 17 correlation.

    Chris Cash· Jun 6
  • Amon-Ra St. Brown come to mind as an NFL player who has the same WR1 year-over-year and isn't going anywhere, set to produce for fantasy teams once again in 2026.

    Adam Koffler· Jun 1
  • From Week 5 to Week 16, the Lions play just two outdoor games. One is in Miami in Week 9, and the other is a neutral game in Germany in Week 10 (Amon-Ra St. Brown homecoming).

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