Can Amon-Ra St. Brown’s Career Trajectory Provide a Roadmap for This Rookie Wide Receiver Currently Being Selected in the Late Rounds of Drafts?

Kevin Szafraniec
August 21, 2024

After starting his rookie season receiving the inconsistent opportunity that would be expected for a fourth-round (112th pick overall) wide receiver, Amon-Ra St. Brown exploded down the stretch to deliver fantasy championships in 2021.

Since then he has not looked back. Working primarily out of the slot, St. Brown has solidified himself as one of the league’s most consistent and productive WRs. Over each consecutive season he has also become more efficient as part of the Lions’ high-scoring offense.

St. Brown was receiving consistent positive reports during his first NFL offseason, and in hindsight it is not a huge surprise that he emerged from a depth chart where his biggest competition consisted of names like Josh Reynolds, Kalif Raymond, and Tyrell Williams.

Heading into the 2024 season, there is another rookie slot receiver who has been receiving a steady drumbeat of glowing reviews from his team since being drafted, and, coincidentally, whose statistical and athletic profiles both mirror St. Brown’s. While the rookie faces stiffer competition than St. Brown did in his rookie year, any injuries to the veterans in front of him would likely result in a promotion to the team’s WR2 role. With plenty of potential to succeed, will this rookie be able to follow the blueprint laid out by St. Brown in order to become a fantasy force early in his career?

Gearing up for your home league draft? Be sure to go back and refresh yourself on all of the rookie WR profiles featured on RotoViz this offseason:

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