2026 · WEEK 5 CLOSE
$9,121−3.9%1W+22%SINCE '26 DRAFTHIGH $11,239
AGE26Oct 24, 1999
EXP5 yrssince 2021
HEIGHT6'0"
inherits 4% of DET targets (20% vacated, his claim 20%)
St. Brown secured eight of 11 targets for 75 yards in the Lions' 32-26 loss to the Panthers on Sunday night.
St. Brown was essentially as busy as usual in the air attack, although he was in the relatively rare position of finishing second in targets, and to tight end Sam LaPorta at that. Nevertheless, the star wideout tied with LaPorta for the team lead in receptions, and St. Brown's yardage tally was his second-highest figure through the first four games. Despite the disappointing team-level outcome, St. Brown's fantasy outlook is as bright as customary heading into a favorable Week 5 road matchup against the Cardinals next Sunday.
St. Brown caught four of eight targets for 19 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 31-24 win over the Jets.
The star wideout tied Jaymyr Gibbs to lead the Lions in targets, but St. Brown did little with his volume aside from a four-yard TD strike from Jared Goff in the second quarter. It was still St. Brown's fifth score of the season in three games, to go along with 23 catches for 228 yards on 35 targets. He'll likely get plenty of looks from Goff again in Week 4 on the road against the Panthers.
St. Brown brought in nine of 13 targets for 142 yards and two touchdowns in the Lions' 41-31 loss to the Bills on Thursday.
Everyone sharing the ball with Amon-Ra, most valuable first.
Above the line the plan was to throw; below it, to run.
The Lions played from behind all night, which had a role in St. Brown seeing massive volume on his way to game-high figures in receptions, receiving yards and targets. The star wideout recorded both his scoring grabs in the second half, capping off Detroit's opening drive of the third quarter with a two-yard touchdown and then providing the final points for either side when he hauled in a 27-yard strike from Jared Goff with 1:42 remaining. St. Brown has opened the season in signature fashion with consecutive two-TD tallies, and he'll next take aim at the Jets defense on the fast track of Ford Field on Sunday, Sept. 27.
The Lions and St. Brown agreed to a restructured contract Saturday, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
Per Spotrac, $26 million of St. Brown's salary was converted into a signing bonus, which alone created $20.8 million in cap space to give the Lions more flexibility for the next two seasons. St. Brown has been one of the most productive receivers since being selected by the Lions in the fourth round of the 2021 NFL Draft, having logged 100-plus catches and 1,000-plus receiving yards in each of the last four years. He finished the 2025 regular season with 117 catches (on a career-high 172 targets) for 1,401 yards and 11 touchdowns across 17 games. He'll once again lead a Lions pass-catching group that also includes Jameson Williams, Isaac TeSlaa and Sam LaPorta.
St. Brown was a standout performer during the Lions' final practice of training camp Thursday, recording several receptions during team drills, Nolan Bianchi of The Detroit News reports.
St. Brown was particularly impressive on the Lions' second-to-last series of the day, when he had gains of 14, seven and four yards on receptions before beating cornerback Rock Ya-Sin on a post route for a 16-yard score to end the drive. He nearly added another touchdown to his ledger on the final drive, as he corralled a jump ball over Ya-Sin in the end zone before he was ruled to have bobbled the ball prior to stepping out of bounds. The performance marked an impressive end to what Tim Twentyman of the Lions' official site labeled a "really strong camp" for St. Brown, who is once again ticketed for a high-volume role in the Detroit passing game and profiles as a strong first-round pick in fantasy drafts.
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