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The numbers behind your toughest lineup calls. Explore expert opinions, projections and practice reports. Then put two players side by side.

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Scoring format

12-team baseline · 1 QB, 2 RB, 2 WR, 1 TE · RB/WR flex guidance · Standard QB scoring. Your league settings can change the call.

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Explore the evidence. Compare your alternatives.

WR · NE · vs NYJ

A.J. Brown

Sunday, Oct 18

Flex option if active

Consensus WR25.9: worth considering at flex. Compare against your actual RB, WR and TE alternatives. Listed questionable; confirm availability before kickoff.

Where the experts land

Wide expert range
WR25.9#1Start cutoff 24#80
Best #17 • Worst #80 • Lower is better

The line spans the best and worst expert rank. The dot is the average expert rank, falling back to consensus if unavailable. The shaded area marks our starting range.

Projected fantasy points by format
PPR
13.8
Half PPR
11.5
Standard
9.2

Projections are estimates, not a floor or ceiling. Missing values appear as —.

This week vs. rest of season
This week
WR26
Rest of season
WR23

3 positional spots lower this week than rest of season. These are different outlooks, not a change over time. Lower rank is better.

Where the projected points come from
  • Receiving9.2
  • Reception bonus4.6

Other scoring / rounding: 0.0 points. Net FantasyPros projection: 13.8.

Scoring used in this illustration

1 point per 25 passing yards, 4 per passing TD, 1 per 10 rushing or receiving yards, 6 per rushing or receiving TD, plus the selected reception bonus. The bar shows positive contributions before adjustments. Other scoring reconciles this illustration to FantasyPros’ supplied total; your league’s rules may differ.

The projected stat line

Rushing

Carries
0.0
Yards
0.0
Touchdowns
0.0

Receiving

Receptions
4.6
Yards
66.0
Touchdowns
0.4

Projected statistics, not recent results. Projections retrieved Oct 18, 6:11 PM EDT.

Availability & practice

QUESTIONABLE · Ankle

  1. WedNot listed
  2. ThuNot listed
  3. FriNot listed

FantasyPros estimated chance of playing: 1%.

Injury snapshot: Oct 18, 8:10 PM EDT. Recheck before kickoff.

Every scoring format & expert range
A.J. Brown rankings by scoring format
FormatWR rankBestWorstStd. dev.FlexPoints
PPR25.9178011.156.813.8
Half PPR23.417597.655.011.5
Standard23.0177610.960.79.2

Standard deviation measures disagreement in ranks, not projected points or outcome probability.

97% rostered · ESPN/Yahoo average · Bye 11Full player breakdown

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463 players match your filters.

QB

49 players
Player / expert rankPtsCall

RB

97 players
Player / expert rankPtsCall

WR

158 players
Player / expert rankPtsCall

TE

102 players
Player / expert rankPtsCall

Kicker

29 players
Player / expert rankPtsCall
  • IND · K1.5
    9.5
  • DAL · K2.8
    7.9
  • SF · K5.2
    8.6
  • JAX · K6.5
    7.5
  • BUF · K7.0
    8.2
  • HOU · K7.1
    7.6
  • KC · K7.5
    8.2
  • BAL · K7.5
    7.7
  • CHI · K9.8
    7.7
  • SEA · K10.3
    7.5
  • PIT · K12.3
    7.3
  • LAR · K12.8
    8.1
  • GB · K13.1
    7.8
  • LV · K13.2
    8.2
  • NE · K13.9
    7.6
  • NYG · K13.9
    7.8
  • ATL · K16.1
    8.0
  • CAR · K16.9
    7.0
  • NO · K17.5
    6.9
  • TB · K19.7
    7.5
  • WAS · K20.3
    7.0
  • · K20.5
    5.0
  • ARI · K22.1
    6.4
  • PHI · K22.4
    6.0
  • DEN · K22.5
    6.5
  • CLE · K23.9
    7.0
  • LAC · K25.9
    6.6
  • TEN · K26.5
    6.3
  • NYJ · K26.9
    6.0

Defense

28 players
Player / expert rankPtsCall
  • KC · DST1.6
    7.5
  • PIT · DST3.0
    7.3
  • BAL · DST3.2
    7.7
  • NE · DST3.4
    7.4
  • LAR · DST5.4
    7.1
  • SEA · DST6.4
    6.4
  • DEN · DST8.0
    6.2
  • JAX · DST8.9
    5.4
  • HOU · DST10.1
    5.4
  • IND · DST10.5
    6.8
  • CAR · DST10.6
    6.4
  • NO · DST11.8
    6.2
  • NYG · DST12.3
    5.9
  • SF · DST14.2
    5.4
  • PHI · DST15.4
    5.3
  • CLE · DST16.4
    5.5
  • BUF · DST17.5
    5.8
  • CHI · DST17.5
    5.0
  • TB · DST17.5
    5.1
  • NYJ · DST18.7
    5.7
  • ATL · DST20.3
    5.0
  • GB · DST22.1
    5.3
  • TEN · DST22.1
    4.8
  • LAC · DST24.3
    4.8
  • LV · DST25.1
    5.5
  • DAL · DST25.2
    4.5
  • WAS · DST27.1
    4.6
  • ARI · DST27.4
    4.3

What goes into the call?

The rankings set the baseline. We use FantasyPros’ average expert positional rank, with consensus rank as a fallback. Our 12-team starting ranges are QB1–12, RB/WR1–24, TE1–8 and K/DST1–12. RB/WR ranks above 24 through 36 are flex candidates; QB ranks above 12 through 18 and TE ranks above 8 through 14 are borderline options.

Availability comes first. Bye weeks and unavailable designations override the rank. Questionable players carry an “if active” caveat. A missing report never confirms that a player is healthy.

Your alternatives change the answer. Cross-position RB/WR/TE comparisons use a shared flex rank when available. ROS compares two outlooks, not historical movement. Expert ranges describe disagreement, not scoring floors, ceilings or confidence percentages.

Expert consensus and ownership data via FantasyPros

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