DET Amon-Ra St. Brown
NFL player. Position: WR. Team: DET.
Quick Facts
- Position: WR
- Team: DET (Detroit Lions)
- Bye week (2026): 6
- FantasyPros PPR rank (pulled 2026-05-21): 6
2026 Outlook
Tier 2 WR1 candidate per FTN. 2025 line: 172 targets, 117 catches, 1,412 yards, 11 TDs, 27.7% target share — a top-flight WR by every measure. Has scored 10+ TDs in three straight seasons. FTN's only knock: no realistic path to 2,000 yards alongside Jahmyr Gibbs, capping the overall WR1 ceiling.
Touchdown regression risk: SideLion Report flagged St. Brown's elevated red zone target rate in 2025 as potentially unsustainable. He led the NFL in red zone target rate per route run, with 33 red zone targets in 2025. Absence of TE Sam LaPorta for final eight games inflated his red zone opportunity, though this accounted for only 3 TDs and minimal additional red zone targets. Key threat to 2026 ceiling: second-year TE Isaac Teslar (6 TDs on 16 catches as rookie, 5 in red zone) and potential increased red zone role for Jameson Williams (17 red zone targets over last two seasons vs. St. Brown's 33 in 2025 alone) could cap St. Brown's touchdown ceiling. At minimum, touchdown regression is possible after three straight seasons of 10-12 TDs (per One piece of data invites downside for Amon-Ra St. Brown as a 2026 fantasy asset)
CBS Sports' Fantasy Football World Cup panel rates St. Brown as a tier-one pass catcher, ranking him closer to Ja'Marr Chase than to Chase Brown in their 2026 projections. Expert Jamey Eisenberg notes St. Brown's elite first-round pedigree (top-2 player at WR in multiple expert big boards) as a key factor differentiating the Lions' offensive talent from other top teams in the World Cup exercise. (per Fantasy Football World Cup: Crowning the NFL team with the best offensive talent for 2026 - CBS Sports).
St. Brown ranked 20th in the 2025 NFL Top 100 players list and remains one of the league's most consistent pass catchers. Peer endorsements emphasize his elite efficiency—fellow receivers and defenders consistently cite his route running and field understanding as factors separating elite production from the rest. He is widely expected to crack the 2026 Top 100 again (per Jack Campbell cracks NFL Top 100 list for 1st time).
Role / Depth Chart
Locked-in WR1 in Detroit's offense.
Injury Status
Healthy.
Recent News
- 2026-07-07 — Lions’ Amon-Ra St. Brown News Draws NFL Attention (Lions’ Amon-Ra St. Brown News Draws NFL Attention)
- 2026-06-24 — One piece of data invites downside for Amon-Ra St. Brown as a 2026 fantasy asset (One piece of data invites downside for Amon-Ra St. Brown as a 2026 fantasy asset)
- 2026-05-05 — 2026 Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Rankings: Post-NFL Draft (2026 Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Rankings: Post-NFL Draft)
- 2026-05-19 — Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Rankings For 2026: Ja'Marr Chase, Malik Nabers and More (Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Rankings For 2026: Ja'Marr Chase, Malik Nabers and More)
- 2026-04-21 — Several notable WR and TE injuries could impact 2026 fantasy football outlooks (Several notable WR and TE injuries could impact 2026 fantasy football outlooks)
- 2026-03-09 — Tennessee Titans free agency tracker live updates, free agent signings, top NFL... (Tennessee Titans free agency tracker live updates, free agent signings, top NFL...)
- 2026-06-19 — Predicting the New Orleans Saints' 53-man roster after minicamp, OTAs (Predicting the New Orleans Saints' 53-man roster after minicamp, OTAs)
- 2026-06-22 — 2026 NFL offseason: Biggest surprise players on each team (2026 NFL offseason: Biggest surprise players on each team)
- 2026-04-27 — Eagles Film Review: Makai Lemon will hopefully be the player who forces the offense to... (Eagles Film Review: Makai Lemon will hopefully be the player who forces the offense to...)
- 2026-06-18 — 2026 NFL minicamp live updates: Last spring practices wrap up (2026 NFL minicamp live updates: Last spring practices wrap up)
Open Questions
(scoped to this player — pulled from Fantasy Football Open Questions)
Sources
- FTN WR1 candidate tiers 2026