WR: Amon-Ra St. Brown - DET

2024 Season Summary

Usage & Volume

• Appeared in all 17 games and started each one

• Led team with 141 targets (8.4 per game), hauling in 115 receptions (second-most in NFL), 1,263 yards (11.0 YPR) and a career-high 12 receiving TDs

• Consistent and durable: played at least 16 games in every one of his four seasons, maintaining his ironman streak

Efficiency & Production

• Converted an elite catch rate of 81.6% (career-best)

• Deep-ball success improved: on 46 targets of 10+ yards, catch rate rose from 67.4% in 2023 to 76.1% in 2024

• High-level consistency: ranks among the top WRs in PPR fantasy points, receiving yards, TDs, and receptions across the past 3 seasons

2025 Fantasy Football Outlook

Baseline Floor

• Over the past 3 seasons, averages 113.3 receptions, 1,313 yards, and 9.3 TDs per year

• Among top fantasy targets: ranked top-9 in target share, 13th in receiving yards/game, and ranked 4th in first downs per route run

Stability & Risk Profile

• Exceptionally durable

• Proven consistency with emergence of other WRs like Jameson Williams

• Called one of the “safest fantasy picks”

Depth Chart & Team Context

• Detroit's 2025 schedule is challenging, especially for WRs (ranked 26th in fantasy schedule hardness)

• Despite schedule strength and new play-caller, St. Brown remains Detroit’s primary WR and target leader

Headliner Take

Amon-Ra St. Brown enters the 2025 fantasy season as one of the league’s most reliable wide receivers, coming off a 2024 campaign where he posted 115 receptions, 1,263 yards, and a career-high 12 touchdowns while playing all 17 games. He remains the focal point of Detroit’s passing attack, consistently commanding a high target share and delivering elite catch rates (81.6% in 2024). His combination of volume, efficiency, and durability provides fantasy managers with a high-floor WR1 option, and his improved deep-ball success adds to his upside heading into 2025.