Amon-Ra St. BrownorTrey McBride?

Week 8 start/sit decision, wide receiver or tight end.

Our call

Lean Trey McBride

Trey McBride outscores Amon-Ra St. Brown in 51% of simulations.

That's close to a coin flip: Amon-Ra St. Brown comes out ahead in the other 49%. Lean Trey McBride, and let news and your league's scoring break the tie. Amon-Ra St. Brown projects 0.1 half-PPR points more, but more of that rests on the occasional big game. Trey McBride has the better matchup against the Dallas Cowboys (9% fewer than average to TEs); Amon-Ra St. Brown faces the Minnesota Vikings (23% fewer than average to WRs).

Range of outcomes, half-PPR

Amon-Ra St. Brown
Floor
5.1
Median
12.4
Ceiling
25.1
Big game (20+):
20%
Dud (under 6):
14%
Trey McBride
Floor
6.0
Median
12.7
Ceiling
23.2
Big game (15+):
37%
Dud (under 5):
6%

Each week is simulated thousands of times from the projection and the player’s usual week-to-week swing. Floor and ceiling are the 10th and 90th percentile: 8 weeks in 10 land between them.

StatAmon-Ra St. BrownWR, DET, Sun, Nov 1, 1:00 p.m. ETTrey McBrideTE, ARI, Sun, Nov 1, 1:00 p.m. ET
Half-PPR projection14.013.9
PPR projection17.117.7
Standard projection10.810.1
Rank this weekWR7TE1
Matchupvs MINat DAL
InjuryNoneNone
2026 points per game17.614.4
Last season per game15.614.9
Snap share, last game78%93%
Trade value5744